Well done to Rachel who passed Level 1 in Ice Skating last Sunday.
You have put lots of effort in Rachel and we are proud of your achievement. 🙂
Category Archives: Wider Achievement
Super Swimmer
Congratulations to Kordian Rackiewicz in P2a for achieving level 3 in swimming! Well done, we are very proud of you!
Medals Galore
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Finlay and Rachael both had something to celebrate this week and brought in their medals to prove it!! Rachael won a medal for her swimming, beating her own PB in the process and Finlay received his for participating in the Forrester Rugby Festival. Well done to you both.
Super Swimmer!
Cerys moved up a level in her swimming lessons! Well done, we are very proud of you.
Miss Toner and P1a
Super Achievments
Well done to Finn for receiving this medal for taking part in the Broxburn and District swimming Gala. Well done!
Also well done to Maria-Victoria for passing stage 4 in her Rhythmic Gymnastics. Keep up the good work.
Swim Star
Congratulations to Megan Spence for coming first in her swimming competition! Well done!
Swim Star
Congratulations to Elijah Grint in Primary 2a who achieved level 4 in swimming. He had to dive, tread water and use back, front and butterfly stroke. Well done, we are very proud of you!
Ellie aces Taekwon-Do!
Ellie has just moved up to the Blue Stripe level in Taekwon-Do! What a great achievement! Well done!
Musical Megan!
Megan impressed us this morning with a lovely rendition of ‘Twinkle Twinkle’ on her violin. She has been practising lots and felt comfortable and confident to share her music with her class. Well done Megan! We were very impressed!
Milo’s Medal!
Congratulations to Milo for winning a medal at his rugby match at the weekend! He tells us that he got very muddy but it was great fun! Well done Milo!
Football Team Tournament
On Friday the Primary 6 and 7 football teams were involved in a tournament against other schools in the Broxburn cluster at the Albyn.
Well done to all boys involved and a huge thank you to our fantastic helpers/coaches/managers Mr Devlin and Mr Gorman for your continued help and support.
Miss King
Go Scotland!!
Woohoo, Taylor does it again!!!
Taylor and his partner Coire travelled to Ireland last week and represented Scotland in a competition between Scotland, England, Northern Ireland, Ireland and Wales. They not only walked away with Gold, but also helped Scotland to win overall.
Next stop – Taylor has been asked to train with the BRITISH squad!! Well done, Taylor.
Annie – a memorable performance
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This week the school has been ringing out with music, as the stars of the school production of ‘Annie’ were able to share their hard work with their friends and family. The cast, who have been working hard on the show for only seven weeks, performed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday this week to packed audiences.
Set in 1930s New York, Annie tells the story of an eleven-year-old girl, who has been living in the horrid Miss Hannigan’s orphanage for girls her whole life. She has the dream that one day she will be reunited with the parents who left her a letter and a locket so many years ago. Annie’s quest to find her real parents and the adoption by the billionaire businessman Oliver Warbucks is what provides dramatic plot for this spectacular and heart-warming musical.
We would like to thank all the parents, grandparents and friends who have donated their time, props, costumes, and for supporting learners in their learning of lines and dance routines.
Every single performer gave everything they had, helping to make this production so successful.
Thanks are due to all the staff who helped with auditions, rehearsals and backstage. Of course, the entire performance could not have happened if it were not for all the brilliantly talented actors, actresses and chorus who helped to make the event so memorable. Well done everyone!
Here’s just a few photos with lots more to come. Please leave a comment about your thoughts on the production…
Swimmer of the week!
Well done to Archie Bremner in P2a who received a certificate for being swimmer of the week! He had to swim a whole length to achieve this award! We are very proud of you!
(CANCELLED!) FOOTBALL ON FRIDAY!
SORRY DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND THE SCHOOLS CONTROL THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED!
THE ALBYN WILL INFORM US OF A NEW DATE AND WE WILL ISSUE THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Broxburn Football Tournament!
Well done to all the boys playing in the Broxburn Schools Football Tournament at the Albyn last Friday.
The Yellow, White and Green teams all had a great time and came back with some fantastic results!
A huge thank you to Mr Gorman and Mr Devlin for their continued support with the football teams!
Look out for pictures of our brand new strips- coming soon!
