It is so nice to observe the changing seasons in our school grounds. Along with the change in clocks this week, we have also felt a drop in temperature. We are so pleased to see our children dressed for the weather conditions. St. Joseph’s Academy have asked us to support their ‘Winter Warmer’ initiative. This involves collecting winter clothing such as hats, gloves, warm jackets etc. If you are looking through those winter wardrobes again and finding you have things that no longer fit or are no longer needed, please hang onto them and we’ll get details for the collection and distribution of these as soon as possible.
With the COP26 summit starting in Glasgow classes have been able to talk about this and use it for a catalyst for learning about our natural world and how we can look after it. Primary 4/5 have registered to work towards the John Muir Discovery Award as part of their ongoing work on Climate Change. We are so excited to hear about where this journey takes them and the learning that takes place. Well done P4/5!
The whole school has registered as a Laudati Si School, this is in response to Pope Francis’ call to embed Ecological Education in our schools. We look forward to continuing to make the world a more caring, inclusive, peaceful and sustainable place.
It was another week of fun learning. Mrs Bradley was able to spend time with all classes on Thursday for Outdoor Classroom Day. Some of the learning was noisy, some of the learning was messy but being outside and having fun made it so worthwhile and we definitely left our mark on the map!
We have issued a consultation form to all parents via the app. This is about our staggered start and finish times. If you have not yet completed this – please fill this in to ensure your opinion is counted. It takes less than a minute to complete it and is completely anonymous. Thank you to everyone who has completed it so far.
Here is a small round up of just some of the learning from this week:
Primary 6/7 used ‘Blether Stations’ to discuss issues that affect wellbeing. They explored possible solutions and available supports.
During the month of November we remember people who have died. P5/6 have remembered their loved ones through prayer.
P5/6 also presented their book review homework challenge to the class. There was a range of ways that learners presented including PowerPoint and posters.
Primary 4/5 worked together to create their class charter and have been discussing Children’s rights.
GOLDEN BOOK 
Well done to all those who were nominated for the entry into the Golden Book this week :
Farrah, Ollie, Kendall, Enzo, Oscar, Derri, Alfie, Caleb, Tyler M, Mason, Hope, Eilidh, Lilla, Starr, Finlay, Tristan, Eilidh, Roza, Jenna, Noah B and Kenny.
BRONZE AWARDS
We are delighted that 6 of our learners have been presented with Bronze Awards, the first of this session. The Bronze Award is earned when someone has been nominated for the Golden Book three times.
Niamh, Holly, Callagh, Aanya-Lillie, Janey and Ella
Happy Birthday to all those who celebrated birthdays this week (and last week).
We hope you had a special day.
Starr, Cole, Ezra, Juliette, Joe
WIDER ACHIEVEMENTS
Well done to all those who shared their achievements from outside school with us at today’s assembly. We are so proud of you all. Special thanks to Tyla for reading these out and to Hayley for leading our prayer.
SUMDOG
This week East Ayrshire ran a local authority wide contest on Sumdog. We are absolutely thrilled that some of learners made it on to the leader boards.
There were 142 classes signed up to take part
9th – P6/7
10th – P5/6
16th – P2
17th – P4/5
21st – P3
Well done to everyone who answered questions on Sumdog.
In addition to the whole class leader boards there is also a leader board for individual pupils. Out of 1162 pupils who took part Derri was placed 6th and Sofia A was 10th. We also had 4 pupils in the top 50 – Tyla, Khaira, Kaitlyn and Noah B.
We hope you all have a lovely weekend and we look forward to seeing all our pupils again on Monday.
All the Staff
