Hurlford Primary School and Early Childhood Centre

An East Ayrshire Council School

March 15, 2019
by Ms Wilson
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Reasons for Seasons

This week we have been finding out how we get the different seasons.  We carried out some investigations using a globe and a lamp to explore the tilt of the Earth as it orbits the sun.

During our Number Talks sessions we have been using doubling and halving to multiply and using negative numbers to subtract.

Well done to our Euro Quiz team, Tyler Sheville, Julia Kretowicz, Neve Houston and Ben McCann, who represented us very well in the area competition.

Congratulations also to the K’Nex team  Kyla Crawford, Finlay Hamilton, Connor Wood and Bethany Evans who took part in the K’Nex competition at Newmilns Primary on Wednesday.

March 15, 2019
by Emma Ferguson
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P7 Mandarin at Hurlford Primary

We are having the best experience with Mandarin teacher Mr Du from the East Ayrshire Chinese Team.  He is based at Loudoun Academy and visits us on a Thursday afternoon.

We were learning about table manners and dining etiquette in China last week and compared it to our dining etiquette in the UK.  We learned that their tables are almost always circular and they have a rotating circular centre that they sit all the food on.  They always order extra food and they share the food unlike in the UK when we order a singular portion.  He also taught us that they always expect to have too much food and it is better to have food left on the plates than finish every thing.

We were learning greetings this week in class and we have this video to show you our song.

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March 15, 2019
by Mrs McMillan
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Red Nose Day!

Today we have been taking part in Red Nose Day. We had onsies, Dressing gowns, Pyjamas, Slippers-and a zoo of soft toys. We played spot the difference, bingo and designed our own characters noses, we’ve had a great time and also helped to raise money for comic relief.

March 4, 2019
by Mrs Miller
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Want a Bookie Breakfast on Thursday?

For World Book Day, there will be a special menu at Breakfast Club.

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Anyone is welcome to come for the day or join in any day. It’s 90p per day you come.

For the bookie breakfast, there will be pancakes and french toast on offer.

There will be other themed cakes available for sale at snack time too so make sure you have money in your parent pay if you want to buy from the tuck shop.

March 1, 2019
by Emma Ferguson
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Food Fortnight Games

We played a game about Healthy Eating.

About the game:

You need 4 players or more to play the game. You start on the board and the first player rolls the dice then you land on a colour, the colour you land on is the colour of category. For that category you get a question. If you get the question right then you can put the colour of the category onto a plate. Once you get around the board and collect all the colours then you win the game.

The game taught us about the different food categories and what’s in them.  It taught us how to separate the foods into the different groupings.  It also showed us how much of each food type we should be eating in a plateful.

We are now more aware of our portion sizes.

March 1, 2019
by Ms Wilson
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We enjoyed Outdoor Learning this week for our French lesson.  We used the terms j’aime, j’adore, je n’aime pas and je deteste to express our opinions.

For our Space topic we used Oreo cookies to show the different phases of the moon.

March 1, 2019
by Miss Frew
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Fairtrade Fortnight Week 1

This week was the first week of Fairtrade Fortnight and our classes have been working hard to promote and learn about Fairtrade. On Thursday we baked chocolate treats and sold them today at playtime. Thank you to everyone who bought a cake! Keep your eyes peeled for the next weeks chocolate treats! We hope you can come back next week. 🙂

November 17, 2016
by Mrs Campbell
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Our Improvement Plan – November 16

child-writingOUR IMPROVEMENT PLAN

As a school, we are continually   working hard to raise attainment in Literacy   and Numeracy. We continue to take forward our Big Maths to improve mental agility.  This session, we were delighted that our application to the Scottish Government’s Innovation fund has been successful. The school has been awarded £6600 to take forward a range of initiatives to improve attainment in writing. We hope this will also provide opportunities for Parents/Carers to support the writing process both in school and at home.

readingThe Loudoun Librarian is going to be doing   storytelling sessions, with our P1- P3 classes over the next two terms. She will also be supporting P4-P7 with the First Minister’s reading challenge.  Please continue to encourage your child to read at home. We will also have our Book Fair next term.

We continue to work towards gaining ‘Dyslexia Friendly School’ status, enhancing learning and teaching to support all pupils. We are continuing to   develop our use of Digital literacies within our school, including the use of GLOW. 2 + 1 Languages – we continue to integrate French within our school from the ECC to P7. stemSTEM ( Science, Technologies, Engineering & Mathematics) – P4 and P3 have been working with   Martyn Hendry ( EA Stem Co-ordinator) to take forward a range of projects . P3/2 will work with him in the near future. We are continuing to develop a range of projects within our school.

MAKING THINKING VISIBLE- Staff are piloting a range of tools in their classroom to enhance children’s thinking skills and enable them to explain their thinking.

September 22, 2016
by A. HURLFORDPS
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Welcome

Welcome to Hurlford Primary School and Early Childhood Centre.

At Hurlford, we believe learning and teaching are at the heart of an effective establishment. At Hurlford, we seek to create a positive, learning environment developing a sense of shared purpose and community. We encourage all of our children to contribute positively to our school community and take on roles and responsibilities within our school.

We strive to spark a love of learning in our children so that they fully engage with experiences which can change and develop them. We recognise the importance of high quality teaching, taught by staff who are professional, enthusiastic, knowledgeable and skilled. As an establishment, we are committed to self evaluation and continuous improvement to ensure the highest quality education for all our children. We support our children to be leaders of their own learning and encourage their voice within our school.

We recognise the importance of positive partnership with parents, local and wider community in supporting our children and enhancing our curriculum.

Hurlford Primary school was inspected by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate in May, 11, highlighting the following:

  •   Improvements in performance – very good
  •   Learners’ experiences – very good
  •   Meeting learning needs – very good
  •   The Curriculum – very good
  •   Improvements through self evaluation – very good

I hope you will find our website  helpful in preparing you and your child for their time at Hurlford Primary.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Gillian Campbell

Head Teacher

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