April 21, 2020
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P4 pupils were set a task to create a shadow message, perhaps for a loved one who they can’t visit just now or for their friends to see online. We have been so impressed by the examples that we thought … Continue reading
April 20, 2020
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Chris Duke has written this story in the style of a free eBook to explain how Lucy is coping with being in Lockdown. Like many children, Lucy experiences many emotions during this time. Her hair is blue but this time … Continue reading
March 22, 2020
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Hope all of our Onthank families and friends are all safe and well. We will be keeping the main blog page free for important information, however, we wanted to share a couple of ideas which might benefit all of our … Continue reading
March 5, 2020
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P4 have had a great day celebrating World Book Day 2020. We had dress up fun, shared our favourites stories and books, did book related tasks and some of us enjoyed paired reading with our buddies in P3. P4K our … Continue reading
February 21, 2020
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World Thinking Day 2020 is embracing the theme of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. World Thinking Day is celebrated on 22nd February every year. It is celebrated around the world by organisations such as Girl Guides, Brownies, Scouts, Rainbows, Beavers, Boys … Continue reading
February 16, 2020
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Children’s Mental Health Week 2020 took place between 3rd – 9th February and this year the theme was ‘Find Your Brave’. Mental Health problems affect about 1 in 10 children and young people. Through our Health and Wellbeing programme in … Continue reading
January 14, 2020
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As a RRS we have a duty to offer support where we can to other countries in need. The pupils have been discussing the tragedy in Australia and have been asking how we can help. We have made a donation … Continue reading
January 8, 2020
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Last year P1-4 enjoyed a visit from the author Chris Duke who wrote the book ‘Lucy’s Blue Day’. This is a delightful little book which is a stimulus for discussing emotions. Lucy Pear has magical hair which changes colour depending … Continue reading
January 6, 2020
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In 2015, world leaders agreed to 17 Global Goals for a better world by 2030. These goals have the power to end poverty, fight inequality and address the urgency of climate change. As we are now in 2020 there are … Continue reading
June 27, 2019
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What a way to end P3! We had the most amazing sunshine for our ‘Water Day’. Pupils and teachers had so much fun!! A big thank you to Mr MacLeod and P5M for helping at all of the stations.
June 25, 2019
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P1-4 pupils were excited today to meet Chris Duke, the author of the story ‘Lucy’s Blue Day’. Chris travelled for 3 hours today to visit Galston Primary, Onthank and Hillhead Primary to share a very powerful message. The day started … Continue reading
June 24, 2019
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P3 have been enjoying learning about the water cycle and about the various uses of water. On Thursday 27th June all P3 classes will be participating in some fun water activities. As the weather forecast looks good we are asking … Continue reading
June 18, 2019
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Only a week until the author Chris Duke visits us to share his story called ‘Lucy’s Blue Day’. He is offering an online discount for parents and teachers. This discount removes the postage and packaging. He will bring the books … Continue reading
June 12, 2019
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Amro and Mahmoud in P4F came to visit P3W to share a presentation about Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr. The boys explained that they shared special family time and enjoyed celebrating.
