This week we’ve been very busy learning about all the class routines and when everything happens in our busy week!
In literacy we wrote birth announcements for Mary Queen of Scots. We did fancy writing to make it look special because she was very important.
We were learning numbers up to 1000 and how to count backwards in ones from different 3-digit numbers.
In Health and Wellbeing we thought about our individual talents and why they make us special.
Aaron – I am kind
Brooke – I am funny
Ellie-Rose –I am helpful
Jamie – I am friendly
Rory – I play with my friend and make them laugh all the time
Kyle – I make lots of different animal noises
Jay – I am nice to other people
Dylan – I am helpful
In maths with Mrs Collings we started learning about time and we played a game called Fling the teacher. We had to answer some questions about time – we enjoyed making the teacher fly from the trebuchet!

In Science we started learning about how things move and the forces that we use – pull and push.
Table of the week – Red with 420 points!
Pupil of the week – Shaun for focusing fully on all his tasks

Article 28 – the right to an education.

What a fantastic turnout for Meet the Teacher on Wednesday night! We can’t thank you enough for taking part and the interest shown in your child’s education. It was lovely to see so many parents and we hope you enjoyed it and found it to be a very worthwhile experience.

We look forward to seeing you at the next Balbardie PS event! Have a lovely weekend!

Please find attached our first school newsletter of the session. This has been produced in Sway which we hope you enjoy – just click on the link below. Thanks!

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On Tuesday we were really pleased to welcome the children back to school and to see our BRAND NEW classroom!
We have talked a lot about how to make school a safe, happy and enjoyable place for everyone in P4b. We have also talked about all the things we are looking forward to during the year. These are the things we are looking forward to!
Annie – being in the front playground
Olivia – drama, PE, art and science!
Ruby-Anne – being in a new classroom
Holly – being upstairs
Aaron – having a new classroom
Brandon – being in the front playground
Shaun – going outside with our class
Jamie – dojo points
Liam – PE
Eva – reading more chapter books
Florence – Science
Noami- being in the front playground
Rory – learning about the Vikings
Dylan – meeting new people
Kaycee – going on school trips
Ellie-Rose – more maths!
Charlotte – Science
Brooke – Art
Ellie – making new friends
Kyle – Science
Orla – art and Drama
Lewis – improving my reading
Alistair – outdoor PE
Max – science
Hannah – making new friends
Jay – having new teachers
Bryce – having a new classroom
Alfie B – maths
Owen – Art
Jackie – bringing in toys from home
Alfie L – maths
Mrs Mackenzie and Mrs Collings are really looking forward to a fun and fantastic year!
Table of the week – orange with 550 points! Well done!

This year has been a really busy one in P4b and we would like to share some of our highlights with you.
Katie – I’ve enjoyed STEM this year.
Jay – I was really happy to win P4bs got talent.
Hayley – I enjoyed Maths doing times tables.
Jack – I liked getting into the Golden Club.
Louie – I enjoyed learning about Mary, Queen of Scots.
Emma – I enjoyed doing Celebrating Success. I was very pleased to get an award.
Jacob – I liked doing energy because we got to make circuits.
Callum – I think P4b was my best year so far in school because it was really fun.
Rose – I liked STEM this year because we made spaghetti towers and got to eat the sweets afterwards.
Isaac – I was pleased to come 3rd
Aryan – I liked doing the quick fire competitions in Maths with Mrs Mackenzie.
Emily – I really enjoyed the golden club event.
Ela – I enjoyed starting school in Scotland.
Jason – I enjoyed doing chimney sums and bus stop sums.
Rayen – I liked Golden Time because it’s the first time I’ve done it.
Guy – I enjoyed doing spelling so I can get better at it.
Lucy – I liked getting MVP.
Jaime-Lee – I made a challenge in P3 to use capital letters and full stops and I think I’ve improved.
Maisey – I enjoyed making the Viking shields.
Skye – I enjoyed everything. I especially enjoyed Maths doing times tables.
Nathan – I enjoyed the assembly because I was a blacksmith.
Luke – I liked doing the swimming assessment.
Elliot – Getting my first certificate at Celebrating Success.
Charlotte – I enjoyed playing castles in P.E.
Ben – I really enjoyed making 2d shape people and animals.
Table of the week – green
Pupil of the week – Emma for carrying out excellent personal research as part of her diorama project and using this to contribute effectively to classroom activities.
Mrs Mackenzie and I would like to thank you all for your support over the year. We would also like to wish you a very happy summer holidays!

Please join us for our end of session Church Service at the High Church on Friday 30th June 2017, 9.30am.

We hope to see you there!

Scott and Paulina represented our school at the Kirking of the Council, St Michael’s Parish Church, Linlithgow on Friday morning.

What an amazing show – thank you all so very much!

Mrs Innes

P7 have had a busy couple of weeks. Last week we had our Careers Fayre. We would like to thank everyone who volunteered to come along to talk to us about their job. We had a great time speaking to people about their jobs and asking them questions which we created in class. This has helped to have a better understanding of the skills and qualities required for different jobs. We also got some freebies such as a water bottle and a sharpener!

We all really enjoyed our visit to our new schools. We are all excited to start our new adventure after the Summer. Gemma M enjoyed science as it was new and interesting. Lucy loved P.E and Olivia really enjoyed maths. Cameron and Geo got lost as they were moving around the school but they still had a brilliant week.

Next week is our last week at Balbardie Primary School and we are all looking forward to the Risk Factory on Monday. Casey is really excited about the Oscars party on Thursday. Lexis is really looking forward to the netball vs pupils game on Tuesday.

Have a good weekend!

Today we thought about our year in Primary 2 and what we have enjoyed. Here are some of our thought………….

Keira – I liked having Mrs Clark, Miss Holwill and Mrs Rodger.

Rheagan – I liked our Castle trip.

Ryan – I liked visiting Stirling Castle.

Sara – My favourite thing was making our African masks.

Grace Q – My favourite thing was visiting Stirling Castle.

Fearne – I liked visiting Stirling castle.

Orlaith – My favourite thing was having Mrs Clark, Miss Holwill and Mrs Rodger in class.

Joseph – My favourite thing was the Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch.

Alex – I liked visiting Stirling Castle.

Dionne – I liked Golden Time because it was fun.

Lilyrose – I liked learning about Stirling castle.

Eilidh – My favourite thing was meeting Mrs Clark, Miss Holwill and Mrs Rodger.

Grace M – I liked having my Christmas dinner at school.

Kayden – I liked biscuit decorating at Golden Time.

Rhianna – I liked maths.

Scott – I liked doing the Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch topic.

Evie – I liked writing fun stories.

Esther – I liked finding out that I got my Headteacher’s award.

Freya – I liked learning about electricity.

Ehan – My favourite thing was performing our assembly.

Tiana – My favourite thing was visiting Stirling Castle.

Elise – I liked listening to the teachers.

Ava – I am going to miss Mrs Rodger smiling.