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Month: June 2016

A Guard Of Honour

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date June 29, 2016

Today we said a very fond farewell to our Primary 7 class of 2016.

The pupils from the school lined the playground and clapped along with the pipers (some magnificent Airdrie Academy pupils). Our P7s looked happy but emotional, wearing their ‘Leavers’ T-shirts’ which were bought for them by our fantastic Parent Council, who also did a marvellous job of organising our pipers.

It is always emotional saying goodbye, and everyone at the school would like to pay tribute to a terrific group of young adults, from a class we will never forget.

Reach for the stars boys and girls. We cannot wait to find out what the future holds for you, and never forget…

Wherever you go, whatever you do, you will forever be part of the Rochsolloch Family. We will miss each and every one of you.

Tags Celebration, P7

Fun-d Raising!

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date June 29, 2016

Primary 4/5 showed an enterprising approach when they invited the whole school to their fund-raising Fun Day yesterday.

The pupils had organised a variety of different fun 10p activities for pupils to participate in, such as:

Pin the Tail on the Donkey
‘Pie Face’
Artists Corner
Tombola
Balloon Animals
Guess the Bear’s Birthday
Beat the Goalie
Knock ’em Down

The children managed to raise a fantastic £140 for The Beatson Cancer Care charity.

It is events like this that make us so proud of our young people. Well done P4/5…what a great way to round of a successful year!

Tags Charity, Enterprise, Fund Raising, P4/5, Whole School

End of Term Assembly

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date June 23, 2016

Yesterday we held our End of Term Assembly, where, as always, our pupils did us proud on the stage by putting on some amazing performances.

Each class presented a song linked to their class learning, before presentations were made to our wonderful Primary 7 pupils.

We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who attended the show for creating such a terrific atmosphere. We would also like to thank all of our staff, and most importantly our pupils for working so hard to put on a great show!

Tags Music, School Show, Whole School

Leavers’ Party 2016

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date June 23, 2016

On Tuesday night, our P7 pupils got together with their friends at All Saints for our annual Leavers’ Party!

The children had a blast, enjoying party games and snacks before dancing the night away together.

You have been a fantastic class, P7, and we will miss you very much. All the best for the future!

Tags All Saints, Joint Campus, P7, Party, Shared Campus

Professional Snaps! Nursery PM

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date June 17, 2016

Check out our professional snaps from the PM Class’ Nursery Sports Day!

Once again, we would like to say an enormous thank you, and express our sincere gratitude to John Wilson Photography for providing us with these terrific photographs of a special day!

Tags Health and Wellbeing, Nursery, P.E., Sports Day

Professional Snaps! Nursery AM

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date June 17, 2016

Check out our professional snaps from the Nursery Sports Day (a.m. class)!

Tags Nursery, P.E., Sports Day

Rio comes to Rochsolloch!

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date June 13, 2016

Today, P1-P7 took part in an Olympic-themed Potted Sports Day. The children worked in House Teams, with each team representing a different Olympic Nation. Some of the events the children were involved in were:

Hurdles
Basketball Dribble
Tennis
Rugby Shuttles
Obstacle Course
Golf Chipping
Team Relays

As a bit of fun for the pupils who had worked so hard, the event concluded with a Teachers’ Relay and Parents’ Obstacle Relay, much to the delight of the children.

We would like to thank all of the parents who came to cheer on the young athletes, as well as the children and staff who worked so hard to make the event a success. We would also like to say a special thank you to Mr Griffin and P6 who have worked tirelessly to make our Sports Day a memorable one! We’re already looking forward to next year’s!

Tags Health and Wellbeing, Outdoor P.E., Sports Day, Whole School

Sports Day

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date June 10, 2016

Pupils should wear full P.E. kit for sports day on Monday 13th June. They can wear something to represent their own house colour e.g. a ribbon, cap or t-shirt (but this is not compulsory).

Tags P.E., Sports Day

A Day in the Capital

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date June 8, 2016

June is one of the busiest months in the calendar for our oldest pupils, and as part of their ‘Rights of the Child’ topic, P7 visited the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood today.

After a guided tour and interactive workshop, the class took part in a spot of impromptu hillwalking on Arthur’s Seat, making the most of Scotland’s now-famous beautiful summer weather.

Tags IDL, Outing, P7, Topic

Helpful Hints

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date June 8, 2016

Did you know that you can use the search bar at the side to find archived stories on the page? Why not try searching for a particular class to see what comes up…

Sports Day Fun in the Sun

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date June 8, 2016

The sight of the summer sun has been a welcome one over the past few weeks, and we were delighted that the sun shone on us again for the Nursery Class Sports Day this week. Have a look through our photos and you can see just how much our children enjoyed the day, as well as how active they were! It was wonderful to see so many adults come along to cheer on the children, and to join in the fun during the Mums’ Race and Dads’ Race!