May 30, 2019
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More classes have become familiar with the book ‘Lucy’s Blue Day’ which explores emotions and explains that it is ‘Ok to be not ok’ and that there are people we can talk to when we are feeling a little blue. … Continue reading
May 8, 2019
by ealesley.williams@glow
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Have you heard of Lucy’s Blue Day? This is a beautifully illustrated book aimed at addressing the mental health of children. We have two copies of the book in school. One of which was donated by an ex Loanhead Primary … Continue reading
April 25, 2019
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Primary 3 Wednesday 1st May It’s almost show time. Don’t forget to order tickets through Parent Pay and tickets will then be delivered to your child. Can you please send your child to school on Monday with their show costume … Continue reading
March 13, 2019
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P3W were excited to take ownership of counting and distributing leaflets to all stages today. All pupils have been given a ‘Digital Parenting’ leaflet to take home. This leaflet contains some very valuable information about keeping up to speed with … Continue reading
November 27, 2018
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We are all enjoying being active in our learning! Sometimes we learn best when we are cooperating with others, using interactive Maths materials, learning our phonemes through games and simply…having fun while learning! P3C have been beginning to divide. They … Continue reading
November 27, 2018
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P3 are doing a novel study on ‘The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark’. We have been learning about owls, habitats, food webs and nocturnal animals. We had a visit from ‘Owl Magic’. Davie brought 6 owls into the … Continue reading
November 14, 2018
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P3C are enjoying PE sessions this year led by three students from Ayrshire College. Ryan, Baillie and Declan will be with us until Easter to help us to develop our skills in many sports. The boys are also offering lunchtime … Continue reading
November 8, 2018
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We had a very successful ‘Welly Wednesday’ phoneme hunt! We were looking for things which contained the phonemes ‘ck’ and ‘ai’. We were very lucky to begin our hunt by spotting the most beautiful ‘rainbow’. By the end of the … Continue reading
November 1, 2018
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A big thank you to all pupils and parents who donated and participated in our ‘Onthank Danceathon’. We all enjoyed sessions led by the dance coach Claire Adam who has appeared on the reality TV programme “Got to Dance”. We … Continue reading
October 31, 2018
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On a Wednesday afternoon P3 will be participating in ‘Outdoor Learning’. Today we got our wellies on and we went on a hunt for some Autumn leaves. We had so much fun! Back in class we enjoyed an Art lesson … Continue reading
October 25, 2018
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We were so lucky to have a visit from the ‘Dino Team’ today! Kevin entertained us with fun and games and some of us got to hold a real snake! We also had a visit from Barney the T-Rex. We … Continue reading
October 4, 2018
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P3 have been enjoying being palaeontologists! We made some exciting discoveries. We had to be very patient when we were removing fossils from a “chocolate chip” rock!
October 3, 2018
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Don’t forget to come to school dressed in sporty clothes (no football colours) on Friday to take part in the ‘Onthank Danceathon’ and help to raise lots of money for the STV Children’s Appeal. We would love if parents and … Continue reading
October 2, 2018
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All P3 pupils have been participating in ‘Growth Mindset’ challenges. Pupils showed great determination as they tackled five different challenges which can often be difficult or frustrating. P5 pupils assisted at the ‘tying shoelaces’ challenge and many P3 pupils were … Continue reading
September 25, 2018
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We will be supporting the STV Children’s Appeal this year. The STV Children’s Appeal is committed to helping children and young people in Scotland affected by poverty. The money raised by the appeal helps make a real difference by providing … Continue reading
September 17, 2018
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Pupils in P3W enjoyed Roald Dahl Day 2018. Roald Dahl has been our “Author in the Spotlight” this term. We have read ‘George’s Marvellous Medicine’ and we created our own magic medicine. Pupils brought in their favourite Roald Dahl books, … Continue reading
September 14, 2018
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The P3 pupils were all shocked today to discover that we had a visitor on the landing! Terry the Tyrannosaurus Rex came to visit. He will be there to welcome the parents on Monday afternoon!
September 9, 2018
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P3 are enjoying learning about dinosaurs. We have quite a few dinosaur experts already who have been sharing their knowledge?. BEWARE We are expecting a visit from a Tyrannosaurus Rex this week!!
August 27, 2018
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Our P3 pupils have had a visit from ‘Try’atops the Growth Mindset dinosaur. Tryatops has been encouraging the pupils to develop a positive attitude towards learning and to understand that making mistakes is part of the learning process. Pupils are … Continue reading
June 20, 2018
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We have all been enjoying learning about ‘Our World of Work’. We have shared ideas of careers which we think we might enjoy in the future and we have been considering what steps we would need to take to be … Continue reading
June 10, 2018
by ealesley.williams@glow
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Look who I bumped into at a Strictly Kids 2018 event in Glasgow! Ruby enjoyed a day of dance, met Oti from Strictly, Miss Great Britain, the Scottish Rockettes and helped to raise money for the STV Children’s Appeal! … Continue reading
June 6, 2018
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Our Rights Respecting School Ambassadors met today to share ideas on ways in which we could improve our playgrounds. They worked so well together and came up with some great ideas. We also wrote a letter to Tesco to thank … Continue reading
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