Meldrum Primary School Blog

We’ve had a good week here at Meldrum PS with lots going on as always!  I know that we have amazing children here at Meldrum but this has also been commented on by visitors to our school over the last couple of weeks, with the NHS team who administered the flu vaccines praising the manners of the children, and also the photographer from Tempest who was here this week.  She commented on the respect shown by all of the children when they were having their photos taken.  Well done everyone!

Next week is Maths Week Scotland and the theme for this year is “Maths Matters.”  This celebrates the role that mathematics has in everyday life, learning and careers.  Education Scotland have shared some ideas of things that can be done in communities (including in families) which you will find by clicking on the link:   Maths for communities | Resources | Education Scotland

Fairtrade Fortnight also begins next week and European Languages Day is celebrated.  This falls on a weekend date but staff may plan some activities to do on Friday for this event.

A reminder that the school is closed on Monday for September break.  Staff and pupils return on Tuesday morning.  I hope that everyone enjoys the rest that the extra day brings and we look forward to welcoming everyone back on Tuesday.

Next week – Maths Week Scotland and start of Fairtrade Fortnight

Monday – school closed

Tuesday – all resume.

Wednesday – Netball after school club begins

Thursday – P1 Seesaw session for parents 2.30pm

Friday – European Languages Day

Great Green:

– We have extended our ICT activity, ‘My Dream Bedroom’ by creating a triorama. This will allow us to expand our ICT skills into an art project. We will continue this by decorating the walls and floors of the triorama, then by creating small 3D objects to add in as furniture.

This week we have consistently worked hard on our Daily Mental Strategies by staying focused and working within a timeframe to complete the questions. We are pleased to see an increase in our scores and are proud of how focused we have been during this.

We have been listening to our class novel attentively, predicting the next events or chapter. There has been lots of new information in the chapters we read this week, and subsequently lots of class discussion following this. Hopefully P6/5 can share these events and findings at home this weekend!

Think Pink:

Next week we are going to work on following the fast finisher board when we have completed our work tasks as it has a few tasks each day to complete.

Lead Learners:

Thank you to Darcey and William for being our lead learners this week.

I’m proud to announce that our lead learners for next week are Alaya and Arlo. They were awarded this for showing great perseverance and kindness in their learning and the classroom this week. Well done!

At the beginning of the week P1/2 had great fun experimenting with lemons and limes. Ask them what happened when they sprinkled bicarbonate of soda on the fruit…and the lovely smell that we had in the water tray for a couple of days.

Also, there was great excitement when sand was introduced to the area this week. We had some in trays to practise our letter formations and in the sand tray we have been using different sized spoons for scooping and filling different sized containers.

In P.E. we have continued movement and balance and this week we were using small balls to practise rolling, throwing and catching. Then, in our writing this week we wrote about what we can do.

With Mrs Stewart we were learning about an artist called Kandinsky and we worked hard to draw, colour and cut circles to fit inside each one. We were also using our 2D shapes to make pictures.

Great Green – (things that went well) …using prediction and recall when discussing a picture book.

Think Pink – (we need to practise) … persevering to write a sentence.

Our lead learners for next week are Jack and Hollie.

At the beginning of the week, we completed our Health and Wellbeing charts and discussed how getting enough sleep, drinking plenty of water, and eating fruit and vegetables can help us feel good from the inside out.

Great Green

Think Pink

To be in for a chance to win Maths Champ you can practise your 2 times tables and rounding to nearest 10.

A big thank you to last weeks Lead Learners. This week congratulations to Lucy and Willow!!

We have had lots of fun in our learning this week; writing and reading about Ziggy’s adventure in his diary, following the weather forecast, identifying triangles. We even had time to go cloud gazing!

Great Green – ‘What went well’
• Ziggy has had many sleep overs this week and many adventures. His diary is filling up with great stories of what he has been doing. He has been to a birthday party, at the gym, at KFC, on swings, at the football, eating hotdogs and watching TV. What will he get up to this week!!! He is definitely ready for more fun. The pupils who have had a sleep over with Ziggy wrote excellent accounts of his adventures.
• We have been looking at BBC weather – Livingston and interpretating the information. We explored patterns in temperature, wind direction and the chances of rain by checking the % of expected precipitation.
WE have had another busy, achieving week!!

