As part of our Scotland topic, and with help from their families, primary 4 designed, created and built their own version of a Scottish Castle. The children gathered resources from their homes and local community to make the castle. The children brought the castles in and presented their work to their peers.
Phew! We worked hard today!
In literacy, we were learning all about our new sound ‘o’, practising our common words ‘on’, ‘for’ and ‘it’, making CVC jigsaw words and making words with our new sound ‘o’.
In Maths, we were learning about the value of different coins and buying and selling things from our class shop.
Hi! Would you mind taking 2 minutes to complete this form? It would be great if you can submit your response by 08/02/2023. Now extended to Monday 20th February in response to requests from parents.
Information on strike action in schools
West Lothian Council has been notified that national strike action by teaching unions is taking place in West Lothian on Tuesday 31 January.
This will result in a significant reduction in staffing levels within schools.
All West Lothian schools (primary, secondary and ASN) are expected to close to all pupils on Tuesday 31 January
All West Lothian council nurseries and early learning centres will be open to all children, as normal.
National negotiations are still ongoing, and if they are able to reach an agreement, it is possible that strike action could be called off. In this event, we will notify you as soon as possible via Groupcall, with updates on the council’s website and social media.
For further information and updates see the West Lothian website
Don’t forget to return your nursery logo entry. We are going to extend the return date to Monday the 30th January.
The new logo will be used to replace the existing teddy bear logo.
Once all entries are in, the winner will receive a fabulous prize for there efforts!
Happy drawing
You are warmly invited to the Primary 4/3 Assembly on Friday 27th January 2023
Our Assembly will begin with a “Conversation Cafe” from 8.45 which will be followed by the assembly.
P4 have had a busy week this week. On Thursday we had fun learning about STEM with our Lego WeDo kits.
We built Milo our Mars Rover and used the Ipad to control its movements.
Wonder what we’ll design and built next week? 🤔
Community Connections is open to all West Lothian residents over the age of sixteen, creates the opportunity for people to speak with someone face to face, no lengthy call centre queue or chat bots or internet searches, there is no need for an appointment, the right advice, at the right time, in the right location. Community Connections is a gateway to all Council, NHS and third sector services, for anyone dealing with long term health conditions or looking for assistance. Support has been provided for Occupational Health, Employment Skills, Benefit Checks, Energy Advice, Adult Disability Payment, Housing, Support for Carers to name a few.
There are now drop ins at Blackburn, Broxburn, East Calder, Fauldhouse, Linlithgow, Livingston North, Stoneyburn, West Calder, Armadale, Blackburn. From March there will be drop-ins at Armadale, Boghall, Craigshill and Winchburgh.
Drop in location and times
| Location | Address | Day | Time |
| Blackburn | Blackburn, Partnership Centre Ashgrove Blackburn EH47 7LL |
Tues | 10am – 12pm |
| Broxburn | Strathbrock Partnership Centre 189A West Main St Broxburn EH52 5LH |
Mon | 2pm – 4pm |
| East Calder | Dave King Partnership Centre, 139 Main St, East Calder, EH53 0EP |
Wed | 2pm – 4pm |
| Fauldhouse | The Hub 10 Main St Fauldhouse EH47 9HX |
Tues | 10am – 12pm |
| Linlithgow | Library, Tam Dalyell House 93 High St Linlithgow EH49 7EZ |
Thurs | 2pm – 4pm |
Two hour slots in the heart of the Community, to provide face to face assistance, tea/coffee and a listening ear to deal with any concerns that people may have. Further information is available here
Sacrament of Confirmation.
There will be an enrolment meeting on Wednesday 25th January in St. Joseph’s Church at 7pm for parents of children in primary 7 who wish their child to make their Sacrament of Confirmation. Children must have made their Holy Communion and should be attending Sunday Mass. The Sacrament is scheduled to be conferred by Archbishop Leo Cushley on Thursday 15th June in St. Joseph’s Church, Whitburn.