P2b stars!
A big well done to Maisie who received a certificate for taking part in swimming Club Championships. Maisie achieved 8th and 10th place in her races!
Another big well done to Isla G who recieved a certifcate from her dance school as she is dancer of the month!
Congratulations to both girls 🙂
Karate star!
Well done to Natasha for receiving this medal as part of the Azomi karate Club’s 20th anniversary.
Dancing Award!
Well done to Megan Hay in Primary 2/1 for winning a dancing award for ‘Most Improved Dancer’. We think you’re a star!
Euroquiz 2015
After studying for the last 2 months, four of our Primary 6 pupils attended the Regional round of this year’s Euroquiz. Georgia, Jasiu, Alexander and Finlay had prepared extremely well and managed to get full marks in the first round on languages! Against 20 teams from schools all over West Lothian, our team came in 4th overall and should all be very proud of themselves – we certainly are! Here they are showing off their certificates. Well done.
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Dance Star!
Mandipa loves dancing and she was keen to show her certificates and trophies from her graded examination in tap dance. She was proud to tell us that and she was given a distinction in freestyle. Mandipa attends JHM Dance Academy in Broxburn. Well done Mandipa… Keeeeeeep dancing! 
Achievements all round
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Congratulations to Sophie, who came 2nd, and Rachael who achieved successes at Broxburn Swimming Championships. Rachael also gained high recommendation for her Highland Dancing. Well done both of you.
Marathon Morris!
Kirsten completed Junior Parkruns in Falkirk on Sunday, and is now a proud member of The Marathon Club. Well done Kirsten!
Dancing Stars
Congratulations to both Emily Cook and Katie Hay for achieving certificates in their dancing. Emily received her Certificate of Merit and medal for demonstrating proficiency in Theatre Craft. Katie received her certificates after performing in her dance show and she was awarded a Certificate of Distinction for dedication and excellence in all dance styles and a Certificate of Merit for most improved dancer!
Well done girls!
Swimming star!
Well done to Callum in Primary 4 for receiving this trophy at the weekend for taking part in a swimming gala. We are all very proud of you.
‘Highland’ Commended
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Rachael was very proud to share her success in her recent highland dancing exam when she received a Highly Commended result.
Well done, Rachael.
Going for Cold! Junior Great Winter Run
Well done to all members of the St Nicholas Running After School Club. They braved the elements on Saturday afternoon in Holyrood Park in Edinburgh to run the 2.5K Junior Great Winter Run. All children were great sports – they ran their very best and some great times were recorded. We are very proud of them all.
Special thanks to our local business community – Piggy Print, Waz’s Newsagents and West Lothian Construction – who sponsored the children and paid for their entrance fees. Thanks also to all our parents who supported us cheerfully, in the freezing rain, sleet and mud!
A little Christmas Carol
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Faith entertained Primary 6 today with her rendition of Away in a Manger and Silent Night, played on the harp.
Thank you very much, Faith
Swimming Champs
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Congratulations to Hannah, Sophie and Rachael, who won a great haul of medals between them during their recent swimming club championships.
Swimming star!
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Well done to Callum in Primary 4 for receiving these medals at a swimming Gala on Sunday. Callum won a gold, silver and bronze medal. Well done Callum!
Faith Swims into the medals
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A huge congratulations to Faith (P6), who recently swam at a gala in Deans Community High School for Livingston & District Dolphins. She proudly shows of her gold medal for front crawl and silver for the breast stroke as well as two trophies for participating.
Swim star!
Congratulations to Lilya Ikene for completing Level 6 at her swim club! She worked really hard on improving her dive to achieve this! Well done!
Karate Star
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Well done to Brandon for receiving two medals for taking part in a competition. He also received a trophy for student of the month and a medal for pupil of the week. Well done Brandon! you are working very hard.
Camptastic!
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Primary 6 have just returned from a fantastic three day trip to Lendrick Muir and yet again, the staff made sure we had a fun-filled, action-packed and full-on range of challenging activities. These included everything from working as part of a team to develop our search and rescue skills to overcoming personal challenges such as climbing jacob’s ladder and learning to ride a bike. We even managed to squash in a bit of inflatable and circus fun and get the staff to dress up and act out a murder mystery for us to solve.