Think Pink – ‘Even better if’
• Recording temperatures and rainfall in different ways (using IT to create graphs.)

Lead Learners.
This week our Lead Learners are Jay and Jackson.
They show a consistently high level of responsibility – in their learning, when lining up and moving around the school and when supporting other learners in class. Well Done Jay and Jackson.

What a quick week it has been!  There’s been lots going on in our classes, remember to have a look at your child’s class post to hear more about their learning across the week! Thank you to the P1 parents/carers who joined us for our Literacy learning session on Monday, it was well attended and hopefully everyone found it useful.  Some of our P7 pupils took part in the West Lothian Cross Country event held at Dechmont Law on Thursday, well done to everyone who took part.  Today we were joined in school by staff from NHS Lothian who administered flu vaccinations.  Children should have a leaflet and vaccination slip in their school bag today.

False Nails and School Safety – To help keep all pupils safe, we ask that children do not wear long false nails, acrylic nails, or nail extensions to school. These can cause accidental injuries during play and learning activities, may break and cause harm, and can make participation in some school activities more difficult. Thank you for your support in maintaining a safe environment for all pupils.

Morning arrangements – please see email sent yesterday about arrangements for children during periods of inclement weather.

Big Breakfasts – thank you to everyone who has completed our feedback form.  This will close on Monday of next week so if you would like to provide feedback, please complete by then. Big Breakfast Feedback – August and September 2026 – Fill out form

Outdoor learning – each class spends time learning outdoors on a weekly basis however we are delighted to say that we are going to be resuming our visits to the local forest after the September break.  Leaving the school premises requires additional adult supervision so we are pleased that one of our volunteers, Mrs Curran, has agreed to support forest visits on a Tuesday afternoon.  Each class will get the chance to go on a rolling programme, look out for information about when your child’s class is going, this will be shared within their class blog and within the Meldrum Messages post on the Friday before it takes place.  For visiting the forest, please ensure that children have appropriate footwear (sturdy shoes or wellies) and have a suitable jacket.  If you require any support to provide this, please contact Mrs Stephenson or I directly and we will be able to assist.

Next Week

Tuesday – P7 to DCHS for maths lesson

Wednesday – School photographs

Friday – all break at 12.30pm for September holiday

Monday – school closed for September holiday

Great Green:

• We have been using digital software to design our ‘Dream Bedroom’, adding different shapes, images and text boxes. We all remembered to save our work and upload it to Teams when finished!
• We have been focusing on increasing our fitness and stamina levels in PE by participating in fitness circuits. We have especially enjoyed doing this with our upbeat playlist!
• We have been learning the difference between common nouns and proper nouns, and listing examples to keep us on track.

Think Pink:

• We will focus on respecting the school resources by not breaking them on purpose, putting them back where they belong and generally being respectful and responsible.

Lead Learners:

Thank you to Lawclyn and Lily for being our lead learners this week.

I’m proud to announce that our lead learners next week are William and Darcey. They were awarded this for showing great perseverance and responsibility in their class jobs and learning this week. Well done!

P1/2 have been learning another school value this week – Honesty. We have had lots of chats about why it is important to tell the truth.

P2 have started their Literacy Circuits and are enjoying learning in the different groups.

In P.E. this week we have been practising balance using different parts of our bodies and tried to balance beanbags and quoits on our bodies too.

We have continued to name and describe 2D shapes and did some problem solving to identify hidden shapes.

Great Green – (things that went well) …working well with a partner to sequence the Elmer story. Good sharing, turn taking and communication from everyone.

Think Pink – (we need to practise) … listening when it is time to stop and tidy up.

Our lead learners for next week are Fereti and Myla.

We are Alfie and Andrew, we are this weeks lead learners. We started our Extreme weather and Natural Disasters topic this week.

What went well:

Primary 7 has sped up on there daily mental strategies this week. We have used a timer.

We done a spelling test this week and everyone tried there very hardest and done amazing.

What could be better:

-We could work on our times tables in primary 7.

Lead Learners

The lead learners next week are Sara and Omar for showing kindness and responsibility.

A wee note from Miss Jones:

Primary 7 have had a fantastic week and a few of them even ventured out to take part in a Cross Country run against other schools. We have been learning about extreme weather and the social impacts of this. We are also focusing on our times tables and trying to improve our speed.