Rochsolloch Primary School and Nursery ClassAs part of a learning journey set in Africa, P2/3 have been learning about Fairtrade produce through their ‘Handa’s Surprise’ topic. As you can see from the gallery, the pupils have been making fruit kebabs with chocolate, after learning how and where cocoa is grown.
The class also wrote to Cadbury’s to ask them about their chocolate making process.
At Rochsolloch Primary School, we pride ourselves on using Outdoor Learning Experiences to encourage our pupils to develop a sense of connectedness with nature and to our local environment.
Our Nursery and P1 pupils were visited by ‘Zoo Lab’ as part of our Minibeasts transition topic, where they were able to learn about and handle a variety of creepy crawlies, including giant snails and snakes!
Our P1 classes also visited Brownsburn Local Nature Reserve, where they were taken on a guided nature walk by Jackie, our local Countryside Ranger.
Take a look at our zoo lab gallery!
Zoo Lab:
In keeping with the theme of SAFE, Primary 1 pupils were visited by Ross, everyone’s favourite Crossing Guard! Ross explained his job to the pupils and then happily answered all of their questions!
Ross carries our such an important job in our school community and prides himself on keeping us safe as we journey to and from school.
Thanks Ross…we all think you’re awesome!
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/ .
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!
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!
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!
Please note that the School newsletter for September can now be downloaded from the Newsletter page.
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.
Please note that the Nursery newsletter for September can now be downloaded from the Newsletters Page.
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!
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.
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:
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!
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!
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!
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!
Check out our professional snaps from the Nursery Sports Day (a.m. class)!
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:
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!
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).
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.
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