Here are just some of the photos taken to give you a flavour of what a great time we had. Hopefully, in the very near future, a CD will be available with all the photos on it.
School Camp Primary 5
Recently primary 5 visit Lendrick Muir for their school camp. Have a look the pictures below to see what we got up to.
Gymnastics star!
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Well done to Maria-Victoria who won a silver medal at her rhythmic gymnastics competition on Saturday. She had to go all the way to Aberdeen. We are very proud of you Maria-Victoria. Congratulations!
Sana completes her studies
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Sana was extremely excited to tell us all that after lots of hard work and studying over a very long time, she successfully passed all her Islamic Studies and was rewarded with this fabulous trophy. Well done, Sana.
Street Dancing Champion
Well done to Ollie for receiving a medal at the UDO World Street Dancing Championships in Glasgow last week. Ollie dances with a group called Pulsationz and they won third prize at the competition. Well done Ollie!
Lewis goes the Whole Hog!
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During the Summer holidays, Lewis attended a huge Scouting Jamboree with the Cubs in Hampshire, England. Throughout the week long camp, he was set a number of challenges and in order to achieve the unique ‘ Hampshire Hog Challenge’ badge, Lewis had to show that he had got involved in the fantastic range of activities available at the camp by participating in at least five of them. These included washing up before leaving the site at least twice, getting wet at least once, flying a model aircraft at least 5m, playing a game with another pack and visiting three ‘Continents’ on the site. Within the Continents there were some more challenging activities to conquer such as caving, water sports and tree climbing. The picture shows Lewis proudly showing us all the badges that he managed to earn during this extremely adventurous week. Well done, Lewis.
Well done Archie & Lilya!
A massive congratulations to Archie and Lilya in Primary 1 for their achievements! We are all very proud of you.
Take aim, pull back and fire!
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Nicole had to have steady hands and good hand-eye co-ordination during a recent Haven holiday. After just a few lessons, she was awarded a certificate for her archery skills which she proudly shows of here. Well done, Nicole.
Faith swims on…
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Faith has made impressive improvements in her swimming skills recently. She proudly showed us just how much when she brought in two medals that she received for her efforts.
A trophy to be proud of
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Cameron was extremely proud of his football team recently and enjoyed showing everyone the trophy he received for his efforts. 
Football Crazy!
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We’re all football crazy at the moment, but a very big well done to Kyle Bryce who won all of these medals in a football tournament. This is a wonderful achievement. We might see you playing in the FIFA World Cup in Brazil one day soon Kyle!
The Aston boys represent St Nicholas at the Commonwealth Baton Relay
Well done boys – one day it could be medals!
The Commonwealth Baton
Our baton bearers.
P2/1 Welcome an Olympic Medalist to St Nicholas
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Eve invited her Uncle Gary – gold medalist from the Bath Special Olympics 2013 – to St Nicholas to speak to her friends and classmates.
Eve’s dad and her Uncle Gary gave the girls and boys of P2/1 and P2 the opportunity to experience boccia – more photographs to follow.
Stirling Triathlon
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On the 1st of June Louis Matheson and Caitlin McCafferty finished the Stirling Triathlon. They both trained very hard for the event alongside the West Lothian Triathlon club with some other competitors.
The event included a 150meter swim, a 2.3km cycle and a 1.2km run.
Both Louis and Caitlin enjoyed the event very much and are looking forward to giving it another go next year.
Gold in Gymnastics for Ava!
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On Saturday 7th June, I did a club championship gymnastics competition. I won two gold medals, one for participating in the competition and the other one for coming 1st in my age group. For the competition I had to do a floor routine and a vault routine. I got a score of 24.5 for both floor and vault. I was quite nervous at first but then I got a bit excited. We had a warm up then a practice on the floor, then on vault. I was against one of my friends called Darcy who came 2nd. I was chosen to do a level 3 routine which is one of the highest levels. It was a bit hard but because I had been practising I found it easier than I would have. I enjoyed it because I love gymnastics. It is one of my favourite sports. I am hoping I do more competitions soon.
Ava McFaulds
P4 Running Stars!
Well done to Jamie and Kirsten for running at the Livingston Open Meeting last night. Kirsten was first across the line and Jamie was second in the under 9s 150m race. Keep up the good work!
