School Blog – Page 25 – Stane Primary School and Nursery Class

What’s on Week Beginning 16th November 2015

School Photographs

We are really pleased with the quality of the school photographs and hope you are too. Orders must be returned by Friday 20th Nov 2015 to guarantee delivery by Christmas.

Pantomime Money

The deadline for this to be paid was 13^th November 2015. Please contact the school if you have not paid but still want your child(ren) to attend.

Monday 16^th November 2015

Inservice Day. School and nursery closed to pupils.

Tuesday 17^th November 2015

9.00am-12.00pm: Jean-Baptiste Monchalin, the French Language Assistant from Calderhead High will be in school as part of the Primary/Secondary support programme.
9.00am-12.00pm: Mr. Clark at Early Years Collaborative Meeting
11.30am-12.00pm: P5 Kodaly with Mrs. McGregor.
1.30pm-2.30pm: Mr. Clark and Mrs. Scott at Transition Meeting.
3.00pm-4.15pm: Cross-Country Running Club with Mr. Clark

Wednesday 18^th November 2015

9.45am-10.15am: Celebrating Success Assembly.
10.15am-10.30am: Tea with Mr. Clark for Pupils of the Week for the last fortnight.
11.00am-12.00pm: Miss Cunningham in school to work with P6/7 on the Young Sports Leaders programme.
3.00pm-4.15pm: P5-7 Carpet Bowls After School Club (Gym Hall).

Thursday 19^th November 2015

10.00am-11.30am: Cross country running trials at Shotts Community Centre for P5-7 pupils in Cross Country Team. Mr. Clark accompanying.
11.00am-12.00pm: Nursery and P1 and P2 transition play session in Open Area.
3.00pm-4.15pm: P4-7 Football After School Club (Gym Hall)

Friday 20^th November 2015

9.00am-3.15pm: Mrs. Linfoot attending Solihull Training Part 2 all day.
2.15pm-2.45pm: Golden Time in classes.

November in-service day

Monday 16th November is a staff inservice day. School and nursery will be closed to all pupils.

The teaching staff will be attending training about Science in the morning and then on Action Research in the afternoon.

The nursery staff will be at a course all about Building the Ambition in the morning and then GIRFEC in the afternoon.

Classes resume as normal on Tuesday 17th November 2015.

Autumn Learning in the Nursery

Recently the boys and girls had been learning about Autumn. The children learned that Autumn was when all the leaves would fall off the trees along with, twigs and chestnuts!

The boys and girls got all suited up in waterproofs and wellies to go on an Autumn walk. We found brown, red and green leaves, along with chestnuts and twigs! The children enjoyed throwing the leaves up and crunching through all the piles of fallen leaves.

Seasonal Change

The boys and girls from Primary 3 have been using their observational skills this week, to help them to write an explanation genre in taught writing.

They explored how the Scottish weather affects the behaviour of trees.

Mia was able to explain that ” trees drop their leaves and seal the spots where the leaves have been”.

Teighan could write an explanation about why the trees seal the spot, where the leaves have been attached.

Sophie further explained that they do this so that fluid cannot flow out of the leaves and this causes the leaves to fall. The falling of the leaves helps the tree to survive the cold air of Winter.

What’s on Week Beginning 9th November 2015

General Information

Bowls After School Club

The local bowling club have offered to run an after school club for P5-7 pupils on a Wednesday. This will start next week. Letters about it will be issued this week.

Work Experience Pupil

An S4 pupil from St. Aidan’s HS will be in school this week for work experience. She will shadow the Classroom Assistants, giving her an opportunity to work in all areas of the school.

Monday 9th November 2015

1.30pm-3.00pm: Mrs. McLean will be attending a course and Mrs. Scott will teach P2.
3.00pm-4.15pm: P1-3 Fun Fitness After School Club (S6 Peer Coaches and Mrs. Kean) in the gym hall. Kit and water required.
3.00pm-4.15pm: P1-3 Art and Craft After School Club (Mrs. McGurk and Mis Kean) in Open Area.

Tuesday 10th November 2015

3.00pm-4.15pm: P4-7 Cross Country After School Club (Mr. Clark) in Hall.

Wednesday 11th November 2015

10.45am-11.15am: Remembrance Assembly
1.30pm-3.00pm: Mr Clark attending Raising Attainment Meeting

Thursday 12th November 2015

PLEASE NOTE: The football after school club is cancelled this week.

3.00pm-8.30pm: Parent Teacher Consultation Meetings (in Hall). Appointments for P4/5 pupils will be scheduled soon.

Friday 13th November 2015

Mrs. Linfoot at Solihull Training all day.
9.00am-12.30pm: Mrs. Inglis, community volunteer working with P3 then P1/2 today.
1.30pm-2.30pm: P6/7 Shotts Friendly Football Leauge at Calderhead (Mrs. Pollock accompanying).
2.15pm.2.45pm: Golden Time in classes.

October Non-uniform Day (in November!)

Don’t forget that tomorrow (6th November 2015) is the date of the next non-uniform day. This would have been last week for October, but was held back due to the junior department’s assembly.

£1 per pupils, with all proceeds going towards our ongoing School Improvement Fund.

Thank you!

Guy Fawkes Day fun in the Nursery

The children in the nursery have all been very excited today about seeing fireworks tonight. The children all had a discussion about where they were going or what colours might light up the sky tonight and of course they discussed how to stay safe tonight with the fireworks; staying wrapped up, having gloves on, keeping sparklers away from their face and staying far away from the firework displays!

With all the excitement about fireworks, the children had the chance to create their very own firework pictures. The children used glitter paint and a variety of utensils to replicate the fireworks exploding in the sky. The boys and girls also created their own rockets using collage and discussed what sounds the rockets would make. The children had the opportunity to participate in a science experiment. Using a plate of milk, dropping in 3 different colours of food colouring and holding a straw in the middle with a little bit of washing up liquid on the end of it, created the illusion of fireworks on a plate.

Brain Training

The boys and girls have been training their brain recently. They have been playing a memory game called Witches Soup. Each child had to choose a disgusting ingredient to make a pot of soup. The game got more difficult as it progressed because the children had to recall and recite prior ingredients.

Playing these types of games helps the children to improve their attention skills which can lead to successful learning.

JRSO and the CO-OP

The Co-op visited the boys and girls from Primary 1 and Primary 1/2 last week. The children listened to a talk on road safety and created a colouring sheet, to help remind them to wear bright colours, so that they can be seen. This is extremely important , especially with the darker nights drawing in.

Here are some of the pictures, taken by the JRSO Safety Officers.

Nursery Halloween Fun

The Nursery boys and girls had lots of fun taking part in various Halloween themed activities. They had fun helping scoop out the inside of a pumpkin and then they carved it. The children dressed up as witches and created their own spells. On Friday the children came to Nursery in their Halloween costumes, where they had lots of fun making cakes, playing games and dancing, followed with a yummy snack. Some family and friends then came to Nursery to hear the children sing their Halloween songs.