The second term is off to a good start.

This term P5a have come back to school ready to take on some new challenges. We have continued with coaching in Dance in P.E. This term we have started to extend and develop number skills in multiplication and division.
In science we are investigating friction.

. Designing an experiment using a car on different surfaces and discussing the results.

     

 

SPOOK-tacular Artwork – P3a

The children celebrated Halloween with lots of spooky learning today. They especially enjoyed creating their amazing ‘Mummy Eyes’ artwork. They used oil pastels and selected complimenting colours to create these bright and glaring eyes. These will look fantastic on our classroom walls, well done P3a!

 

CLUBS

We are delighted to share this term’s morning and after school clubs.  Last term we targeted upper school, this term we have introduced clubs for our middle school and, next term, we will target our lower school pupils.  For those pupils in the dance club, the City of Dance Heats will take place on 28th November at St Roch’s Secondary, 3.30 – 5pm.  As always, if you have a PVG Certificate and would like to support the school by leading any extra curricular activities, please get in touch.

Book Week Scotland (Monday 13th of November to Friday 17th November 2023)

 

We are delighted to share that we will be celebrating Book week Scotland this year between Monday 13th of November and Friday 17th November 2023.

We have lots of fun activities planned.

LIBRARY VISITS

All classes will be walking to the library.

Mon 13th P.4b

Tues 14th P.1b, P.6a, P.6b     

Wed 15th P.4a

Thurs 16th P.3/2, P.3a

Fri 17th P.1a, P.7b, P.7a      Mon 20th P.5b

Tues 21st P.2/1, P.5a, P.2a   Wed 22nd P.3b

HELPERS NEEDED TO WALK TO THE LIBRARY PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE IF YOU CAN HELP

FREE BOOK SWAP

Bring your good quality, pre-loved books into school and swap them for a new book.

BOOK SWAP on THURS 16th NOV

READ, WRITE, COUNT BOOK BAG GIFTING

Parents and carers are invited into the school dining hall at 2.30 for a cup of tea and a look at the resources in The Scottish Book Trust’s gift bag!

P.2 – Monday 13th November

P.3 – Tuesday 14th November

FIRST MINISTER’S READING CHALLENGE

The children will be given their own Reading Passport to record how many books they have read.

 

 

Halloween Celebrations at Wallacewell Primary

We are looking forward to our Halloween discos on Thursday the 26th of October 2023.

P1-3      4.30 – 5.30pm

P4-7      6 – 7.30pm

Tickets are priced at £2 which includes crisps and a drink. All money raised will go towards School Funds for our Summer Trips.

Many pupils are now on the disco guest list. Any remaining families who wish for their children to attend should ensure they send payment into school in a sealed envelope with your child(ren)’s details and DISCO written on the front.  Children will not receive a ticket, but their name will be added to our guest list.

Children should enter the disco by the main door.  At the end of the disco, parents/carers should collect their child(ren) from Gate 1 (at the staff car park). To ensure everyone’s safety all children MUST be collected due to the dark nights and no school crossing patrols at those times.

We will be celebrating Halloween in school on Friday the of 27th October. There will be variety of spooky activities in class throughout the day. Children are welcome to come to school dressed up in their Halloween costumes, but there is no obligation to do so. Anyone opting not to dress up may come in non-uniform.  NB: Costumes and make-up will need to be done at home. Those who do dress up must note that no accessories of any kind are allowed in school on the 27th  during the school day, including masks, swords, knives, wands, guns, tridents etc. This helps prevent loss and injury.

Thank you for your continued support.

Sincerely

Miss Davidson

Head Teacher

Primary 1 Enrolment

Is your child due to start school in August 2024?

Any child who will attain the age of 5 years between 1 March 2024 and 28 February 2025 is eligible to start school in August 2024.

To register you should now complete and submit an “Online” application no later than 10 November 2023.

Click on link below for GCC Web page to access P1 on line application form:-

https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/article/18007/Starting-Primary-School

Our Eco Action Plan 2023-24

Our Eco Committee have been working hard to agree on their action plan for this session. All of our classes will be working together to reduce our carbon footprint. Primary 2- 7 have other specific targets –

P2 – Energy saving

Aim = to reduce unnecessary electricity usage

P3 – Litter picking

Aim = to improve the environmental quality of the school

P4 – Composting

Aim = to reduce our carbon footprint by reusing food waste

P5 – Recycling

Aim = to reduce the amount of waste that goes to landfill

All of our aims link to the Sustainable Development Goals. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to transform our world. They are a call to action to end poverty and inequality, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy health, justice and prosperity.

What are the sustainable goals of the UK?

In 2015, the UK Government joined every other country in the world and committed to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Goals provide a holistic framework to eradicate poverty, reduce inequalities, combat catastrophic climate change, and protect our natural environment by 2030.

 

The Romans

We have enjoyed learning all about the Romans this term and the changes they made to Britain after they invaded us.  One great piece of engineering  they built were aqueducts to help transport water.  In groups the children were challenged to build their own aqueduct to help supply the city of Aqueductis with clean water. It was a good test of their problem solving skills and learning how to work effectively in a team.  Once they were built we tested them all with good results.  They all managed to carry some of the water to the city although we did have a few leaks or over spills.  They evaluated their designs and discussed what they would do to make them better.

Another great Roman masterpiece are mosaic pictures.  I’m really pleased with how these turned out and they definitely brighten up the classroom.