It’s been a marvellous week here at Meldrum PS.\u00a0 We’ve taken part in some activities linked to European Languages Day which was last weekend and also learned a bit about fairtrade.\u00a0 Our after school rugby club started on Monday and went well and our netball club is also running on a Wednesday.\u00a0 P7 went out to the forest as part of their outdoor learning on Tuesday and had a great time.\u00a0 They carried out a risk assessment of the forest area which they will share with other classes in preparation for each class getting a forest visit in the coming weeks.\u00a0 Our P6 and P7 pupils had a visit from local firefighters who talked about bonfire safety and fire safety in general.\u00a0 The children engaged very well and asked some relevant questions.\u00a0 Miss Ross held a family learning session for P2 and P3 parents\/carers which was well attended and feedback was positive and we ended the week with our first class assembly. P7 shared information about their learning with their family members who came along in the form of video reports which they had created with information about extreme weather.\u00a0 Their grown ups then joined them in the classroom to take part in some debating tasks which has also been a feature of learning for the class this term.\u00a0 Thank you to everyone who came along!<\/p>\n
Challenge Poverty Week takes place next week.\u00a0 The house captains are going to work with Mrs Egan to explore this and gather some information to share with the rest of the school, including organising a food bank collection in the final week of this term, look out for more details.\u00a0 Our colleagues within the West Lothian Equity Team have created a Sway for families which you can access by clicking on the link.\u00a0 This contains information about things like supports available for families within West Lothian and beyond.\u00a0 Cost of the School Day – Family Guidance<\/a><\/p>\n Thank you to those parents\/carers who have completed the Annual Data Check on Parents Portal.\u00a0 For anyone who hasn’t yet done this, please log on and complete this as a matter of urgency.\u00a0 It is really important that this information is up to date, should we need to contact you in an emergency, we need to have the correct details so please take a few minutes to go in and update or confirm that details remain the same.<\/p>\n Next Week<\/p>\n Challenge Poverty Week<\/p>\n Monday – Library services to visit P2 – P4; After School rugby club<\/p>\n Tuesday – P6\/5<\/strong> forest visit for outdoor learning (outdoor kit required); DCHS Open Evening for P7 pupils and parents\/carers<\/strong><\/p>\n Wednesday – Wee Read Day (national event to promote reading); After School netball club; Parent Consultations PM<\/p>\n Thursday – Parent Consultations PM<\/p>\n Friday – NSPCC Assemblies (see letter sent last Friday)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It’s been a marvellous week here at Meldrum PS.\u00a0 We’ve taken part in some activities linked to European Languages Day which was last weekend and also learned a bit about fairtrade.\u00a0 Our after school rugby club started on Monday and … Continue reading