We were delighted to welcome our friends Peter Kain and Hugh Robertson from the Harthill, Eastfield and Greenrigg windfarm group who kindly presented us with a cheque for £3000. We are looking forward to extending our Trim Trail with this money. Peter and Hugh then came to Assembly on the 9th October and told us all about the work that the group are doing to help our communities.
Thank you to all parents for coming into class and supporting their children’s learning. The children loved having their parents share in their learning and a good time was had by all.
P 5/4 hope you will visit again to share in our learning.
Looking forward to seeing as many families as possible at the PTA Sponsored Walk on Sunday 11th October at 11am.
Wear your onesies or fancy dress or just come along casual…. and have fun raising money for our school.
Our wish list:
– sound and lighting system for the school hall
– listening centre for our youngest children in Nursery, P1, 2 and 3
Well done to our Prize Winners…
Handwriting
Primary 1 1st Abbey Kefferty, 2nd Kayla Sinnet
Primary 2 1st Szymon Janus, 2nd Scot McGrogan
Primary 3 1st Kaitlin Clements, 2nd Natalie McAdam
Primary 4 1st Jamie McGrogan, 2nd Jayden Kerr
Primary 5 1st Eeman Aslan, 2nd Karis Maturi
Primary 6 1st Elise Hastie, 2nd Carla Holliday
Primary 7 1st Josie MacDonald, 2nd Jamie Donkin
Painting
Primary 1 1st Kimberley Shek, 2nd Mackenzie Marshall
Primary 2 1st Cate Evans, 2nd Poppy-Grace Baird
Primary 3 1st Kaitlin Clements, 2nd Natalie McAdam
Primary 4 1st Ava Dubb, 2nd Chelsea McWhir
Primary 5 1st Reece Fulton, 2nd Sophie
Primary 6 1st Emma Mackay, 2nd Emma Drummond
Primary 7 1st Boyd Topping, 2nd Jason Gray
Collage
Primary 1 1st Abby Kefferty, 2nd Tyler Harmon-Abbot
Primary 2 1st Luca Meldrum, 2nd Aiden Gillies
Primary 3 1st Jaxon Queen, 2nd Elise Bunton
Primary 4 1st Chelsea McWhir, 2nd Rebecca Quigley
Primary 5/4
1st Matthew Beglin, 2nd Jamie McGrogan
Primary 6/5 1st Arron Wong, 2nd Sophie Kay
Primary 7 1st Jason Gray, 2nd Jake Laing
Our topic this term is Vikings. So far we have been discussing what we want to find out about Viking and have used the internet to research Viking long boats. This week we will be creating a fantastic Viking long boat display! Any Viking research done at home can be added to our class floor book too!
We have been learning that there are 7 continents: North America, South America, Africa, Asia, Europe, Antarctica and Oceania. We have also been learning that Rome is the capital city of Italy, that Italy is shaped like a high heeled boot and it is also a part of Europe.
Next week we will be learning how and when the city of Rome was founded and named.
We have been looking at the rainbow that we can see in a bubble. We used soft pastels on a black card to create these colourful pictures.
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.
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!
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:
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.
