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JRSO Conference

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date September 19, 2016

Our newly-appointed Junior Road Safety Officers attended a conference recently with Mrs Booth, where they learned about the important of their new roles. The children were also given hints and tips on speaking in front of large groups of people, something that will come in very handy this year as they present to the pupils of our school.

These pupils will be helping to keep road safety in the minds of all of our pupils as we continue to work on keeping safe in our community.

If you’d like to learn more about the work of the Junior Road Safety Officers, you can visit http://www.jrso.com/ .

Tags JRSO

Special Visitors

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date September 19, 2016

Each month, we focus on one of the ‘SHANARRI Indicators.’ This month, we have focused on ‘SAFE’ and our pupils have been learning a lot in class and at Assembly about keeping safe.

During some Pupil Consultation, our children asked for a visit from our local fire service. Mrs McCulloch organised this for our pupils and last week three terrific firefighters, Tony, Liz and Willie, came to speak to the whole school at Assembly, where they explained the finer details of their jobs, and also answered questions our classes had prepared for them.

The fire engine was parked in our school playground so that all of our pupils could have a closer look, with a few lucky classes getting a full tour!

We were delighted to welcome these special visitors to our school and Mrs McCulloch was over the moon to receive an e-mail from our visitors who praised our children’s behaviour and manners, while also saying that they were made to feel like celebrities while visiting RPS!

Thank you so much for paying us a visit…we’ll see you again soon!

Tags Assembly, P2/3, P3, P3/4, Pupil Voice, Safe, SHANARRI

Happy Retirement Mrs Somers!

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date September 19, 2016

Last week, we said a tearful goodbye to Mrs Somers who is has retired after forty years of working!

Mrs Somers has been a fantastic member of our staff team and is universally loved by staff and children alike.

Mrs Somers, we will miss your sunny disposition, your infectious laughter, your genuine personality, and the sweet tuneful sound of your guitar.

You have given your all for the young people at Rochsolloch Nursery Class, and for countless more children over the years. We would like to sincerely thank you, and wish you a happy retirement. Don’t miss us too much!

Tags Nursery

Real-life Learning

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date September 19, 2016

Several of our classes have been learning about Mapping and Coordinates during Numeracy and Maths lessons this term. P7 have extended their map reading skills by taking part in orienteering sessions around the school grounds.

The class have enjoyed their lessons so far and have clearly been able to see how what they learn in class can be useful in the real world!

Tags IDL, Numeracy and Mathematics, outdoor learning, Outdoor P.E., P7

Mud Kitchen Mood Board

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date September 1, 2016

Over the next few days, our ‘Mud Kitchen Mood Board’ will be going up in the Nursery foyer. We are really keen to create a Mud Kitchen for our children to use during outdoor play but parents, grannys, grandads, we need your help! Do you remember how much fun it is playing in the dirt!? Do you have a few hours to spare? Can you help us source some of the equipment we need?

Read our latest Newsletter for full details or have a chat with a member of our Nursery team.

Tags Nursery, outdoor learning, Parents as Partners

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date September 1, 2016

Please note that the Nursery newsletter for September can now be downloaded from the Newsletters Page.

Tags Nursery

Welcome Back!

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date August 16, 2016

All the staff here at Rochsolloch Primary School and Nursery Class would like to welcome our children back for the new session, with an extra special welcome to those who are joining us for the first time!

We are looking forward to having a successful year together!

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.

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