Category Archives: Health and Wellbeing

Health and Wellbeing, P1/2 2021, Primary 1, Primary 2

Primary 1/2 – term 3

We used the Outdoor Classroom regularly this term and it’s very popular with the children.  They made good use of the materials that are there – wooden pallets, tyres and pipes.  We also take some of our own resources like art materials and some PE equipment.

working together to build an obstacle course
working together to build a pirate ship
making secret codes before they hide them
trying out an obstacle course
following the leader to the end of the trail

We have seen children growing in confidence as they participate in the trails, assessing risks whilst jumping or moving from one  obstacle to another.

Here is a Sway of other photos taken at the Outdoor Classroom.  You’ll need your child’s glow details to view it.

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Pilmuir Primary have recently acquired 3 sizes of wooden blocks to add to our range of toys.  There are big blocks, medium sized blocks and small blocks.  The children enjoy playing with them, on their own or in small groups.

The girls made a city.
I wonder what the ramps are for.
The finished model.
The small blocks are all the same shape and are good for making pictures.
These are the tallest towers, ever! They did not collapse – well done girls.
This is Minecraft Mike.

 

Here are some more photos in our Block Play Sway.

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Health and Wellbeing, Latest News, P2/3 2021, P6 2021, Uncategorized

Riding for the Disabled


Riding for the Disabled Moray are back in operation after winter storm damage meant they could no longer use their Burgie location. They have secured new premises at Miltonduff and carried out extensive work in order to resume the riding sessions this month. There have been news articles in the local newspapers to publicise this and currently the Co-op have them as one of their featured charities.

https://www.forres-gazette.co.uk/news/children-s-horse-riding-sessions-are-back-269748/

Health and Wellbeing, Latest News, Primary 1, Primary 2, Primary 3, Primary 4, Primary 5, Primary 6, Primary 7

Get Into Summer

Get into Summer is a Scottish Government supported initiative to help children, young people and families have fun, socialise with their peers and reconnect with their communities throughout the holiday period

There are lots of activities on offer from council services, local clubs and communiy groups. Click here to be taken to the activities list.

The Active Schools, Sports and Physical Activity Opportunities programme for Moray can be accessed by clicking here.  This programme is in addition to the activities shown below.

Keep checking back for further details as we’re working with our partners to bring you even more fun activities.

Active Schools, Health and Wellbeing, Primary 1, Primary 2, Primary 3, Primary 4, Primary 5, Primary 6, Primary 7, Uncategorized

Active Schools Cross Country Series

Active Schools Virtual Family Cross Country Series March & April 2021

 It is usually around this time of year that children from across Moray are taking part in our Cross Country Competition. With the current lockdown we can’t bring this event to you, but we are keen to continue to encourage and support children, young people and their families to be more active, more often.  With this in mind we are launching our Family Cross Country Series taking place in March & April 2021.  This is FREE and is a series of 4 virtual fun runs that can be done in and around your local area, in your own time and the best thing is – you choose your own route and select the distance from those provided that you wish to complete. Suggested 800m P1-3, 1600m (1 mile) P4-7, 1600m (1 mile) or 3200m (2 mile) S1-6.

This series will commence on the 8th of March with runners completing two qualifying runs before 1st April and 2 qualifying runs before 1st May (a total of 4 runs).  As per the attached poster there are recommended minimum distances for the P1-3 and P4-7 age group (but participants can select either of the distances if they are perhaps new to running, returning to running or indeed want more of a challenge!)  Every pupil that completes a run will receive an email participation certificate with those who manage all 4 runs receiving a series completion certificate. We will also showcase the participation figures per Primary School, Secondary School and School Cluster and then award schools with the highest percentage of pupils taking part as our ‘Active Moray Virtual Cross Country Series Champions’.

Those families or individuals wishing to take part can complete registration via this link on our website:- http://sportinmoray.co.uk/mcsh/online-activity/

Runs will be verified by sending your Active Schools team a photograph you taking part or your route. Once you have registered you will receive a confirmation email with more details of this.

There is no deadline for signing up, and entry forms will be accepted at any point throughout the Series.

Throughout the series some top ‘running tips’ will be sent out in conjunction with our own local runner and athlete Kenny Wilson to help you along the way and encourage regular physical activity in the outdoors throughout the series. We really hope you enjoy the series and please do send us photos and stories of you and your families taking part and we will share this on our Facebook page.

We are hoping to run another series for May and June taking us to the end of the school academic year.

Thanks

Rosalyn & Craig

Covid-19, Health and Wellbeing, Latest News

Week One of the Pilmuir Primary Hub


We were able to welcome some of our key worker families’ children to the Hub this week as well as two brand new boys to Pilmuir – imagine your first day at a new school being with just 6 girls! Everyone has settled really well to the new ways of doing things and the teaching staff and support staff involved have had fun playing new games – some of the grown ups enjoy winning a little too much! Next week the numbers will increase and there will be teaching staff on hand to help the children access the Google classroom work that the children at home will have and there will be plenty of time for more fun and games.