The pupils were looking ‘fair braw ‘  this morning when they came to school to celebrate St Andrew’s Day with a ‘touch o tartan’. 4/5C started off our day with a heartfelt rendition of ‘Scotland the Brave’ then 4C presented an assembly all about St Andrew and why he is important to Scots today. Many thanks for all the Chocolate which you kindly sent in – it will allow us to set up delicious ‘chocolate chances’ stall at the Christmas Fair on Saturday 10th December.

Aidan with the life sized mascot he designed for the Badminton World Cup 2017.
He also got to introduce Nettie to Team GB Badminton player Kirtsy Gilmour and the Chief Executive of Badminton Scotland, Anne Smilie.

Some P7s had the opportunity to travel to Glasgow to the Emirates Arena on Sunday to join Aidan Matthews as part of his prize for winning a National competition. Aidan’s designed the winning Mascot for the 2017 Badminton World Cup and he and his classmates attended the Finals of  the Scottish Open Championships on Sunday where the real life mascot was revealed to a large crowd in the main Arena. Pupils also got the chance to take part in sports activities run by Badminton Scotland in The Chris Hoy Velodrome before watching the mixed doubles and women’s singles finals.  They even met some famous famous during the day and took part in a ‘mannequin challenge’. The children had a blast and were very proud of Aidan’s achievement – a long journey and a long day but definitely worth it for a super experience.

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Interval training for pupils at Monday lunchtime Running Club – on nice frosty grass.

Today P6 and P7 pupils donned their wet weather gear and set off on foot to Morayvia, Kinloss. Thankfully the weather was on their side and spirits were high.

All pupils experienced the Planetarium show, The Solar System Cinema Presentation and the Aviation Exhibits both inside and out. They especially enjoyed the opportunity to sit inside the cockpits of a Sea King helicopter, Nimrod and Vampire aircraft.

Despite being a little tired, they were all set for a quick walk home. They all showed resilience and a good level of fitness.

Many thanks to all the volunteers at Morayvia and the adults who gave up a whole day to make this a very special experience.

Photos will follow shortly, once the teachers have recovered!

P6/7M were investigating Gravity today. They timed how long it took for different balls to drop to the ground to discover if the weight of something affects it’s gravity and fall to Earth.