Livi Rhinos on Tour
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Congratulations to Jonathan and the Livi Rhinos who, last weekend, won the Dalkeith Rugby Tournament.
This was a huge achievement and I’m sure we will make good use of your rugby skills during our sports education programme.
Run, run
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Well done to Kirsten for taking part in the Helix Juniors Park run at the weekend. She ran the 2km course in 9 minutes 52 seconds, taking 70 seconds off her personal best for a 2km run. Well done Kirsten.
Dancing Star!
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Well done to Hannah, Primary 4, for receiving this trophy and certificate for passing her Intro 4 to Highland Dancing Exam.
We are all very proud of you Hannah.
Football Festival!
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Today the primary 7 football team were invited to take part in a football festival at Howden St Andrew’s Primary School! We played 4 games against teams from St Pauls, St Andrews, Holy Family and Livingston Village. We are very pleased to announce that we won every game!
This was a great opportunity to meet with other primary 7s from different schools, thank you to Howden St Andrew’s Primary School for organising the event!
A huge thank you to Mrs Bell and Mrs Thompson for driving us there and cheering us on from Miss King and the team!
A big cheer for Alex!
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Well done to Alex Boyd of P4/3 who won a trophy in her cheerleading competition at the weekend. Keep up the hard work Alex! What a champ!
Dancing champion!
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A very well done to Freya of P4/3 who did really well in her dancing exams. She passed with flying colours and was very proud to show us all her report from her exam. Her dance teacher said that she had neat spring points, strong arm points and good timing. Good for you Freya!
St Nicholas Swimming Champions!
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A huge well done to our amazing talented swimmers here at St Nicholas Primary School! Many of them competed in the Broxburn Swimming Club Gala last week.
We are delighted to tell you that the pupils from St. Nicholas not only had a great time and tried their very best, but three of them came away with medals winning bronze, silver and GOLD!
Louis Mattheson came in 3rd, with Rachel Kendall just in front taking 2nd place and Hannah Spence the fastest of the lot winning 1st prize- A HUGE TROPHY! What a wonderful achievement!
Congratulations and a huge well done to all the boys and girls who took part in this event! We are so lucky to have such hard working and talented pupils in our school, and everyone at St Nicholas is extremely proud! Keep up the hard work!
Swimming Champ!
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Congratulations to Rosie Smith of P4/3 for coming fourth in a swimming competition last night. She is now through to the finals of the Swimming Gala! Great stuff, Rosie!
Well done Madison!
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Madison won this medal for running a 10K last Sunday to raise money for cancer research. Well done Madison!
Sporting Stars!
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Well done to Marco and Joseph from Primary 5B for their recent sporting achievements!
Marco won a wonderful football trophy when he played at a tournament in Ayr last week with his team Edinburgh Spartans. Congratulations Marco!
Joseph’s rugby team ‘Livi Hawks’ came second in a tournament at the weekend at Livingston Rugby Club against lots of other teams! Well done Joseph! Luckily Joseph will have the opportunity to showcase his rugby skills as Primary 5 continue their South Africa topic!
Congratulations boys, keep up the hard work! We are all very proud of you!
Race for Life
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A huge congratulations to Katriona (P5A) who, for the second year in a row, completed the Race for Life at Hopetoun House. She is becoming such a pro that she even managed to beat her time from last year, finishing the 5K course in under 1 hour. This is a tremendous cause and a superb achievement, Katriona. Well done 🙂
Sporting Achievements
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Primary 6 would like to say a massive well done to Fraser Morris who competed in the Scottish Schools Primary School Cross Country on Saturday 19th of March. He did extremely well and finished 5th out of 113 P6 boys who were entered for the race. Also Fraser competed 2Km Easter fun run at Beecraigs and won that race! All of Primary 6 are very proud and look forward to hearing about future races.
Primary 6 would also like to say well done to Rachael Brown who passed her Musical theatre dance exam!
Swimming Success
Well done to Emma for receiving a certificate for completing level 4 at her swimming. Keep swimming well Emma!
Easter Run
Well done Kirsten for being the fourth girl to cross the finish line at a 2km Easter fun run at Beecraigs.
Kirsten had a busy Easter break as she also received a certificate for staying at the Brownies camp for the weekend. Well done Kirsten!
