On Wednesday 20th November we are dressing BRIGHT to highlight the importance of road safety. Pupils are encouraged to wear colourful clothes so they can be seen easily on the pavement and the driveway. There are lots of activities planned for the whole school which have been organised by the JRSO including a song competition!
We’ll be seeing you then!
JRSO
On Friday 15th November, we had lots of fun raising money for Children in Need. We paid £1 to wear our own clothes and some of us wore our pyjamas! We did a Pudsey bear hunt in the gym hall and outdoors which was great fun. I found Pudsey so I got some sweets! At playtime I bought a Pudsey biscuit for 35p, it was tasty!
By Ruby P2
Primary 5 pupils Amy, Emma, Emily, Megan-Jane, Lauren and Dean had a super time at the Hockey Festival at Eastwood High School on Monday.
“We were put into teams and some of us were split up. I didn’t know anyone in my team so I quickly made new friends from Mearns Primary and Neilston. They were called Evie, Holly, Lucy and Jodie.” Lauren
“We played hockey games and it was hard to get the ball because everybody went for it at the same time! The ball was like a bigger version of a golf ball. It was hard and coloured yellow, orange and white.” Emma
“The weather was sunny but really cold! It didn’t rain but the hockey pitch was wet so when we sat down to listen to instructions we got wet bottoms!” Dean
“There were 6 courses. There were team games, hurdles, dribbling and passing the ball.” Amy
“We spent 10 or 15 minutes at each course and we had time to spare so we manage to squeeze in one more course. I did the hurdles!” Megan
“There were 9 teams and we all had a different coloured vest. I had a green vest and I already knew a girl from gymnastics in my team. Her name is Lauren.” Emily
The Health Committee are working hard to encourage us all to eat healthier at school. Today the pupils of Uplawmoor were lucky enough to try and taste some healthy snacks which are an alternative to crisps and chocolate. We had a selection of delicious and nutritious nibbles such as rice cakes, cucumber and carrot sticks, breadsticks and humous and cheese triangles. Starting from tomorrow, we will be recording the snack you bring to school. We will gather this information and discuss the eating habits of our school at the next meeting.
We hope all the pupils, staff and parents help us keep healthy by choosing a healthier choice of snack.
The Health Committee
Hello! We are the Uplawmoor Primary School website committee! It is our job to raise the profile of the school, advertise events and maintain a link between our school, parents and our community.
Our committee members are Luca, Rob, Dylan, Christopher, Jack M, Jack W and Ruby.
Thank you to all the parents and family who were able to attend our Rainforest assembly last Thursday. You all made it very special for us and although we were nervous, we enjoyed performing for you and showing you all our hard work. Here are some pictures of us presenting our puppets to the class. What rainforest animals can you spot?
The Halloween party was really fun and everyone looked great! We all enjoyed it as there was so much to do! We had dangling doughnuts, dooking for apples, a video messaging area and a spooky room! It was too spooky for some!
By Luca P7
The fire service came to talk to P6/7 about bonfire night and the dangers of different fireworks. They showed us some gruesome photos of people who had some accidents using fireworks.
As tonight is bonfire night, the firemen recommend you go to an organised display. This is the safest way to enjoy yourselves and the fireworks will be spectacular!
Keep safe and warm!
By Luca P7
Dyslexia Scotland Glasgow East Renfrewshire meeting on Wednesday 6th November
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P5-7 visited Bibleworld on Thursday with Mrs Little. It was like a trailor and inside there was a library, a museum and comfy seats where you could watch a video and listen through headphones.
Anna, the lady who owns it, showed us a cartoon video about Jesus’ life, and how he helped others. There were lots of activities including clay modelling, a research post and an ICT station with headphones.
It was a fantastic day for us and we would like to visit again.
By Shannon P6 and Amy P5
Primary 4/5 welcome their family to come and enjoy our Rainforest Assembly tomorrow. The show starts at 2.30pm and should finish around 3pm. We will see you all then.
We are looking forward to seeing all of our spooky pupils tonight at our Halloween party! See you all at 6.30pm. BOO!
The SPCA came to each class in the school and talked to us about how they help animals in Scotland. We completed some animal and habitat matching activities, watched some video clips and discussed how we can help Scottish wildlife.
By Luca P7
For more information, or to donate money to the SPCA, click on the link below.
Mrs Gray has retired after working in Uplawmoor Primary for 18 short years. The whole school put on a show which celebrated Mrs Gray’s retirement. We sang some songs and the P7s shared their favourite memories of Mrs Gray. The instrumentalists played some of Mrs Gray’s favourite music, including Katie’s version of Titanic. To top it off, the Glee club performed ‘Time of your Life’ as a tribute to her imaginary boyfriend (Patrick Swayze
Mrs Gray gave P6/7 and P4/5 a tub of chocolates and P1-3 received a box of Haribos. We had a wonderful afternoon and we hope Mrs Gray and her family enjoyed themselves.
We will miss you Mrs Gray! By Luca P7
Some of the children in Uplawmoor Primary received the flu immunisation today. It wasn’t a needle, it was a spray I had to put up my nose! I took the capsule off and put it to my nostril. I held my head back and pushed the plunger back. I then had to do it in my other nostril. It felt really weird but I’m glad I did it and I think it’s worked!
By Rob P6
The staff and pupils braved the cold weather once again to dig up those nasty weeds and make our school a weed free zone! It’s a tough job, but somebody has to do it!
The boys and girls of Uplawmoor Primary School are all members of a school committee. Each committee meet on a Tuesday where children have the opportunity to work with a member of staff to discuss ideas linking to their committee and plan upcoming events. This is a wonderful opportunity for the children to raise the profile of the school and lead us towards excellence.
The website committee are in charge of keeping our website up to date so please come and speak to Ruby, Jack (M), Jack (W), Christopher, Dylan, Rob or Luca if your class are doing something exciting and we will happily put it on the website!
Our lunchtime clubs are busy as usual! The children have been busy at badminton club on a Monday and Wednesday lunchtime with Mrs Kolasinsky. Gardening club is taking place every playtime and lunchtime with Mrs Waters. The mini kickers team are here on a Tuesday after school for Primary 1-3. Glee club will be starting next week and I am looking for song suggestions. Unfortunately my ankle is still not 100%, so I hope to start our street dance club in the new term (even if it does mean a bit of chair dancing from me!) Mrs Tait will also be starting a mini-movie club next week with Primary 4/5 to prepare video footage for their class assembly. Busy busy busy!
Yesterday, the pupils and staff went out in the rain to start our clean up mission. Despite the horrible weather, we split our playground and surrounding area into zones and each class had a zone to clear. We will continue our quest to have a weed free school!
Mrs Zoe Brook (Eva’s mum) kindly took the time to visit our school today to discuss the views of the pupils regarding the village and ways in which it could be improved. This was carried out in conjunction with a village questionnaire which was sent out to all residents. The results will be collated and our findings will be published in due course. Our pupils came up with some superb ideas including drainage in the park, football nets, a village shop and a train station.
