All posts by Karen Ewing

P6- Visit to Scotland Street School

On Thursday 21st March, Primary 6 went to Scotland Street School. Our topic in term 2 was the Victorian era and we enjoyed learning about all the happenings between 1837 and 1901.

We travelled by bus; it took us 30 minutes. When we got there we had some time to play with Victorian playground toys and explore the different rooms. After lunch, Primary 6 were split into two groups: boys and girls. The children were given costumes – waistcoats and collars for the boys; girls had white tunics. They were lined up in straight lines from smallest to tallest and had to use their arms to make sure they were in a straight line with equal spaces between them.

The teacher assigned the children seats. She was very strict and stern looking and spoke in a deep and threatening tone. The children had to stand up when she spoke to tem and call her Miss.

The children were asked to recite their times tables. Following this they did a mental maths test using slates and crayons, and then a spelling test. The tension could have been cut with a knife. The children had to copy out words in Copperplate writing using ink, a blotting sheet and fountain pens. It was quite tricky to use these pens without smudging or making a blot. Left handed people were not allowed to use their left hand in Victorian days but the teacher allowed them to.

After about an hour the teacher rang the bell and transformed into a modern day teacher – everyone was so relieved!

Keeping safe online

Yesterday we had a very enjoyable and informative performance from the Hopscotch Theatre Company about being cyber safe.

Cyberbuddy taught us how to be S.M.A.R.T while online. The children were fully engaged throughout the whole performance and learned some very valuable lessons on the importance of being safe online.

 

Head Teacher for a Day

Our children have researched various jobs and prepared a short speech about a job that they would like to do. Each class was asked to vote for the talk they found most interesting and engaging. Our class winners  presented their talks to the whole school and the overall winner was James Docherty in P6/7, who would like to be a detective. Yesterday, James had the opportunity to be our Head Teacher for the day.

I think you’ll agree that he looks very comfortable in that chair! James did a great job and very kindly announced that we could have an extra 5 minutes break!

Here are all of our  class winners:

 

International Day – Friday 29th March

On Friday 29th March, we are celebrating an international day to raise money for Cancer Research UK. Children can pay £1 (£2 per family) to come in dressed in clothes from a country of their choice. Alternatively they can wear a small symbol representing the country of their choice. For example, a thistle, piece of tartan, sombrero, a small picture of a flag using face paints. There will also be competitions held on the day and they can choose which of these they would like to enter for 50p each. The competitions are:

  • A rock, paper, scissors tournament (originated in China)
  • Guess how many sweets are in the jar ( invented by a Hungarian)
  • Enter a drawing competition using pencils ( first created in English)

The Fundraising Group

“Chicks away”

Our new chicks have gone to a new home. They have settled in well to their new surroundings at Mrs Ewing’s. They are very happy in their new cage looking at the  drawings that some of the P1/2’s girls made for them.

Here are some other new arrivals at Mrs Ewing’s.

Fairtrade coffee morning

Fairtrade Coffee Morning

As St Peter’s is a Fairtade school we will be hosting a Fairtrade coffee morning on Friday 15th March. This will take place in the dinner hall from 9.30 – 10.30am.  We would like to invite parents along to support our event. If anyone would like to donate Fairtrade baking for this we would be extremely grateful.

Many thanks for your continued support.

Register your infant for school session 2019/2010

Children who reach 5 years of age between 1 March 2019 and 29 February 2020 inclusive should be registered for education in their catchment school as follows:

  • Pupils whose surnames begin with the letters A – L should be registered on Wednesday 16 January 2019
  • Pupils whose surnames begin with the letters M – Z should be registered on Thursday 17 January 2019

Registration will take place between 1pm – 3pm on those dates.

Parents should produce their child’s birth certificate and two proofs of residence which must include:

  • Council Tax notice for your property or proof that you have registered for Council Tax at that property, and
  • a letter from your solicitor confirming that missives have been concluded or a rent book for rented property, tenancy agreement or mortgage/bank statement.

For more information see: http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/article/3554/Sending-your-child-to-school

St Peter’s Staff Panto

Today we were treated to the first ever performance of a Staff Panto . Some of our staff performed a specially written sketch from Pinocchio. By the children’s reaction, I think they thoroughly enjoyed it. Who knew what budding actors we have !

