Primary 1-3 enjoyed their snowball madness after school session. I think they enjoyed aiming at the teachers a bit too much!
Primary 4-5 then had their turn on Wednesday. Some fantastic throwing arms in this group!
Finally primary 6 and 7 engaged in the snowball madness. Plenty of fun and games. Especially the slow motion, left arms only and pupils vs teacher rounds!!
Active – Article 31: You have the right to play and rest.
Primary 7 and 6/7 are learning about green spaces to exercise and play in. They considered what places are safe in and around the school and the areas where they live. We thought how this would impact on our Outright mascot Paddington, we considered his home in Peru, comparing it to London.
Active – Article 24:
You have the right to the best health care possible, safe water to drink, nutritious food, a clean and safe environment, and information to help you stay well.
Primary 7s shared their favourite memories, top tips and enjoyed photos and videos from their residential weekend.
Here are some slide shows.
Achieving – Article 29: Your education should help you use and develop your talents and abilities. It should also help you learn to live peacefully, protect the environment and respect other people.
Pupils participated in the clean air quiz as part of the house assembly. They thought about the statement and answered true or false to each one.
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Article 6: You have the right to be alive.
Article 12: You have the right to give your opinion, and for adults to listen and take it seriously.
Article 17: You have the right to get information that is important to your well-being, from radio, newspaper, books, computers and other sources. Adults should make sure that the information you are getting is not harmful, and help you find and understand the information you need.
Article 24: You have the right to the best health care possible, safe water to drink, nutritious food, a clean and safe environment, and information to help you stay well.
Article 29: Your education should help you use and develop your talents and abilities. It should also help you learn to live peacefully, protect the environment and respect other people.
During the school nativity performance staff at Woodlands Primary School wore fancy socks or slippers for the charity CHAS. We managed to raise an amazing £250. We’d like to say a massive thank you to staff and parents for their kind donations.
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Article 1 – Everyone under 18 has these rights.
Article 2 – All children have these rights, no matter who they are, where they live, what their parents do, what language they speak, what their religion is, whether they are a boy or girl, what their culture is, whether they have a disability, whether they are rich or poor. No child should be treated unfairly on any basis.
Wow, we’d like to say a massive thank you for the foodbank donations given on Christmas Jumper Day. 10 massive boxes of goodies to share with families in our community.
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Article 24 – You have the right to the best health care possible, safe water to drink, nutritious food, a clean and safe environment, and information to help you stay well.
Woodlands Primary School organised our first Christmas Cinema.
First children selected their all time favourite Christmas movies. We then voted and narrowed them down to 5.
Children enjoyed a hotdog, popcorn and a drink while enjoying a Christmas film of their choice.
Active – Article 12: You have the right to give your opinion, and for
adults to listen and take it seriously.
The Eco committee’s assembly was fantastic today. It explained what we can do as a school to reduce lots of waste, from water, litter, energy and food. The committee created videos showing us what we need to do and even had a fantastic Eco wastebuster rap!
Active – Article 24: You have the right to the best health care possible, safe water to drink, nutritious food, a clean and safe environment, and information to help you stay well.
As part of the outright campaign primary 5-7 have been creating posters with facts, examples and top tips to help protect the environment.
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Article 12: You have the right to give your opinion, and for adults to listen and take it seriously.
Article 24: You have the right to the best health care possible, safe water to drink, nutritious food, a clean and safe environment, and information to help you stay well.
As part of the outright campaign primary 5-7 have been drafting letters to the Scottish Government. Explaining what they’ve learned and asking what the Scottish Government is doing to help protect the environment.
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Article 12: You have the right to give your opinion, and for adults to listen and take it seriously.
Article 24: You have the right to the best health care possible, safe water to drink, nutritious food, a clean and safe environment, and information to help you stay well.
