Here are the rest of our pirates the children completed for their homework challenge. The children described how they made their pirates in great detail. They are amazing, well done everyone!
Monthly Archives: May 2015
Primary 5/4 news
This week Primary 5/4 have been enjoying getting ready for We Will Rock You. We also enjoyed having Mr Bain in who is teaching us pitch and rhythm in our music.
The Primary 4’s had their swimming assessment this week, we had lots of fun and Eeman can’t wait to go back to the swimming pool. Please take advantage of the lessons if they were offered to your child.
Finally, some of the P5/4’s took part in the first Handball Championships at Deans Community High, we played against 11 competing schools council wide. I was so proud of the children for their teamwork and sportsmanship. You boys and girls made Greenrigg proud, you are excellent role models.
P1 trip to the Five Sisters Zoo
We had a great day at the Five Sisters Zoo. We saw lots of animals. Louisa said she liked seeing the reindeer. Everyone was very brave during the handling session. Kayla said the snake felt smooth. Alsadair said the hedgehog was prickly. Scot said the rabbit felt soft. Jayden loved playing on the pirate ship. We have all written a report about our visit. What a great day we had. Aiden said he can’t wait to go back!
Girls Football Team
The Greenrigg  Girls Football team played their first game tonight against Livingston Village. The sun was shining and the girls said they had great fun. They didn’t even mind that we got beat 5-0 never mind girls, you were great and full of team spirit. Thank you to Donna Sanderson for volunteering her time to come with me on the bus, the girls and I really appreciate your help and fantastic cheering us on! Thank you to the Livingston Village girls and their coach for the hospitality and refreshments, we will hopefully see you again.
Ellie McDougall was named woman of the match for her excellent work as first striker, then defender and then a fantastic goalkeeper – those were some impressive saves Ellie. Our Greenrigg Girls have no fear.
We are all proud of you
Mrs Monahan
Thank you Donna for these excellent pictures, you are a star!
Alasdair’s sums
Alasdair and David worked together on the dice activity to produce as many sums as they could. They look very pleased with themselves. Well done boys!
     
Health topic
Natalie brought in her baby box to share with us. It is full of all the things she had when she was born. We could see how much she has grown. We enjoyed seeing all the different items.
Pirate homework challenge
Sam, Natalie and Stephanie have completed their homework challenge to make a pirate with movable arms and legs. They are fantastic. John said they look cute. Poppy-Grace said they look good. Abigail said they look amazing. Well done! We can’t wait to see more pirates in P1.
P1 health topic
Kayla’s mum has just had a baby boy called Cooper. They both came to visit us in class as part of our health topic. We asked lots of questions. David asked if the baby came out with his clothes on?Mum said no, he didn’t have any clothes on. We could see how tiny he is and how much we have all grown. We can all do lots more than Cooper can. Louisa said Copper can’t go on a trampoline yet! Scot said he can’t talk yet. Abigail said he can’t walk yet. Cate said he can’t ride a bike!
Playmaker Award – JASCs
The JASCs (Junior Active Schools Co-ordinators) took part in training last week with Ben Boatman and pupils from Stoneyburn. The training is called the Playmaker Award. This is a leadership course to promote confidence and leadership within the school.
Our JASCs
They loved the training, Ellie said it gave her confidence, Elise said she learned how to encourage others and Ryan enjoyed taking part in all the competitive games.
The JASCs have some challenges to undertake in school over the next few terms, amazing opportunities such as:
- Leading warm ups and small sessions during their class and other classes PE lessons
- Helping to run after school club sporting sessions
- officiate games
- lead activities in the playground
- lead or help out at a sports day/health week  event
- attending sports committee meetings and making suggestions and implementing changes to ensure pupils are engaging in sporting success
Well done boys and girls we had excellent feedback from Miss Benson on your fabulous effort and sportsmanship, Elise Hastie in particular received praise for her game she created and how she delivered it to the group.
Thank you to Ben Boatman for this opportunity it is a truly fantastic opportunity for the school and our staff couldn’t be prouder of the JASCs.
Primary 5/4 Handball
Primary 5/4 took part in the Whitburn Cluster handball festival recently. Here are a few snaps from the event.
A big congratulations to Rafael Alvaro Primary 4, who was praised by all the staff members at the event, they were extremely impressed with his throwing and catching skills. He certainly seems to have no fear when playing and put everything into his performance.
Sophie Kay, Rafael Alvaro and James Wilson were chosen from each team to receive a medal for their performance in their teams.
