It was super to see so many of you today, we hope your time in school was purposeful and informative.
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Nesting and Girlsta UHA
We enjoyed a visit from the NGUHA squad today. Mrs Forsyth and P1/2 had created a quiz for the Guizer Jarl and we all enjoyed a Boston Two Step to finish off the visit.
Sports Day
Thank you Mr Kirkness for organising our Sports Day, all pupils had a great morning.
Final scores were:
Stay and Play Days
It was lovely to meet the children who are moving into Primary 1 after the holidays.
Activities were all based in the outdoor area and it was so lovely to see the bairns playing so happily together. It was also a great opportunity to meet all the parents.
They explored the wildlife garden and were delighted to meet our resident frog who was quite happy to be admired.
All the children received the book ‘Bobby and the Burland Pearls’ which we read out at the Learning Logs.
The children had 4 sessions at the school and the weather was amazing so we were very lucky. They got to toast marshmallow on the Firepit, play games, sing songs and do some craft activities on the third session.
The final session was all about having fun, saying goodbye to the Early Years Staff a little farewell party.
Our Child Led Parents’ Event
It was wonderful to see so many families in school last week enjoying the curriculum activities and walks around the school. Almost all feedback is positive and any suggestions will be brought forward to our next child led event.
Nesting and Girlsta Up Helly Aa
The Jarl and his squad came to visit everyone at the school. Primary 3/4 prepared a game full of challenges, games and questions to play with the Jarl. There was a swapping of gifts which was followed with a Boston Two Step danced by Pupils, Vikings, parents, friends and staff.
Promoting good mental health for everyone.
Last week we have been focussing on Growth Mindset, positive language and being happy. The Health Committee have been busy finding out what we all do to cheer ourselves up if we feel sad, frightened or anxious.
On Monday we had a visit from the NSPCC and Buddy, spreading the message about who we can talk to if things are tough. We also learned the Childline number.
0800 1111
On Friday we had a great morning with parents, grand-parents, friends and family coming along to take part in our coffee morning. Our focus was promoting good mental health. We had dispaly up in the hall and resources from Mind Your Head to help spread the message.
Thanks to all the wonderful support, we raised £295.58 which we will split between the NSPCC and Mind Your Head.
Getting ready
Everyone enjoying the morning
Whole School Walk
Today we finished off the school year with a Whole School Walk.
It was brilliant. Have a great summer holiday.
Goodbye to our wonderful P7’s.
Sun shines on Sports day
All the pupils at Whiteness Early Years and Primary enjoyed a beautiful sunny day for Sports Day this year. All pupils participating had a great day, lots of effort seen and some new talents discovered.
Final results in show:
1st GREENA with 441 points
2nd Hoy with 382 points
3rd FLOTTA with 304 points.
Thank you to Mr Kirkness for organising the day and for all the staff, Parent Council and parents who got stuck in and helped with making the day run so smoothly.
Starting to plant for our new Polycrub
Today Bronwyn and Marie came in during Golden Time to help us make plant pots out of newspaper and then plant some peas, beans, beetroot and lettuce.
