Well done to everyone for receiving an award at our Primary 4 Assembly today! You have all worked so hard this year and we have enjoyed lots of fun and many achievements. Thank you all, for trying hard, behaving well and making Primary 4 a fantastic place to be! đ
Remember to put your tie pins on to show off all our wonderful achievements!
 
On Friday, we had a fantastic day taking part in lots of  different activities. To begin with we started off at the Micro Fitness, where we got to try lots of new equipment like spin bikes, treadmills, cross trainers and rowing machines. It was great fun but hard work too!
After the Micro Fitness we went to the disco. The music was great and we had a fabulous time dancing with everyone!
Our next activity was the bouncy castle. We all had a fantastic time jumping about!
After break, we visited the potted sports area where we took part in football shootout, hockey dribble, basketball shootout and beanbag throw. We all  tried really hard to earn some points for our house!
After the potted sports, we took part in some football training activities led by a coach from Colts F.C. We all enjoyed learning some new skills!
In the afternoon we took part in orienteering. We worked in a group to find clues and come up with a secret message. We all had great fun trying to find the clues and solve the code!Â
Finally, we took part in a scavenger hunt to find a variety of things in the Nature Garden. We enjoyed exploring outside and had fun trying to find a four leaf clover!!
We are now on our way back from a very busy day in Edinburgh! We have all had a fabulous time and the sun was shining all the way through!Â
Now to have a wee snooze on the bus on the way home!Â
The next stop on our Edinburgh trip was Mary King’s Close! We learned more facts about Mary King’s Close and got to see what it was like to live underground in Edinburgh…it was very dark and smelly!
‘It was very scary!’ – XanderÂ
‘It wasn’t as creepy as I thought it would be!’ – Jade
‘I don’t think it was scary, it was really fun!’ Liam
We have arrived on our Greyfriars Bobby Tour! We are learning lots of new facts from our tour guide James Douglas! We even got to see the grave and statue of Greyfriars Bobby!Â
It’s finally here! We are on our way to Edinburgh, we are so excited and cannot wait to get there!!
We are very excited about our school trip to Edinburgh tomorrow! In the morning we are looking forward to visiting Greyfriars Bobby and in the afternoon we will be going on a spooky tour of Mary Kingâs Close! We learned lots about these places during our Edinburgh topic and now we cannot wait to visit them in real life!
The forecast is looking good for tomorrow and the sun is expected to be shining so please put on some sun cream before you come to school.
Please remember to bring a packed lunch in a disposable bag so it can be thrown away when you are finished.
Hopefully, there will be an opportunity to visit the gift shop at Mary Kingâs Close so if you wish to buy something please bring some money â no more than ÂŁ5.
You can come to school dressed down for the trip. We will be doing a lot of walking so please come wearing some comfortable footwear.
Finally, we are hoping to return to school at 3pm, traffic allowing! However, if we expect to be late we will contact the school as soon as we can and parents will receive a text message with an approximate return time.
Today we were invited to Abronhill Library to find out about the 2015 Record Breakers Reading Challenge! The theme of the day was Record Breakers and we heard three stories narrated by Fergus and Ron of Mac-A-Story.
The first story was about Finn McCool who was a Knight in golden armour and needed helpers to assist him on his adventure to defeat the giant and reclaim stolen goods. In total he had seven helpers. Jody was the light fingered thief who helped to capture the goods and Dominic was the best archer in the land who shot the giant to defeat him!
The next story was about Atlantis who was a Princess who the fastest runner in the land. Nobody was able to defeat her.
The final story was about Thor, the God of Thunder who was the strongest person in the world. Christian was very lucky to be chosen as Thor and did a great job acting out each part of the story!
We are very excited to be taking part in the Record Breakers Challenge – if we want to take part we have to complete the registration card and return it to school tomorrow. The challenge is to read six books during the summer holidays.
Click the picture to find out more information.
‘I enjoyed hearing the stories and I would like to break some records!’ – Mariana
‘There were thousands of books in the library and the show was very funny!’ – Joshua
‘The show was really fun. I also got to see some friends from another school.’ – Beth
‘I enjoyed taking part in the songs and dances, they were fun!’ – Holly
‘I really hope we can beat the Record Breaker Challenge!’ – Megan C
‘I am looking forward to doing the challenge – I hope we break the record.’ – Megan R
‘It was hilarious and I had a brilliant time! I hope we break the record in the challenge, I’m very excited!’ – Jack Sm
As you know the whole school are busy rehearsing for the summer show. The Primary 4 pupils are playing orphans from the Whitelees Orphanage and, if possible, are required to wear scruffy clothes and bring in dusters or cleaning utensils.  Emma K is an NYC girl and, if possible, should wear party clothes. Our dress rehearsal is next Monday but we would be very happy if pupils could start bringing these items in as soon as possible and they can be stored in the classroom.
