Celebrating Success – Page 3 – BLACKFORD PRIMARY SCHOOL

Burns Speaking Competition

Well done to all our pupils who worked hard to learn a Burns or Scots poem.

The winner of the Blackford Burns Club Quaich is Jamie Walker, who’s recitation of Address to a Haggis was brilliant!

Runners up were Rachel Lynn & Aisha Zameer, and Scots Verse joint winners were Aethan Clark and Aisling Duffy.

Our other winnners this year are Jodie Robertson and Jacob Clark, with Finlay Yearsley and Georgia Leslie being worthy runners up.

All winners and runners up received a book with a Scottish theme, sponsored by Blackford Burns Club. We were delighted to have two members of the Club in school to judge the senior class.

We had a great Burns school lunch and were joined by former pupil Alec Sloan who piped for us, with Jamie Walker reciting the Address to a Haggis. It was a very special lunch, thoroughly enjoyed by both pupils and staff. Special thanks to our wonderful cook, Mrs Nicolson.

St Andrews Day

We were delighted to have been selected as a winner in the ScottishPower Pipe Band competition. Callum McKimmon, a piper from The ScottishPower Pipe Band came to school and played at our Ceilidh. The band is ranked number one in Scotland and second in the world. Pupils and staff had a brilliant afternoon – thank you Callum for entertaining us and answering all our questions. Thank you also to Abbi and Alanna who accompanied Callum for some of the tunes with their drumming skills.

SPONSOR MONEY TOTAL….

A staggering total of £865.50 was raised – this has exceeded our expectations by a long way! Thank you so much to everyone who has collected sponsor money and donated. We will keep you updated with news from Mrs Robertson on how the money is being spent when she returns from her trip.

THANK YOU!

Football Festival

Our football team took part in a football festival last Friday at Strathearn Campus. They came 3rd in their group – well done team! Thank you to parents who helped out with transport, it is very much appreciated.

Summer Reading Challenge

Congratulations to – Isla, Jacob, Nathan, Olivia, Aethan and Aisling – who successfully participated in this year’s Summer Reading Challenge. They were awarded with certificates and medals.

The Summer Reading Challenge is the biggest national reading initiative. The theme was Story Lab – a celebration of stories, fun and imagination. Auchterarder library ran the challenge throughout the summer holidays, with incentives, activities and events designed to create a real buzz around children’s reading. The challenge was to read six or more library books over the summer.

P6/7 Dalguise

P6/7 went to Dalguise and had lots of fun doing different activitys like Giant Swing ,Quad biking and raft buliding.

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