On Friday, P1M, P1/2KH, P2/3E, P4FL, P4/5C, P6/7M and P7H visited the Town Hall to participate in some Chinese New Year Activities.

On arrival the pupils were all given Red Lucky Money envelopes containing a Chinese coin, during Chinese New Year it is tradition to give children these. There were displays of Lion Dances, Tang Soo Do, Fan Dancers, a Trapeze Artist and Parkour. There was also the opportunity to try out some Chinese letter writing, learning to say chinese numbers, plate spinning and colouring actitivites based on Chinese symbols and pictures of Chinese New Year. Many also mastered the skill of using chopsticks and got to take a piar home!

Many thanks to The Shen Foundation for putting on this wonderful experience.

P6 and P7 celebrated the life of the Bard, Robert Burns with their very own Burns Supper this evening.
They have spent the last two and a half weeks planning and preparing the evening for themselves and a guest – a total of 150 people!

After learning all about a Burns Supper and the life and works of the great man himself, a programme of traditional entertainment was devised. Letters were written to local business for the provision of the food and drinks. Many thanks to Frasers Butchers for the Haggis, Mr Ker for his kind donation of the Neeps, Mr Rhind for the Tatties, Walkers for their kind donation of the Shortbread and Oatcakes and Tesco for their kind donation of the drinks. Mrs Maclennan, Mrs Stables and Mrs Stalker also kindly offered their time to prepare and cook the meal.

In the afternoon, the hall was organised and the tatties prepared. Tables were set with placemats, Bill o’ Fayres and displays of work the pupils had produced were around the room. Everything was set for the evening ahead.

Once everyone had arrived the evening began. Cerys, the Master of Ceremonies, welcomed everyone and called for the Haggis. This was piped in by former pupil, Lily Carmichael. Lewis and Annmarie then gave the ‘Address tae the Haggis’ followed by the Selkirk Grace. The teachers became the waitresses and everyone was served their Haggis, Neeps and Tatties which went down very well. Connor then gave a humorous ‘Reply fae the Haggis’.

This was then followed by the ‘Immortal Memory’, a tribute to Robbie, given by Chloe, Leigh and Josh. The choir then beautifully sang ‘The Deil’s Awa’ wi’ the Exciseman’ which was written by Robert Burns. Next came the ‘Toast to Lassies’ given by Zack, swiflty follwed by Caitlyn’s ‘Reply fae the lassies’. P7H then took to the stage to give a recital of Tam O’Shanter.

Erin, Lauren and Olivia then gave a Highland Fling display which was followed by Harris, Ben, Samuel, Mckenzie, Dylan, Diarmuid and Finlay reciting their own poems in the style of Burns. Aidan then recited a poem in Gaelic called Alba. Next was time for some more dancing as Morgan, Claire, Elle, Katie, Talia, Leah, Roslyn, Abbie, Bruce, Aidan, Cameron, Maryann, Caitlyn, Rebecca, Anya and Alisha performed an Eightsome Reel.

Everyone then joined in with Auld Lang Syne to round of a ‘richt guid nicht’!

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.

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.

It’s been a busy week at home for P6/7M as many of them have chosen to complete the baking task set for their homework. The task was to bake some Space related cookies, biscuits or cakes.

As you can see we’ve had a variety of delights from constellation cookies, moon brownies, nebula biscuits, asteroids to planet cupcakes as well as ones with hidden surprises and popping candy! All were shared amongst the class and each one has been delicious 🙂

Mrs McRitchie is looking forward to receiving copies of the recipes so she can have a go making some at home!

Well done to the 12 swimmers who took part in the Moray Schools Swim Trials today – Ailsa Allan, Ashley Anderson, Lauren Anderson, Josh Angell, Bruce Evans, Rachel Gallacher, Cameron Jones, Erin McIntosh, Roslyn McRitchie. Leigh Morrison, Neve Morrison and Ellie Sutcliffe. All pupils were commended by the parent helpers on both their swimming performance and their behaviour and attidue. They were a credit to the school and we are proud of them all.

Each pupil participated in 2 different events and lots of PB times were achieved. Bruce won Silver Medals in his 50m Fly and 50m Freestyle races and Roslyn won a Gold Medal in her 50m Breast and Silver Medal in her 50m Fly. Congratulations to them both 🙂

The girls relay team of Erin, Lauren, Leigh and Roslyn swam strongly and vame home with the Gold Medal – fantastic achievement girls!

Many thanks to the parents who supported them at this event.

What a fantastic time everyone had at the Disco’s this evening. Everyone was in the mood for dancing and the beats didn’t stop.

The costumes were amazing and it was extremely difficult to choose a winner. Eventually decisions were made – Miley McKail at the P1-3 and Cerys Farquhar-Watt at the P4-7.

A big thank you to the PTA for organising the disco and to all the parents and teachers who helped on the night. The night wouldn’t have been a success if it wasn’t for DJ Mrs McIntosh who kept the decks spinning.

Primary 5 have spent this term out on the roads as they participate in their Bikeability 2 lessons with Mrs McRitchie.

They have learnt how to check their bike is safe to use, know where to cycle on the road so they can be seen, do a safe start, safe stop, emergency stop and left hand turns. They know how important it is to do their life saver checks before making any manoeuvres.

Their lessons will continue after the holidays where they will leanr how to do right hand turns. P5 remember to cycle safely and keep reading your Cyclist Guide and Tales of the Road.

Many thanks to the parents and friends of the school who give their time each Friday to help with this important training.

This term pupils from P4-7 have been Skipping during TOPS. This is an excellent skill and a great way to keep fit as it works the whole body.

After wacthing video clips of skippers, the pupils learnt how to perform tricks such as cross overs, slalom, scissors and have used these to create theri own routines. Many have also learnt how to jump into a rope to skip with a partner and to jump into a long rope. Some have even mastered double dutch skipping! They even had a go at Hula Hooping this week.