A special thank you to Ruaridh Forde for the great script.

Here is our cast:

 

P3/4 – Visit to Glasgow Airport

P3/4 have been working on an new topic about Airports. On Monday 17th December, they visited Glasgow Airport. Loganair arranged a fun filled and exciting day which included a visit to check-in and a journey through security where the children had a chance to guess what was in the bag as it was x-rayed. They then went up to airfield ops. and watched aircraft take off and land.

Next, they got a thrill as they boarded a Loganair SAAB 2000 aircraft. On-board, they chatted to two pilots in the cockpit and were served biscuits and juice by the cabin crew.

The children had a wonderful time and would like to thank the airport staff for an enjoyable day.

Have a look at our enjoyable day:

Children of the World Christmas Show

Last week we presented our Christmas Musical Show – Children of the World.   In the show Gabriel and the angels celebrated the birth of Jesus and brought children from around the world to the manger.  The countries visited were Malawi, China, Australia, America, Poland and Ireland. Each class learned about the different festive customs in these countries and sang songs from the countries.

St Andrew’s Academy Uganda Appeal

St Peter’s are supporting students in St Andrew’s Academy who are travelling to Uganda in June. The St Andrew’s pupils will come and deliver a short assembly to our school about the Uganda Appeal.

Afterwards they will run a bookstall in the gym hall to help fundraise for their trip. All books will cost £1 each. The stall will take place on Thursday 6th December 2018.

 

St Andrews day school assembly

Today we held a St. Andrews Day assembly. Each class performed a song or poem to the whole school. We had a variety of old and new Scottish themed items, Ally Bally Bee, Bonnie Wee Jeannie McColl, 3 Craws, Lament to a Dinner Ticket and Caledonia, to name a few. Please have a look at our gallery below.

Family Christmas Party

St. Peter’s Primary School Parents & Families Group are hosting a Family Christmas Party.

When: Sunday 25th November 2pm to 4pm.

Where: Blacklandmill Bowling Club

Cost: £3.00 – Tickets from the school office.

Disco with party games for kids and adults, Christmas quiz, Raffle, Chocolate Tombola, Tea, Coffee, Hot Dogs, Crepes and…..

LOADS OF FESTIVE CHEER !!

We look forward to seeing you there.

 

P7-Remembrance Service

On Friday P7 attended a Remembrance Service in Braemount Care Home. Before the service the children spent some time speaking to the residents, who had written some of their war memories on poppy cards.  After the service, which was conducted by Canon Eddie, the children created a Garden of Remembrance with the poppies.

 

 

P6/7 – Bring and Buy Sale

        Bring and Buy Sale    

 

Primary 6/7 are organising a ‘Bring and Buy’ sale on Friday 23rd November. Money raised will go to towards our school funds. Children can bring money to school on the day of the sale. All items will be priced between 20p to £3.

We would be very grateful for donations of toys, books, puzzles, games and ‘U’ or ‘PG’ DVDs ( all in good, complete condition). We will also have a home baking stall and would be delighted with any donations.

Donations can be brought into school and given to Primary 6/7 from Monday 5th November 2018.

Many Thanks.

Treasure Hunt Musical Adventure

The Nursery and whole school are looking forward to a performance from ‘The McDougalls’ Theatre Company on Friday 12th October. We are asking for a £1 donation for school funds to help cover the cost of the performance.

This is a great treat for the children before our October holidays begin.

 

P1/2 Science Experiment

Primary 1/2 have been learning about freezing and melting. We experimented with melting ice, frozen paint, and salt.  We discovered heat, the sun and salt all can melt ice.

We know water can exist as solid ice and liquid water. We also learned the freezing point of water is zero  degrees Celsius.

SCN 0-05a, SCN 1-05a

 

Sports day

P1 and P1/2:  Sports Day will take place in the morning of Tuesday 19th June.

P2/3 – P7: Sports Day will take place on Wednesday 20th June. The theme for this year is the “European Championships” which takes place in August 2018.  Each class has been studying a country and should wear their team colours for Sports Day. The opening ceremony will take place outside on the grass area ( weather permitting) at 9.30 am.  Activities start approximately 10 am. The closing ceremony will take place at 2.30pm.

