The sun has shone all week and the boys and girls of St. Cuthbert’s are continuing to develop their knowledge and skills in a variety of ways.
This week I had the privilege of visiting many classes to observe the children as they settle into their new classes. Children were motivated and enthusiastic as they engaged in a variety of learning experiences.
On Wednesday of this week we had a visit from Reach for the Sky basketball for pupils in P4-7. The basketball skills were then further developed in PE lessons and some pupils are considering joining the club held on a Saturday in Glenlee PS.
On Friday we welcomed Tony Gilhooly our Active Schools Co-ordinator to assembly. Tony came to share some highlights of the very successful Commonwealth Games – the best games ever! The children thoroughly enjoyed watching the images and sharing their own experiences. Tony then spoke about the importance of sport and encouraged our pupils to seek and try new sports. Tony and I have set ourselves the target of getting all pupils
this year to try a different sport through taster sessions and after school clubs. Remarkable we are already over 50% there! Please encourage your children to try the various sports we have on offer.
On Wednesday evening we held our annual Primary 1 parent workshop. This was a well attended event with evaluations showing how successful our whole induction programme is. It is so important to develop positive relationships for our parents and we are delighted to welcome many new families to our school this year.
In the nursery ….
PE started this week and children were learning all about the space around them. To enforce this we played a few games of traffic lights. They also enjoyed balancing on benches – a first for many of our children. A new piece of apparatus will be introduced each week.
Autumn has arrived and the children all enjoyed using the outside learning class to explore the world around them. We found red and black berries and many different coloured leaves. Bulbs have been planted and we look forward to seeing them bloom.
Daily routine has been reinforced at snack time and children were discussing healthy and favourite foods. Weekly shopping list was also discussed with bread being a must as children have requested to make sandwiches.
The children continue to learn many skills using Nursery Rhymes. Mary, Mary is looking great in our nursery cloakroom!
This week we have three days with our pupils as Thursday and Friday are Staff Development Days.
Thank you for reading my blog.
Mrs Hendry
Head Teacher
