Red Nose Day – Friday 13th March 2015

Preparations are under way and the Pupil Council are busy organising our annual Red Nose Day event which is on Friday 13th March.

This year we will be holding a mini fun day in the hall for all the pupils. There will be a mixture of stalls including, beat the goalie, hula hoop competition, hoopla, guess the sweets in the jar, cakes and drinks, as well as Red Nose Day merchandise and a Tombola! Hopefully you will manage to find the golden nose!

Stalls will cost 20-30p and Red Noses are £1.

Children are also asked to donate £1 and wear red on the day!

Thanks for your support, from the Pupil Council!

From 23rd February until the 6th March, it is Fairtrade Fortnight. As a Fairtrade school, we will be continuing to show our support for buying Fairtrade. Fair Trade means fair pay and working conditions for farmers and producers. Fair Trade products are made in safe and healthy working conditions, where farmers receive a fair price and have a voice in how their workplace is run. By choosing Fair Trade products, you are not only getting high quality products, you are making a difference in the lives of the people who grow the food you eat and the goods you use.

So what are we doing to help support Fairtrade farmers? Well, for the next two weeks, Fairtrade bananas will be on sale at the desk near the school office every day at break time for just 30p. We will also be running a class competition to see which class can bring the most fair-trade fruit for snack. For every piece of Fairtrade fruit you bring in for your snack, colour in a banana on your class sheet.  The class with the most bananas coloured in by the end of the fortnight, will win a prize!

We will also be holding a Fairtrade song competition. So we are calling out to all future Beyonce’s and 5 Seconds of Summer stars…Write your own song all about Fairtrade to any tune you like and win a prize! Song entries must be handed in by Friday 6^th March.

So hopefully you’ll all continue to show your support in buying Fairtrade products! Get munching those bananas!

Primary 7, Primary 7/6 and Primary 6 have started preparations for the School Show this year. They have all applied for their role they would like and the Primary 7’s have started practising already! They are so excited and can’t wait to begin rehearsals this week…

Yesterday, Primary 6, Primary 7/6 and Primary 7 presented their business ideas to Derrick Findlay of 1st Choice Living in Bathgate. Derrick came as a potential investor and was extremely impressed with what he saw. He said the children were all very confident and could see some stars in the making! After listening to all the pitches, he decided to invest in every single business! Everyone involved should be very proud! Now time to start selling…