Stane Primary School and Nursery Class
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It has unfortunately come to the end of Micro-Tyco.
Primary 5/6 & 6/7 have truly enjoyed this lovely project.
We have made the staggering amount of…
Everybody has helped us. Thank you for all of your support!
All of this money goes to childrens’ charities through micro-tyco!
In memorial of this months challenge, here are some pictures of the pupils working hard and their creations:
On Friday the 26th of February 2016, P5/6 & 6/7 are going to hold a class assembly at 9.30am.
Parents and Carers are welcome to come along and watch the show.
The pupils in P5/6 & 6/7 have been working very hard.
P5/6 & 6/7 have been participating in Micro-Tyco.
We would like to thank you for the support at our jumble sale.
We have made a lot of money which makes a big difference.
During this week we aim to make more!
One lunchtime we sold paper aeroplanes. It was really successful! We are going to sell them again one lunchtime this week. They are only 30p!
We are organising another Recycled Boot Sale after our assembly so be sure to come and have a look!
We still have amazing goods and books left for you to buy!
Remember, world book day is just around the corner!
As a bonus, we are holding a guess the teddy bear’s name competition. Only one pupil will win. It is a raffle and you have to try and guess the teddy bear’s name.
It’s only 50p a guess! The winner gets a wonderful teddy and an Easter Egg!
All money goes to charity! So while you have fun you are also helping others in need!
We will also announce the winner at assembly.
This week each pupil is being given the opportunity to design an Eco related poster.
There will be three winners – One for p1/2 and P2
One for p3 and p4/5
One for p5/6 and p6/7
We look forward to seeing all of you at our sales!
Please come along, relax and enjoy our assembly!
Watch this space for more information…
This week’s lunch menu:
Fairtrade/Eco Week
This week the whole school will be focussing on Fairtrade and Eco activities, organised by P6/7 and P5/6. Children will be outdoors at times throughout the week, helping to tidy the school grounds. Suitable footwear and jackets should be worn every day.
The week will be concluded by P5/6 and 6/7’s class assembly which parents/relatives of children in these classes are invited to attend.
Monday 22nd February 2016
Tuesday 23rd February 2016
Wednesday 24th February 2016
Thursday 25th February 2016
Friday 26th February 2016
Today the boys and girls at the nursery met a new friend. His name was Kevin and he was here to give us a little taster of some football skills. The children really enjoyed playing ‘Tunnel Tig’ and ‘Treasure Island’ to warm their bodies up ready to play football. Once we were all warmed up, we took turns to go into different coloured teams, all taking a turn of being the goal keeper. The children tried really hard not to let the opposing team score any goals, while trying to get some goals in themselves! All the children had a great time and really showed off their great football skills!
We have been learning about the traditions and customs that are associated with Chinese New Year. The children learned that Chinese New Year each year is celebrated with a different animal, this year being the year of the ‘Monkey’. The boys and girls had fun finding out what animal they would be, then making a mask of the animal they were. We also learned a simple Chinese song and practised the ‘Dragon Dance’! Some children even tried to copy some simple chinese writing, which they were super at and then got some coloured card, pens and scissors and made their very own lantern. After all this hard work, there was a well deserved taster of a Chinese snack; noodles, spring rolls and prawn crackers, which was yummy!
World Book Day 2016 is fast approaching, so the time has come to start thinking about which character we will come to school dressed as!
On Thursday 3rd March 2016, we will be celebrating World Book Day in the school and nursery. All staff and pupils are invited to dress up as a favourite character from a book on the day. Prizes will be awarded for the most original outfit from each class.
Lots of ideas and inspiration for simple to create costumes can be found on the WBD website at www.worldbookday.com.
During the day, all the children in the school and nursery will be involved in listening to stories read by different members of staff around the school. This promotes reading together and reading for enjoyment and has proved a popular activity in the past!
We will also be holding a ‘Book Swap’ on World Book Day. All pupils can bring in one book from home (in excellent condition) which they can swap for a different book to take home with them! More details on the arrangements for this will follow.
General Information
This week’s lunch menu:
M&M Theatre Production
As a special treat, the children in P1-7 will enjoy a performance of ‘The Little Princess’ performed by the wonderful M&M Theatre Company. This will take place in the school gym hall from 1pm. The school will meet the cost of this.
To allow the performance to start on time, lunchtime will be earlier on Monday (12pm-12.45pm).
Valentine’s Disco
The Parent Council Valentine’s Disco will take place on Tuesday 16th February in the gym hall.
P6 Enterprise
The P6 Enterprise Group will hold their ‘Ice Cream’ initiative this week. They will take orders in the morning and deliver ice-cream after lunchtime. (On Monday, it will be delivered after interval due to the theatre visit)
Children can order:
Rugby After School Club (Monday)
This club is cancelled this week as the coach is unavailable.
Nursery Football Taster Sessions:
Active Schools are delivering Mini-nippers Football Taster sessions on Tuesday (9.15am-10am and 1.15pm-2pm).
SSPCA Visit
Staff from SSPCA visit primary schools every year to deliver workshops on animal safety/prevention of cruelty to animals. This will take place this Thursday at the following times:
P6/7: 9.30am-10.30am
P1-3 11am-11.30am (Gym Hall)
11.30am-12.30pm P4/5 (or as soon as possible following return from swimming).
1.20pm-2.20pm P5/6
Monday 15th February 2016
Wednesday 17th February 2016
Thursday 18th February 2016
Friday 19th February 2016
We would just like to say thank you to everyone who brought in toys, books and other goods for our Micro Tyco recycle boot sale.. We are all really grateful for your kindness and generosity. It is deeply appreciated. Everything you have brought in has been used in our sale to raise money. That money will then go to the worlds poorest people to help them get a loan and get out of poverty. Everyone was so excited about the sale. The school, Micro Tyco and the worlds poorest people are all so thankful. In total today we raised £138.50! We have another two weeks of our Micro Tyco challenge so please keep watching this space for more information about what is happening next and the progress we continue to make..
This afternoon the PM nursery children joined up with the P1’s and 2’s to continue their shared learning.
We have all been enjoying learning opportunities linked to a story called ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Picnic.’ In the story, the main character Mr Grinling does not have a very healthy lifestyle, and eats far too much unhealthy food! Our boys and girls worked together in groups to learn about healthier options that Mr Grinling could enjoy on his picnic!
We made some fruit smoothies, some caterpillar fruit kebabs, some strawberry mice and some healthy wraps. The boys and girls enjoyed making the different healthy snacks…and enjoyed tasting them even more!
It was great to see how confident our nursery children now are when working in the primary school environment. The staff were delighted with the fantastic work from the children today, well done!
The Primary 6 Enterprise Club have been working hard to raise money for the annual trip to The Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh Playhouse and a restaurant. The children have come up with a lot of good fund-raising ideas.
Starting on Monday 15th February, Primary 6 will be opening their very own Stane Ice Cream Factory for one week only!
Pupils will be able to order ice cream first thing each morning and it will be delivered to them straight after lunch.
Children can choose:
We look forward to opening The Stane Ice Cream Factory!
Mrs McLean, Miss Tiffney and the Primary 6 Enterprise Club
