It has been lovely to be outside at breaks and lunchtimes for most of this week although the icy conditions returned this morning!\u00a0 This week, our P7 have continued with their online transition lessons with staff from Deans Community High School.\u00a0 P4 took part in a live French lesson which everyone really enjoyed too.\u00a0 P5 have a student teacher from Queen Margaret University, Miss Boyd, with them currently.\u00a0 She will be leading some lessons next week supported by Mrs Orpin.<\/p>\n
Outdoor Learning –\u00a0<\/strong>please note the following changes to our outdoor learning days.\u00a0 \u00a0At the moment, we are a bit restricted by the weather but we do aim for outdoor learning to go ahead most of the time,<\/p>\n P1 – Monday<\/p>\n P2 – Thursday<\/p>\n P3 – Thursday<\/p>\n P4 – Wednesday<\/p>\n P5 – Wednesday<\/p>\n P6 – Tuesday<\/p>\n P7 – Monday<\/p>\n Lead Learners –\u00a0<\/strong>each week, class teachers are choosing 2 pupils from the class who have been consistently showing our Meldrum values.\u00a0 These children receive a certificate and are the class “lead learners” for the following week.\u00a0 The lead learners are then tasked with choosing 2 or 3 things that they will be looking for in the classroom the following week.\u00a0 This will be related to things which teachers are focusing on (e.g. remembering to use punctuation in writing or good recall of times tables)\u00a0 Over the course of the week, teachers will remind the class of the focus areas that the lead learners have set.\u00a0 Lead Learners will have a lanyard to wear inside the building to show everyone that they have the role each week and so far, are taking their responsibilities very seriously!<\/p>\n Food in school –\u00a0<\/strong>we have noticed a large amount of food waste at lunch times.\u00a0 We would ask that if your child is ordering a school lunch, that you go through the current menu with them and discuss what meal options they are choosing and check that these are items that your child will eat (you will find a copy of the menu by doing a search for West Lothian Council school meals within an internet search engine.)\u00a0 School meals can look or taste slightly differently to a similar item at home and children can be reluctant to eat this.\u00a0 It would be appreciated if you could take some time to chat with your child\/children about school meals and help them select foods that they will eat and enjoy.\u00a0 You can pre-order school meals via the Ipayimpact app, please contact Mrs Stephenson at the office if you need any help with your log in for this.<\/p>\n For children choosing a packed lunch, a reminder that schools are nut-free areas and children should not bring products containing nuts in their packed lunch (this includes spreads containing nuts such as peanut butter and chocolate spreads)\u00a0 We also ask that items such as lollipops are not sent in for snack or lunches due to the choking hazards of these.\u00a0 Thank you for your cooperation.<\/p>\n Next Week<\/strong><\/p>\n Monday – new pupil support worker Miss Conway starts with us.<\/p>\n Tuesday – P7 online transition lesson with Modern Languages department<\/p>\n Wednesday – Parent Council meeting online<\/p>\n Thursday – P5 to Handball festival (children should come to school ready to take part in physical activity and should bring a water bottle and a small snack item to take with them – fingers crossed for some dry weather); Netball after school club<\/p>\n Friday – P4 Assembly for parents\/carers at 9.30am<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It has been lovely to be outside at breaks and lunchtimes for most of this week although the icy conditions returned this morning!\u00a0 This week, our P7 have continued with their online transition lessons with staff from Deans Community High … Continue reading