We were all entertained on the last day of the term with a concert hosted by P6 pupils. We started with the Wee Room pupils accompanied by Mr Watson and ended with P7 singing their own version of ‘seven years’. Before we finished we all sang one of favourites ‘You are a Star’ to P7. Well done to all the fab performers and P6. Well done and to Stuart who won the House Points trophy this year.
We would like to wish you all a very happy holiday – Lets hope the sun shines a bit!
Lost property will be available to view in the main hall from 2pm today. Please feel free to come in and have a look.
The gardening club and Mrs Newlands celebrated their year of hard work with a small party . ‘Gardener of the Year was awarded to David Spencer. He is just about to leave P7 but has shown commitment to the Gardening Club at Applegrove for many years . Well deserved. Many thanks to Mrs Newlands who puts in lots of hard work and effort throughout the year (and in her holidays!)
P7 put on a very humorous and moving assembly on Tuesday. Lots of laughs and teary eyes as they reflected on their seven years at Applegrove. Appropriately they sang their own version of ‘Seven Years’.
Moray Council is preparing a new transport strategy for Elgin. To help with this, we want to know what the views of school staff and parents are on travelling to and within Elgin.
We want to find out why you travel to Elgin, what problems and issues you face and importantly what you think could be done improve your journeys.
From Monday 20 June until Sunday 31 July 2016 we will be undertaking a survey. To share your views and experiences with us please complete our online survey which can be found at the bottom of this page.
If you don’t have access to a computer you can get a paper version of the survey from:
We will also be holding open sessions in the town centre where you can come and find out more. We will be in the St Giles Centre, Elgin on Wednesday 22 June from 11.30 until 14.30, Thursday 23 June from 11.30 until 16.00 and on Saturday 25 June from 11.00 until 16.00.
Your views matter and the information you provide will help us to develop the transport network in Elgin. If you want to get in touch with us then please email us at transport.develop@moray.gov.uk or ring the Council on 0300 123 4565.
Many thanks for your help with this study.
Click here to begin the survey
Well after last weeks disappointment of having to cancel Sports Day due to the weather, it was fingers crossed for today! And what a superb afternoon of events we had and the weather turned out not too bad either 🙂
Sports day got off to a great start with the Flat race with superb efforts and some great speed by many. Next up was the skipping with everyone trying their best – a multitude of styles was seen! The Tattie and Sppon race proved tricky with many loosing their tatties. Resilience shone through and everyone made it to the finish line with their tatties in tack. After that it was the sack race which everyone enjoyed, even those who managed to stumble along the way! Each year group also fielded relay teams which were cheered on by all.
After a great afternoon, it was time for the mums and dads races. There was a good turn out for both and they were closely fought battles but all in the spirit of good fun.
The classes then gathered round for the most important part of the day – the reults. It was a very close result with just 3 points separating 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Congratulations to ……. DOUGLAS.
The weather forecast is looking good for this afternoon so we are planning to go ahead with the P4 – 7 Sports.
They’ve helped millions of children to read, primary schools brim with them and parents either love them or hate them. They are Biff, Chip, Kipper… and Floppy.
While swathes of the population may be oblivious to these phonics heroes, to others they are their first encounter with the written word and, with their parents, have lived the gang’s adventures in the desert, have commiserated with Dad over his latest mishap and admired Gran’s new blue shoes – many times over.
Now, after more than 800 titles, becoming a mainstay of the curriculum to be used in 80% of the nation’s primary schools, they’re celebrating hitting 30.
The adventure began when Oxford Reading Tree’s publications kicked off with 24 stories in 1986, with the simple aim of teaching young children to read in carefully laid-out stages.
Author Roderick Hunt said he wanted to develop a reading programme based on “humour and fun and motivation” after becoming concerned about his own child’s progress.
Illustrated by Alex Brychta, the titles range from the eye-catching (The Bigfoot Mystery, Hairy-Scary Monster, Dragon Danger, Pirate Adventure, Superdog), to the everyday (A Day In London, At the Pool, Gran).
Mr Hunt said he was slow to start reading himself as a child, until a ticking off from a “formidable aunt” when he was six left him so embarrassed he said to himself: “I must crack reading.”
He said: “Good reading is so important to human development. So our vision was to get children reading, and get them off picture books and on to the world of print.”
Mr Brychta, who was born in what was then Czechoslovakia when it was under the control of the Soviet Union, said the books he was given at school were “absolutely horrible”.
“There was no humour at all, it was tedious. I wish I could have had books like the reading tree.”
The duo are still trying to keep their books relevant to modern children, with smartphones and digital technology now making appearances.
Matt Bibby from Abingdon thinks the books are “great”. He devoured them as a child and now reads them to his son Max.
He thinks their success is down to the “story of it all – it’s the magic of that magic key”.
Yvonne Kyriacou agrees. She’s deputy head at Rose Hill Primary in Oxford and has a long history with the books.
“I think back to when I was first teaching… and listening to all the stories about Floppy the dog, and the trouble he got into. I can remember those vividly.
“The longevity might be something to do with the characters and the fact that they often relate to children’s everyday lives.
“But then there’s that hint of magic in some of the books when the key turns up, and you and the children know that something different is going to happen.
“You might be under the sea, you might be in space, but I think they offer something amazing to children and adults.”
For her five-year-old pupil Eshaal, the books aren’t just about fun.
“I like it because you get to learn,” she says, thoughtfully. “Sometimes it’s easy and sometimes it isn’t easy.”
However, not everyone’s a fan. Cast an eye over the forums of Mumsnet, and it’s clear not all parents are totally down with Biff and co.
“They get a bit monotonous and ergo annoying,” writes one. “I still don’t know who’s who apart from the dog?”, says another.
And on Facebook, Catherine, a mum of three from London, suggests the books should be taken into account when planning a family.
“I considered having another child, but the prospect of working my way through Biff, Chip and Kipper for the fourth time was too much,” she said.
And then there’s speculation on the biggest mystery of all – just what are Biff, Chip and Kipper’s real names?
“Elizabeth, David and Christopher,” says Mr Hunt.
Another mystery solved.
Watch an interview with Roderick Hunt and Alex Brytcha
We have just had word from the Active School Coordinators to inform us that the P7 cycle run to Culbin is cancelled due to the bad weather.
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