It was a very rainy 4 day week this week, which means lots of ‘wet plays’. Our Primary 7 leaders monitor classes during these wet plays, under the supervision of our support staff, pupils can draw, chat and play games during the breaks.
Our primary 4 pupils had a Rugby taster session from Hamilton Rugby Club on Wednesday afternoon. New Image Rugby is a non contact sport and Hamilton Rugby Club will further develop our children’s skills by working with our Primary 5 pupils next term.
4 of our staff visited Woodlands Primary in Cumbernauld on Wednesday to discuss numeracy. As numeracy is one of our improvement priorities, it is important for us to look at our own practice and look outwards to that of others. It was a very valuable moderation activity. I also visited St. Ninian’s Primary, West Lothian on Friday afternoon to discuss Pupil Voice, the other priority on our improvement plan. Professional dialogue is essential to move our school forward to ensure our pupils and staff be the best they can be, by visiting other schools and sharing our practice we will do just that!
We had another extremely successful Mary’s Meals Breakfast on Friday morning. A massive thank you to all of our pupils and parents for supporting the breakfast by giving a donation to Mary’s Meals in exchange for the toast, pancakes, hot chocolate and cereal on offer. Staff, parents and Primary 7 leaders came to school at 8am to help serve breakfast to pupils. Each year Mrs McLeod, organises the breakfast and the Back Pack appeal to help children a lot less fortunate, we are very grateful for her hard work in organising such a worthwhile event.
Thanks for reading,
Mrs. Fitzpatrick
Head Teacher