Please click on the link below for information on the Pupil Council’s fundraising ‘Dodgeball Day’. We would love all the pupils to get involved so we can raise some money for our playground. It is sure to be a very energetic day!
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Parent Forum – ICT and Online Safety
We are really keen to convene a Parent Forum with a focus on how we share information and offer support on how to keep our children safe online. Parent Forums are a small group of representatives who meet to share ideas and work in partnership with the school, to contribute to school improvements.
If you are interested in becoming involved in this forum please contact the school office on 0141 570 7460 as we would love to hear from you.
Birdfeeders for the Winter!
The children have been busy making birdfeeders for our birds to make sure they are getting plenty of food during this cold and frosty winter. I hope the birds are hungry!
Google Expedition
The boys and girls visited St Thomas’ Primary School yesterday to learn all about Google Expeditions and had a go at experiencing a virtual learning journey. See photos below. Thank you to St Thomas’ for having us.
Class Blogs – see under ‘Pupils’ tab
Please feel free to have a look at your child’s class blog. They can be found under the red ‘PUPIL’ tab above, then click ‘Class Learning Blogs’ then select your class.
This will give your information as to what they have been learning in class!
Parent Fundraising AGM – 9th February 2pm
Please note the Parent Fundraising Group AGM is on Thursday 9th February at 2pm at school.
Crazy Creature Competition
Primary 4/5 have very exciting news. We entered a crazy creature competition which we had to write a story under a hundred words and we got a letter to say we are all getting our work published in a book! If we win the competition we get £1000 and if we are second we get £500. In third place you get £250 for your whole school . We will give it to the pupil council the money if we win! By Alex Goldie P5
Dodgeball Fundraising Event
On the 17th February we are raising money for the school grounds, and we will be playing dodgeball all day. All children will be taking part in different teams throughout the day. Please ensure your child has their gym kit with them so they can participate safely.
P2/3 Assembly
Thank you to the parents and families who came to spend the afternoon with P2/3 learning about the Rights of the Child. Also, a big thank you to Mr Frame who came to talk to the pupils about the project he is working on to provide more sustainable energy to the people of Africa.
We also celebrated Max, Mhairi, Mikey and Sophie who all earned a brick for our skills for life, learning and work wall.
The pupil council spoke to the audience about their all day dodgeball event which the media committee will be promoting and Zara spoke of P4/5’s success in a writing competition. More details to follow!
Parent Equalities Forum
Please find attached the minutes of the Parent Equalities Forum which took place on 19/1/17.
parent-equalities-forum-minute-jan-2017
Dyslexia Scotland Open Meeting
P1 Visit the Science Centre
P1 had fun at the Science Centre yesterday. They experienced lots of different activity stations and even visited the Planetarium to link with their Space topic. See their class blog for more info.
Primary 2 Learn About The Orchestra
By Rowan P3 and Jack P2.
Primary 2 are learning about the orchestra and had a shot of playing different percussion instruments like the drum, the triangle and the tambourine. Then we invited Ashley, Dylan and Matthew to come in to play their own instruments and teach us about the flute, saxophone and chanter.
“It was good because I now know what family they all come from. They are all from the woodwind family” Jack P2
P4/5 Learn Outdoors
We were learning about the properties of different materials and predicting which ones would burn. We did this outdoors with our outdoor learning kit. Sadly it was such a damp day, so the grass was to wet to burn. We will investigate further next week!
Reported by Daniel P4.
P4/5’s Reading Area
P4/5 were given an area of the classroom to create a space which they felt would enhance their learning. After much discussion they decided to create a reading area. They then researched ideas and designed and created their own reading ‘den’. As you can see they are making good use of the space already!
“It’s nice and quiet in our den, so it’s good for reading’ Daniel
“It’s like a relaxing reading station with beanbags and pillows. It was good that we came up with the idea.” Alex
Reported By Alex and Daniel
Writing with Primary 1
Primary 1 read ‘Sharing a Shell’ by Julia Donaldson. The children wrote a sentence describing the shell they would like to live in. They then made a tissue paper fish and a rock pool using play doh. Have a look at their wonderful designs.
By Adam Pollok P7
P2/3 Assembly
Primary 2/3 are looking forward to hosting our Learning Assembly about Rights Respecting Schools. We will see our parents and families at 2.30pm in the gym hall.
By (Rowan P3)
Learning about Space in the Planetarium
Tomorrow P1 are going to the Science Centre because we are learning about space. We are also going to discover about stars and planets . We are all very excited about the trip. (Remember to bring a packed lunch in a plastic bag!)
Learn 2 Swim Opportunities
P2 Make Symmetrical Designs in ICT
Ollie, Dexter, Jack, Andrew, Zoe and Alex have been learning about symmetry and made these wonderful symmetrical designs using their ICT skills.