 

Please feel free to ‘drop in’ and visit your child’s class throughout the day. You are also welcome to take part in any of the sports activities.

Look forward to seeing you there!

Health week

St. Peters Health Week will run this year from Monday 18th June to Friday 22nd June. We have a very busy and exciting week planned for the children.

Active clothing can be worn throughout this week as the children will be involved in physical activities each day. Please make sure that your child has suitable clothing e.g. no football colours/team strips/cropped t-shirts. Please ensure that your child has suitable footwear for activities. Children will be encouraged to drink lots of water this week and should have their own water bottle.

We look forward to a fun filled week full of positive team spirit and look forward to seeing some family members during this week. A letter will sent home with more details.

The Fiver Challenge

Primary 5 and Primary 5/6 have been working on the “Fiver Challenge”. This is an enterprise programme whereby students use £5 pledges to get their business ideas off the ground.

On Friday 15th June, the P5 and P5/6 children will host an afternoon of activities for a small fee. All money raised will go towards school funds for next session.

The following activities will be on offer for children on Friday 15th June:

  • Football and Beat the Goalie
  • Art and Drawing Stall
  • Glitter Tattoos
  • Cake Stall
  • Pick and Mix Sweet Stall
  • Video Game Trial
  • Remote Control Car Racing

All activities will cost between 30p – 50p

Primary 5 and Primary 5/6 would like to thank you in advance for your support.

Pirates of the Curry Bean

Pirates of the Curry Bean

St. Peter’s Primary Drama Group are having a special community performance of their amazing show “Pirates of the Curry Bean” by Craig Hawes.

When:

Wednesday 6th June 2018 – 3.30 pm

Thursday 7th June 2018 – 6.00 pm

Tickets: Adults-£2.50, Children-free. Tickets available from the school office.

See you there!!

P4-Developing our measuring skills

Developing our measuring skills

We have begun a new maths topic to develop our measuring skills. At the moment, we are focusing on length and we are busy revising how many centimetres are in 1 metre!

Our teacher set us different tasks such as finding objects which measures less that ¼ of a metre, ½ of a metre and also ¾ of a metre. It was fun and we took turns to use a metre stick.

We also discussed the importance of measure and how many jobs rely on measuring the length of objects.  It was very interesting!

Sit beside a friend day

The Fundraising Citizenship group have organised a ‘sit beside your friend’ day on Friday 27th April to raise money for school funds. Children can pay £1 ( £2 for a family) to choose a friend to sit beside.

Thank you for your continued support.

The Fundraising Group

 

Ladies night part 2

St. Peter’s Parents & Families Group – Ladies Night

Ladies…..The St. Peters Primary School Parents & Families Group invite you to what should be an enjoyable night out with friends in June.  Get your glad rags on ( heels mandatory!),  dance the night away at the Disco and take part in the stand-up bingo. We hope it will be a full house on the night!!

When: Friday 1st June 2018 – 7.30 p.m. till late

Where: Blackland Mill Bowling Club

How much: Tickets £5 – available to buy from the school office.

Hope to see you there.

Ladies Night Poster

 

Movie Night

St. Peter’s Parents & Families Group Movie Night

Film:  Paddington 2 (rated PG).

When:  Friday 27th April at 4 p.m.

Kids entry: £2 – includes juice, hot dog, crisps and sweet.

Tickets available from the school office.

 

 

Happy Easter

Just a reminder to let you know that the school closes on Thursday 29th at 2.30pm for the Easter holidays.

School re-opens to staff and pupils on Monday 16th April at 9.00am.

We wish you all a very happy and holy Easter.

Have a wonderful holiday.

World book day

On Friday 16th March we held our World Book Day. All of the classes took part in various activities during the day. Take a look at our gallery below. Can you name the characters from their favourite books, that the children have come as?

Fairtrade toy and tuck

The Fairtrade Citizenship group will be holding a small toy and sweet tuck at lunchtime on Tuesday 27th March. Our supplier, Rainbow Turtle will be supplying the stock. Prices will start at 40p for sparkly bangles and increase to £1.20 for Fairtrade Jelly Beans.

