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Two special visitors, Richard and Anne from NSPCC, visited the school today. They worked with Primary 1-3 and then P6-7 pupils talking about Children’s Rights and Responsibilities.  The visitors commented on how well our pupils engaged in the discussions and activities.  Well done boys and girls.

Pupils from P5-7 have been taking part in a Health and Wellbeing Questionnaire this week.  This is part of a project North Lanarkshire Council are involved in to help determine the best way to support communities and plan for future multi-agency work across the whole authority.  The children who were taking part answered some questions online and were provided with a pair of headphones to use.  The children were really pleased when they found out they could take the headphones home to keep!

In the afternoon, the children who had achieved Silver and Gold had their extra playtime.  There was lots of children who achieved this and we had great fun playing with the new outdoor toys.

Next week is our Health Week.  We hope as many parents/carers as possible can come along to our Family Fitness Fun sessions on Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st February at 3pm.  We’d love to see you there with your child/ren.

Have a lovely weekend everyone – remember children can wear sports clothes all week as we engage in lots of fun activities to promote Healthly lifestyles.

I hope everyone enjoyed their time off this week for the mid-term break.  It was lovely to have all of the boys and girls back in school today and it was lovely to hear their stories about the holiday.  Some children had been lucky enough to go away for a short holiday while others just enjoyed relaxing at home or spending time with their families.

Over the holiday, the workmen have been very busy in our school and the children returned to find a lovely new carpet fitted in our main entrance and foyer.  It looks lovey and fresh – some of the children seemed to be under the impression that I had fitted it!

I enjoyed visiting two classes this morning – I was with P6/7 in the morning to join in with a literacy lesson and I was in P1/2 to share in their Taught Writing lesson after interval.  I was impressed with the hard work and focus of both classes.  In P1/2, I was pleased to see that all children are writing independently and had been using their learning from IDL topic ‘Lost and Found’ to influence their writing.

We had an early lunch break today as M&M Productions were coming to perform ‘Treasure Island’ for all of the boys and girls in P1-7.  It was a wonderful afternoon and the cast entertained us with songs, action, amazing sets and costumes and a very exciting story.  P6/7 got a ‘backstage’ workshop afterwards – the teachers even had to do a bit of acting!

After school, I was leading the P5-7 Cross Country Club.  We did lots of different warm ups, timed trials, relay and interval training exercised to build up stamin and endurance.  I was impressed with the effort of all – don’t forget your kit next week everyone.

Tomorrow, P1-3 and P6-7 will take part in workshops delivered by NSPCC all about Child Safety.  Don’t forget our Health Week starts on Monday and pupils may wear casual clothes for the whole week.

Today was an amazing day at Stane Primary School and one I will remember for a long time.

After weeks of preparation, the children’s art work was finally ready to be showcased at our first ever ‘Art Exhibition’.

The children had worked so hard during #staneartfortnight to create canvases, framed work, pieces of writing, artist fact-files and even a trailer for a video.  Many members of staff worked late on Thursday to make sure the hall looked amazing – I was very grateful for everyone who pitched in.  The hall looked amazing – full of colour, pattern and design!

The atmosphere during the event was wonderful – thank you to all of our parents, families and visitors who came along and took the time to look closely at the pieces and read the information.

All of the classes got the chance to visit the gallery during the day too – they were so excited to spot a little sticker on their art work which let them know it had been sold.  If you didn’t get a chance to purchase your child’s work, don’t worry – you can send the money in next week!

The P6/7 guides did a great job of showing guests around and helping with the sales of the art work – many of our guests commented on their maturity, excellent behaviour and positive attitude.  I was very proud of them.

I was delighted that Ms. Cameron, Continuous Improvement Officer from NLC, was able to attend in the afternoon.  She commented on the impact of the exhibits as well as the creativity and hard work of the pupils.

I would like to say thank everyone who visited and to those who purchased some art work.  I’d also like to thank the parents and grandparents who donated home-baking or treats for the refreshment table. From the feedback we received, it’s safe to say the event was a huge success:

We had two events running today to involve parents/carers in the life of our school.  All of the schools and nurseries in Shotts and Allanton had worked together to host a ‘Transition to Primary 1’ workshop for parents/carers whose children will start school in August 2017.

Over the past months, Mrs. Linfoot has been liaising with staff from Dykehead, Allanton, St. Patrick’s and Shotts Family Learning Centre to plan and develop the workshop which took place at Calderhead High School.

Therese Henery, CIO for Early Learning and Childcare opened the event with some excellent remarks about the importance of getting transition right for our young people.  She also commented on the fact that our event was ‘Sector Leading’ and was a model that could be rolled out to other localities – praise indeed.

It was a wonderful event and a lovely opportunity for parents/carer across the community to come together to learn about Primary 1 in North Lanarkshire schools and hear from some of our partner agencies too.

Thank you to the staff and colleagued involved in the success of the day and also to the parents/carers and families who were able to attend.  The feedback for this event also showed how well it was received by the participants:

As I said, today has really been one to remember – two excellent examples of our community working together in partnership for the benefit of our children!

Don’t forget that Stane Primary and Nursery Class is closed to pupils on Monday 13th, Tuesday 14th and Wednesday 15th February 2017.  Enjoy the long weekend.

I was in and out of school all day today as I had to attend various meetings.

I was working with Mr. Robertson, Head Teacher at Calderhead High School, and some of the other Head Teachers from the cluster to look at the assessment data for maths from P7 to S6.  We discussed our ideas to strengthen the links between primary and secondary in terms of maths assessment to ensure the best transition for our pupils.  I will keep you informed of our progress in coming weeks.

Since I took up post at Stane Primary, I have been liaising with the local authority to try to improve the safety in and around our car park and nursery entrance.  I am pleased to inform you that I have finally had confirmation that a pedestrian walkway will be created in front of the school and a new pedestrian gate with zebra crossing to allow safe passageway to the Main Entrance and Nursery will be built. This work should begin in the next couple of weeks. Thank you to our Parent Council who have assisted in getting this work approved.

After school today, lots of the staff stayed a little later than normal to help set up our Art Exhibition for tomorrow.  It looks AMAZING – we hope you can join us to see the work and hopefully purchase your child’s art.

Also, for August P1 parents, don’t forget that we are taking part in the Shotts Transition workshop at Calderhead High School between 10am and 11.30am.  We hope all of our parents for August 2017 can attend.

A quick reminder:  school and nursery are closed on Monday 13th and Tuesday 14th February to all and Wednesday 15th February for pupils.