The Sports Day allows our P6 pupils and Nursery Class children the chance to work together, strengthening bonds between our school pupils and our pre-school group before they come together as Buddies at the beginning of the new school session.

Mrs McCulloch would like to say an enormous thank you to Mr Griffin and P6 for organising and running the event, to the Nursery staff, to the visitors who came along to watch and of course, most importantly, to the children for giving it their all!

Mrs McCulloch would also like to thank John Wilson photography for taking the official photographs on the day, which will be added to the website in the near future.

What a great day!

Tags Health and Wellbeing, Nursery, P.E., Sports Day

Nursery Newsletter

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date June 6, 2016

The Nursery Newsletter for June is available to download from the Newsletter page.

Badminton Champions!

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date June 6, 2016

Four P6 and P7 children took part in an inter-school badminton tournament at Wishaw Sports Centre on Friday 3rd June. 12 schools took part and after a hard fought play off Rochsolloch were deemed to be the winners on scores countback.

Go Team Rochsolloch!

Tags Badminton, Competition, P.E.

A Roaring Great Topic!

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date June 3, 2016

On Thursday, P2/3 provided an incredible showcase of their topic learning by turning our dining hall into a dinosaur museum! The boys and girls in the class have absolutely loved learning about dinosaurs this term, and their learning has stomped its way across the whole curriculum.

Parents and guests were able to enjoy being led around the museum by the on-site tour guides, and were given the opportunity to observe and take part in some of the following exhibits:

Fossil finder
Shadow puppets
Pin the Tail on the Dino
Gift shop
Dino Bite Café
Gallery
3D egg display

Experiences like this bring learning to life for our pupils, and this is certainly a topic they will remember for many years to come. On top of some wonderful learning, the pupils were able to raise a marvellous £114.76 for Glasgow Children’s Hospital through the sale of hand-made souvenirs in the Gift Shop.

Tags Assembly, IDL, P2/3, Topic

Nursery New Intake

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date June 2, 2016

The Nursery New Intake Presentation is available for download from the file store, or by clicking below:

Nursery New Intake Presentation June 2016

Wear Yellow Walk

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date June 1, 2016

As you can tell, June is a really busy month at Rochsolloch Primary School! Today our P7 pupils were representing the school at the annual Wear Yellow Walk at Strathclyde Park.

The children collected sponsor money for St. Andrew’s Hospice ahead of taking part in the walk today. St Andrew’s Hospice employees have visited our school regularly in recent years, where the children have learned about the cost involved in providing the fantastic care offered to residents of Airdrie and neighbouring areas.

The class had a wonderful time in the incredible weather, retuning to school this afternoon proud and exhausted in equal measure!

Fantastic job P7.

Tags Charity, outdoor learning, P7, walking

Beat the Street

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date June 1, 2016

North Lanarkshire’s ‘Beat the Street’ competition comes to an end tonight, and it’s fair to say that the pupils of Rochsolloch Primary School really got involved in this initiative! We’ve been walking lots both in school and at home, and we must be fitter than ever!

Our pupils understand that, while it was a competition, ‘Beat the Street’ was designed to encourage families to be active, to enjoy exercise together, and to be responsible when travelling in our local environment.

This picture shows some of our school winners, who were awarded gift bags for a variety of reasons including:

Taking part in the challenge enthusiastically outside of school
Reporting broken Beat Boxes and keeping school staff up to date on responses
Committing to the spirit of the initiative both in and out of school
Being a role model for others during whole school walks

We are extremely proud of every pupil who has been active this month in supporting this initiative. Let’s hope the walking keeps up, even when the Beat Boxes disappear!

Tags Competition, walking

Topictastic Assembly!

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date June 1, 2016

P1S put on a wonderful Assembly this morning, all about their class topic: The Tobermory Cat.

The children spoke, sang and danced, while giving their audience the message that everyone is special, just the way they are!

It was incredible to see how far the children have come since starting school last August, and it was clear that they had really enjoyed their learning. The class were confident and happy, and were a credit to their teacher and too our school, as well as to their parents of course!

Well done P1 Stirling, we all really enjoyed ourselves this morning and we certainly think that you are every bit as special as The Tobermory Cat!

Tags Assembly, IDL, P1S, Topic

Nursery Class Update

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date June 1, 2016

Our Nursery Class is always extremely busy…have a look at what the girls and boys have been up to recently!

In the gallery below you can see a range of exciting learning experiences our children have been enjoying lately, including baking shortbread, investigating how germs are spread and even getting the train!

Looks like great fun!

Tags Nursery

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