Author: Mrs Duffy

Bubblegum & Fluff

Our friends at John Knox Church visited P6 on Wednesday to lead a workshop around the true meaning of Christmas. We worked in groups to put together the story of the first Christmas and made a craft to take home for our own Christmas Trees. Thank you, John Knox volunteers!

Road to RIAT STEM Challenge

Recently P6 & P7 were involved in the Road to RIAT challenge in collaboration with the Royal Air Force. We were given a challenge to design an aircraft having looked at the features of existing aircraft. We were asked to focus on sustainability in our designs and we enjoyed crafting gliders and testing their speed!

Mexican Fiesta!

P6/7D had fun last week at our Mexican Fiesta, linked to our Book Week Scotland novel, Esperanza Rising!

We played Loteria (Mexican bingo), a Bean Challenge and sampled some Mexican cuisine while listening to traditional Mexican music!

Library visit

Thursday of last week saw us brave the rain to visit our local library. We had a good browse around before selecting one to take home. Remember, our date for returning these is 4th December!

Karate taster session

P6/7D enjoyed our taster session with Sensai Liam from Senjokai Karate this week! Liam spoke to us about the origins of Karate and other martial arts and about the skills it can help us to develop.

Book Week Scotland event at NRPS Friday 21st Nov

We are  delighted to announce that we have been working in partnership with Sarah from the Book Nook, Stewarton and we will be bringing two of our favourite children’s authors to our school on Friday 21st Nov 11am for an event for all p5-7 children.
Martin Stewart is a former English teacher who has been a full-time writer for ten years, writing for both adults and children. He runs many sessions for school children which are varied and engaging, helping promote reading for pleasure and the pursuit of creative ambition. He will be talking about two of his children’s book series which feature the popular characters of Bridget Vanderpuff and Sandy Fin.
Lindsay Littleson, also a former schoolteacher and now full-time writer, has had ten children’s books published, all of which are Book Nook favourites. Lindsay also loves doing school events, saying ‘it is a real thrill to encourage a love of reading and to inspire children to write their own stories’. Lindsay will be focusing on two recent books, ‘Ice Cream Boy’ and ‘Euro Spies’, both of which are Book Nook favourites.
You will be able to buy any/all of the books for the event in The Book Nook or from our online shop here https://www.booknookstewarton.co.uk/shop/nrps
We recognise that increased costs of living can make it difficult for some families to afford books for their children. If you feel these circumstances apply to you, we can provide books funded by our Judith Illsley Memorial Fund. To benefit from this Fund, please enter code BWSNRPS when you get to checkout on the online shop. (subject to available funding)