Meldrum Primary School Blog

Looks like the Teddy Bear’s Picnic!

If you go down to the woods today……

This week is Book Week Scotland and the P1 pupils will bring home their bookbug bags today (Monday 21 November).  Bookbug Bags are free and full of brilliant books and goodies for you to share with your child. We hope you’ll enjoy exploring and developing a love of reading together at home.

Bags are given to every child in Scotland, from birth to Primary 1. Your child will receive four bags in total: Baby Bag, Toddler Bag, Pirate Bag and the P1 Family Bag. There are also Gaelic versions of each bag available.  Further information about the stories can be found on the scottish book trust website.

Primary 2 and Primary 3 pupils have received their ‘Read, Write, Count’ bags.  Read, Write, Count is a new campaign to support parents of children in primaries 1 to 3 who want to take a more active role in their children’s learning.

Read, Write, Count’s website gives lots of simple ideas for working fun reading, writing and counting activities into your daily life. These are things you can do while shopping, on the way to school, at bedtime or mealtimes. You can have fun and help your child get the best start in life!

Read, Write, Count also gifts free bags of books, counting games and writing materials to all children in P2 and 3. Writing and counting materials were added to the  Bookbug Primary 1 Family Bag.  We hope you enjoy using these resources to support your child with suggested activities.

This is National Anti-Bullying Week and the theme is ‘Power for Good’.  This ties in well with our school values – respect, honesty, kindness, responsibility and perseverence.  Members of the Think Tank Group have been going around classes reminding children of strategies to use if they are being bullied.  Cyber bullying is increasing and this is something we are working hard on in Meldrum Primary.  Childline advise that the statistics are up 90% over the last year where children are seeking advice on issues regarding cyber bullying.  Some guidance for parents can be found on the following two links:

http://www.anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/anti-bullying-week/info-for-parents-and-carers/

http://www.anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/anti-bullying-week/

This Friday is Children in Need day and the children will receive a letter encouraging them to wear spots on Friday and bring a small donation towards this worthy cause.

Meldrum Primary School was represented by Aiden Lloyd on Remembrance Sunday at Kirk of Livingston, Livingston Village.

As always, please be careful at this time of year.  West Lothian Council have issued some safety information in consultation with the Fire and Rescue Service.  Please see the links below:

https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/article/12358/Community-Safety-Partners-issues-firework-safety-warning

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A successful night with our Rookie Rockstars Concert.  The children were so enthusiastic and engaged fully with this activity (as did the parents and staff!)  Thank you to everyone who came along to support.  The theme of respect and anti-bullying came through strongly.

Can you spot Lucy at her competition in Paris?

Please find attached, information for parents on the National Improvement Framework to ensure equity and excellence for your child.

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Staff, pupils and parents have a great time at the P4-P7 Halloween Disco.