We are also holding a raffle next week for a Fairtrade Chocolate Explosion box. Tickets will be 50p and the winner will be announced on Thursday 29th March.

Many thanks for your continued support.

P6 & P7 Cross Country

Yesterday some of our P6 and P7 boys and girls took part in the Renfrewshire Schools Cross Country in Renfrew. Well done to all who took part on such a blustery day. It was great to see our pupils cheering each other on.

Thank you again to our parent helpers for their support.

Getting ready to go:

Limbering up:

We’ve done it! Some of us look a lot happier than others!:

 

 

Week 5 in Primary 1

This week Primary 1 had a special visit from the tooth fairy. She left us lots of activities to complete and then she collected our work and took it to show the other fairies in Fairyland.
 
We did a lot of money work and we worked hard at learning how to add.

Also this week we read “We’re All Wonders” by R.J. Palacio. We learned about how it is good to be different and why we should always be kind to others. We all drew a self-portrait, like there is in the book, and these are now up on our wall display. Also, we identified one thing each that makes us a “wonder” and these have also been included in our display. “The world is big enough for all kinds of people.”

This week we also learned about the stars and constellations. We now know what stars are made of and some different constellations. Then, we all had the chance to design our own star and Miss Payne let us place this on a bit of paper and this created our very own Primary 1 Constellation which has added to our wall display.

Choosing a new Head Teacher

On 26th March we will have an additional Head Teacher for the day.

The children have recently been learning about the world of work. During this time they have researched various jobs and prepared a short speech about a job that they would like to do. On February 23rd they delivered the speech to their class, Their classmates were asked to vote for the talk they found most interesting and engaging.

Here are our class winners:

(Roll your mouse over the pictures to see their job titles)

 

Today the class winners  presented their talk at assembly and pupils were asked to vote for an overall winner.

The overall winner will be Head Teacher for the day on the 26th March  and all class winners will have tea with Mrs Mazzoni and Mrs Lawson that afternoon.

Raising money for SCIAF

The sale of toast to raise money for SCIAF is doing very well so far.

The Citizenship Group are selling toast for 10p a slice at interval on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays during Lent to raise money for SCIAF.

Please continue to support this great cause, thanks.

 

Week 3 in Primary 1

The class have been working very hard this week in a number of curricular areas. We have started to learn about our capital letters, continued to learn about money and space, and we also continued to be bucket fillers!

This week we all had a chance to practise writing our capital letters on the SmartBoard and thought about where we use capital letters. Some of the ideas we came up with were: Paisley, Scotland, Earth, at the start of a sentence and at our first and last names. We also played matching games that let us match our lower-case letters to the corresponding upper-case letters, which we did well at.

We updated / finished our Bucket Filling wall display. It is now brighter and it has visuals for us to look at and remember how our class should look, sound and feel like. Miss Payne took our photos which will go up on our wall display to fill the gap and we told her what we do to fill buckets so that she can put that up on our display.

Miss Payne also created a feelings chart for us this week as we did a lot of talking about our feelings and how we show and handle these feelings. This means that each morning when we come into school we can stick our name on the emotion that we are feeling and we can share why we are feeling this if we want.
 
For our space topic this week we learned all about space travel and how rockets work. We watched a video about this and we also got to watch a real rocket launch! We got the chance to design our own rockets for our wall display so that everyone has a piece of work up on the wall. Then, we wrote 10 things that we would like to take to space, we came up with some great ideas: teddy bear; a friend; a space suit; and a helmet. This is our wall display so far –
Finally, we did some good money work this week. We learned to count 1p coins and add these up. We will continue to work on money next week, introducing the 5p and 10p coins.
Miss Payne

Charity toast- 10p a slice

The Citizenship Group, led by Mrs Lawson, are raising money for SCIAF. During Lent, they are selling toast for 10p per slice, during the morning interval on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday.  So far we have had quite a queue and hopefully it will continue like that so that we can raise as much as we can.

P7 are in stitches

P7 have recently taken part in some stitching workshops provided by The Paisley Thread Museum. For 3 weeks in January, Stephen, Maureen and Christine visited the school to teach the children some of the history of cotton in Paisley. The children then took part in a stitching workshop.  They created a design on a bobbin shape and  used an embroidery hoop and some basic stitches to embroider their design.