Category Archives: Primary 6b

P6b Scots Week

P6b have been learning all about Scotland during Scots Week and through our current topic “Scotland”. We read together the wonderful book ‘Neeps and Tatties’ by Carey Morning and Anna York. This book gave us the chance to discuss friendship and diversity. We also had the opportunity to try and translate some Scots words to help us deepen our understanding of the book. After, we created our own Neep or Tattie character, describing their personality and appearance.

The children also got to create a timeline of Scottish events. We discussed these events and the impact they had on Scottish history.

Finally we explored tartan! The children carried out their own research on tartan to create a factfile. We spoke about clans and family tartans, some children discovered their own families tartan! We then created our own tartan using chalk pastels and some black card (which was a bit messy but lots of fun!).

 

Everyone Is Welcome – Our Equality Policy

We are delighted to share with families our refreshed and updated Equality Policy – Everyone is Welcome.

Everyone is Welcome – Equality Policy Wallacewell Primary

At Wallacewell are committed to empowering our young people to succeed. We will work with all our stakeholders to create a happy, healthy, caring and inclusive school where everyone feels valued and respected and supported to supported to overcome barriers and achieve their full potential. We acknowledge that our pupils have rights outlined within the United Nation’s Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

At Wallacewell Primary we recognise our obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and are committed to promoting the equality and diversity of all those we work with.

Wallacewell Primary School is committed to promoting a positive and diverse culture in which all staff, young people and our wider school community are valued and supported irrespective of their age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership and pregnancy and maternity.

Everyone is WELCOME at Wallacewell Primary. 

 

ACCESS TO CHILDHOOD PRACTICE – GLASGOW KELVIN COLLEGE

Do you have an interest in how children learn and develop and are looking to embark on a new career?
Are you interested in working as part of a team to support the youngest learners in society?
Are you worried about never studying before or not having the right qualifications?

If so, maybe Glasgow Kelvin College is where you should be.
We offer many different courses linked to Early Learning and Childcare, one being.
ACCESS TO CHILDHOOD PRACTICE.

This is a course aimed at adults with no or little qualifications, who are interested in a career in Early Years and have not been in education for at least 5 years.
For more information visit Glasgow Kelvin College website and apply now.

http://www.glasgowkelvin.ac.uk

 

Homework Policy

Following our consultation with pupils, parents/carers and teaching staff we have refreshed our homework policy moving in to term 3. This will ensure consistency across the school and will ensure we are meeting the needs of all of our pupils and families. Just under half of our families felt that home learning was important, with over a fifth of families sharing they felt it was not important. A very high number of families also share that they found home learning stressful, frustrating, a struggle and demanding. Almost all families felt that reading was important and this is why we have referenced the importance of reading for pleasure in our new policy. We have also introduced a termly extended family learning activity. A copy of our homework policy can be viewed by clicking on the link below –

Homework Policy -Wallacewell Primary (December 2023)