At the start of the week we welcomed next year’s S.1 pupils to the school.  This was part of their transition programme to support the move from Primary to Secondary.  We had a good three days with them and hopefully the time has helped to take away any fears and worries.  On the final afternoon a group of S.4 pupils ran a workshop with one of the classes.  The aim was to find out their hopes for the new building.  The older pupils organised a number of activities.  Perhaps not surprisingly the P7s identified the need for good ventilation and heating as well as corridors that were not crowded.  They also thought that there was no need for everyone to have their own locker.  They are keen that there should be no separate social areas for different year groups – they want to be able to mix with all other pupils.  Bright corridors and rooms are also important.  There were interesting discussions on layout of toilets.  This certainly needs more discussion!  There was no demand for hopscotch markings in the playground – although a tennis court would be welcome!  All this information will be fed into the team working on the design.  One wish was for Wifi in the school grounds – now there is a challenge!  The next consultation is at Mosstowie Primary School Fete on Saturday.