As part of our communications topic last term, Primary 2/3/4 learned about how to communicating by writing letters. We decided to combine this with our work on rugby in PE. As Mr Reid is a big fan of rugby league team Leeds Rhinos, we decided that to write to the team to congratulate them on their magnificent season.

Then, on the last day of last term a very special envelope arrived at school. A puzzled Mr Reid opened it. Confusion turned to delight when we found that not only did Leeds Rhinos send a brilliant team photo and copy of the players autographs, but they also sent us a personalised letter thanking us for writing to them, complete with photographs of the first team players reading the children’s letters! They responded to the children’s questions such as how to become a rugby player and how many first team players there are. The letter is also signed by head coach Brian McDermott. You can hopefully read the letter in the photographs on this post. If not, we are hoping to get a frame and display it in school soon!

The new rugby league season starts on Thursday 4th February with Leeds taking on Warrington (live on SkySports, or highlights on BBC One’s ‘Super League Show’), so here’s hoping that our adopted club can triumph again this year!

Mr Reid was delighted with the effort of all children in the Highland Games group of the Scottish Round Robin today.

The children took part in athletics events such as long distance running, short distance running, standing long jump, javelin and bean bag shot putt. We discussed how important athletics and sport are to us in Scotland and how we can lead a healthy, active lifestyle by keeping active through physical activity.

You can see from the photos how much effort the children were putting in.

We look forward to seeing everyone at the Burns Assembly on Friday at 9:45am.

Please see our recent newsletter for this term 2016_01_25 Newsletter_Jan_16