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Sparks Inside Of Me

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date December 1, 2016

On Wednesday, P7 presented a terrific assembly, all about Electricity. The children have been studying the history of electricity in class with Miss Duncan, as well as taking part in several electricity based scientific experiments.

The assembly kicked off with a chilling rendition of a West End Musical hit before the pupils taught us all about what they have learned. The performance was eventually taken over by an eco-activist, who demanded that we think more carefully about the rate at which we use electricity.

“Enough is enough! Save our planet! Enough is enough! Save our Planet!”

As ever, our pupils made us very proud of them through the way they presented the immense amount of learning that has been taking place in their class. We all really enjoyed it boys and girls. Congratulations to the class and to Miss Duncan on a job well done!

Tags Assembly, Expressive Arts, IDL, P7, Science, Topic

That Festive Feeling…

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date December 1, 2016

There’s a real festive mood in the air at the moment here at Rochsolloch Primary! Our P1 Nativity rehearsals are in full swing, our school choir have been practising for their performance at the Christmas Fayre this weekend, and classes are beginning to work on their Christmas service performances.

On Monday, our pupils were treated to a marvellous pantomime, Dick Whittington, courtesy of M and M Productions.

http://www.magicoftheatre.com/

As you would expect, the children oohed and aahed as the performers entertained them with songs and action.

Tags Christmas, Pantomime

Guide Dogs for the Blind

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date November 23, 2016

Today at assembly we had the pleasure of being visited by Sam Hunter and his lovely dog, Kip, who were representing Guide Dogs for the Blind.

The pupils were mesmerised by the beautiful golden labrador as they were taught how guide dogs help improve the lives of those they work for.

Sam told us about how Kip helps look after him and keep him safe, especially when crossing roads or using public transport. Sam also explained how he looks after Kip, and gave us some interesting information on how guide dogs are trained. We learned that Sam also has a retired guide dog, Marco, who lives with him and Kip.

We also learned how Kip knows whether he’s working or not, which was fascinating!

Thank you so much for coming to visit, Sam and Kip…you are welcome back any time!

Tags Assembly

Mud Kitchen: The Official Grand Opening!

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date November 14, 2016

Last week, we held our long-awaited ‘Grand Opening’ of the Nursery Mud Kitchen. Therese Henry from North Lanarkshire Council and Mrs McLean, our Head Teacher had the honour of declaring the Mud Kitchen (Officially!) open for business!

Following the opening, there was a tea party with the children, including celebratory dancing! Our helpers were also sent home with mud mask favours as a token of our gratitude.

We would like to once again offer our sincere thanks to all adult helpers and staff who helped make this dream a reality!

Tags Nursery, outdoor learning

A Very Special Guest

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date November 9, 2016

We were visited today by a very special guest!

This month, our SHANARRI focus is ‘Achieving’ and to support our understanding of this concept, we were privileged to welcome Eilish McColgan to Rochsolloch Primary today. Eilish is a Scottish record holder and British Champion distance runner. She has also represented Scotland at 6 Commonwealth games, as well as Great Britain at 6 European Championships and 2 Olympic Games!

Eilish taught us a lot about hard work and dedication. She explained that although she loved running as a child, she didn’t win her first race until she was 18! Obviously her hard work paid off! Eilish encouraged our boys and girls to dream big and to never give up, which is a wonderfully positive message! Eilish also explained how taking part in sport was a great way to meet new people, and she showed us photos she had taken with two of the world’s most famous athletes: Usain Bolt and Mo Farah! Cool or what!?

We were delighted to welcome you into our school today Eilish, and we will be cheering for you at the next big competition!!!

Tags Achieving, Assembly, Health and Wellbeing, SHANARRI

Spooky Cookery!

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date November 7, 2016

On the 31st of October, we welcomed Marie-Clare from Chefs at Schools who took some of our classes for a cookery session, making ‘Spooky Healthy Treats.’

The pupils learned all about how to prepare food safely and hygienically as they made spooky-themed fruity treats. Yum yum!

Our children are often given the opportunity to prepare food as it is so important that we help them to develop this essential life skill!

We would like to thank Marie-Clare sincerely for providing our pupils with this terrific experience and we look forward to welcoming her back into school in the near future.

Tags HEALTHY, SHANARRI

P5 Morrisons Visit

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date November 7, 2016

On Tuesday 25th of October, Primary 5 and Mrs Munoz visited Morrisons as part of our ‘Healthy’ focus month. The children had an absolute blast as they were given a magnificent tour by members of staff.

The pupils visited numerous departments of the store, including the fishmonger, cheese counter and bakery. The children were even given the chance to scan some items through the tills!

Following the visit, P5 wrote letters of thanks to the Morissons staff with Mr Innes. From reading the letters, it was very clear that the pupils very much enjoyed their visit, learning a great deal in the process!

Tags HEALTHY, P5, SHANARRI

Learning About Sikhism

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date November 1, 2016

At last week’s assembly, we were very lucky to have a visit from Mr Singh and Mrs Kaur, who taught our whole school all about Sikhism, which is the world’s fifth largest religion.

The children learned about some of the main beliefs and practices of Sikhism. It is always fascinating to learn about a variety of cultures. Following the assembly, all of our P4-P7 pupils got class visits from Mr Singh and Mrs Kaur, who taught them more about the religion, answered questions, and showed off some turban wrapping skills. The children were also given the chance to try out some traditional Indian instruments.

Tags Assembly, R.M.E.

Let the Learning Begin!

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date October 10, 2016

Check out the gallery below showing our children enjoying their first learning adventure in our brand new Mud Kitchen! We are so excited to see the positive impact our Mud Kitchen will have on the learning of our boys and girls. As you can see, learning certainly is fun (if a little messy) in our Nursery!

Tags Nursery, outdoor learning

Operation Mud Kitchen Complete!

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date October 7, 2016

After a great deal of hard work, we are delighted to announce that our Nursery mud kitchen is now complete!

The children can stop peering out of those windows now and can actually get out and explore…the messier the better!

We would like to offer our sincere thanks to everybody who has helped make this dream project a reality. It was a magnificent team effort and we could not be any happier with the results!

Tags Nursery, outdoor learning, Parents as Partners

Making Progress with the Mud Kitchen!

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date October 4, 2016

It has been a very productive few days over at the Nursery! The sun has been kind to our parent helpers and nursery staff who have been working tirelessly on our brand new mud kitchen!

Excellent progress is being made but there are lots of jobs still to do! Thankfully, we have a wonderful team, who are toiling away with smiles on their faces!

Our boys and girls can’t help but keep peering out of the windows to see just what’s going on! With the kitchen itself arriving tomorrow, the excitement won’t let up any time soon. Let’s hope the sun doesn’t let up either!

Tags Nursery, outdoor learning, Parents as Partners

Handball Taster

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date September 28, 2016

Today at our School Assembly, the pupils were introduced to our new SHANARRI focus of ‘Healthy,’ which we will be looking at in detail over the coming month.

Our pupils were treated to a ‘Handball Taster Session’ NL Leisure representatives Kevin and Russell. The children were taught about the sport of handball before some lucky pupils were given the chance to have a go!

There was an excited buzz in the gymhall as the teams competed to see who could complete the most passes. Even watching was exhausting!

Tags Health and Wellbeing, HEALTHY, SHANARRI

Curriculum Evening

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date September 22, 2016

Last night we held our Curriculum Evening for the 2016/17 session. In response to demand, the theme of the evening was Literacy and English.

Staff and pupils presented examples of resources and activities and were on hand to answer questions from our parents.

PowerPoint presentations used by Mrs Hill, Mrs Paterson and Miss Duncan/Mr Innes will be available to download from the website in the coming days.

We would like to thank our parents and carers very much for attending and our staff for working so hard to prepare for the evening. We would also like to thank our parents and carers for providing us with feedback from the event in order to help us improve!

Special thanks of course to our pupil volunteers, who did us all proud as always, and were the real stars of the show!

Tags Literacy and English, Parents as Partners

Campus Superhero

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date September 21, 2016

At today’s Assembly, Millie and Kyle, our School Captain and Vice-Captain, held a press conference with our very own campus superhero, Mr Leckie!

Continuing with our theme of ‘Safe’, Mr Leckie was able to tell us all about how he helps to keep our school safe for us. Each class had prepared a question for Mr Leckie. Some of the questions included:

Is it hard looking after two schools?
What do you like most about your job?
How do you scare away all the seagulls!?
Do you miss working with Mr Armstrong?

Mr Leckie explained to us how much he enjoys his job. Even though he has to work very hard, for long hours, he told us that the smiling faces of the pupils he gets to see every day makes it all worthwhile!

We think you’re a Safety Superstar Mr Leckie, thank you for coming to visit our Assembly!

Tags Assembly, SHANARRI

Fairtrade Fruity Fun in P2/3

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date September 19, 2016

As 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.

Tags Fairtrade, Health and Wellbeing, IDL, P2/3

Infant Outdoor Learning

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date September 19, 2016

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:

Tags Nursery, outdoor learning, P1E, P1S, Science

A VIP Visit!

Post author By Mr Innes
Post date September 19, 2016

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!

Tags P1E, P1S, Safe, SHANARRI

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

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

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