Our Benchball Festival
Phew! We’re just back from a brilliant benchball festival up at Broxburn Academy. We played in teams against Kirkhill, Uphall, Broxburn, Pumpherston and Holy Family Primary Schools. We won lots of games and we all had a go. A wonderful time was had by all. Thanks a million to our adult helpers – Mrs Thomson, Mrs McPherson, Mrs Beagley, Mrs Devine and Mrs Langton.
Have a look at the fun we had.
Ballet and Tap dancing Superstar!
Well done to Darcy in P7b who recently passed her Ballet and Tap dancing exam with the British Ballet Association. The examiner said that Darcy gave a very smiley presentation!
We are all very proud of your Darcy and have high hopes for your future… Maybe you’ll appear on Strictly Come Dancing one day!
Basketball League Table
This is the latest West Lothian schools Basketball league table. As you can see its tight at the top with all still to play for.
Basketball Team
St Nicholas Basketball team had another successful day at the monthly schools basketball meet in Deans Community High school. We are currently in 3rd place in the Elite league but are only 1 point behind Williamston primary who are league leaders. Coach Hazel was happy with the effort of her players but said she will have to work on shooting accuracy which cost the team dear against Williamston in a very tight game.
Meet St Nicholas Football Team!
Meet the Primary 7’s from the St. Nicholas Football Team!
So far the team, along with Lewis and James from primary 6, have competed in 2 tournaments at the Albyn Park organised by the Broxburn United Sports Club. We have been playing against Broxburn Primary, Uphall Primary, Kirkhill Primary and Pumperston and Uphall Station Primary.
Our first tournament was on 29th November and we won every game.
Our second tournament was on 21st February and we won 5 of the games we played and lost 1.
On Friday 4th April we will be playing again at Albyn Park at 1.3opm. All are welcome to come and watch! We would love to see some supporters cheering on the school team!
HUGE THANK YOU!
A huge thank you from everyone at St Nicholas to Neil Gorman at Piggy Print for providing us with the fantastic football strips for the team and being our sponsor!
PRIMARY 6 TEAM
We are hoping to recruit a second team to play in tournaments from children in Primary 6! If you are interested in joining the Primary 6 football team please see Miss King or Mr Valentine as soon as possible!
Dancing Star
Well done to Niamh on achieving a certificate of Merit and a trophy in her recent dance exams. You are a dancing star!
Well Done Beth!!
Some of us went along to support Beth on Friday at the Dollan Aqua Centre for the Scottish Schools Championships. Beth swam really well and did a personal best of 36.54 for 50m Backstroke!
We are SO proud!
Well done Rosie!!!
Congratulations to Rosie in P4/3 who was successful in her audition to be in a show at the Jam House in Edinburgh. The show runs from April to October. 
Well done Rosie! We are all very proud of you.
Achievements outside of school
Primary four have been very busy in the last few weeks outside of school. Have a look at the medals and certificates we have received.
Isla was given these certificates after taking part in a swimming gala. She also received a certificate and medals for coming second in a Modern Dance competition. She passed her exams with distinction.
Finlay was awarded this bronze medal after taking part in a Judo competition at the weekend.
Second Gold for Scottish Acrobat!
On Saturday 1st March, Ravenscraig Sports Centre in North Lanarkshire hosted the Scottish Gymnastic Championships and our very own Taylor Stirling (P5A) was there to participate in the Acrobatic Section of the competition.
Acrobatic Gymnastics includes partnership work on the floor. This discipline is both physically and psychologically demanding. It involves gymnasts working closely together, building up trust and responsibility for each other and developing skills in balance and dynamic elements. Acrobatic Gymnastics combines the skill and activity of the gymnast, expressive movement and artistry of a dancer and the courage and excitement of the acrobat.
Although Taylor was extremely nervous about the competition on Friday, he put all his worries to one side to out-perform all the other athletes and along with his partner, topped the table for the second year running and walked away with the Gold Medal!
This is a tremendous achievement and we are all extremely proud of Taylor – Scottish Acrobatic Champion 2014.
Cheerleading Championships!
A huge well done to the girls from JHM Youth Team who competed at the ICC Cheerleading Championships on Saturday at Meadowbank in Edinburgh! They recieved a huge trophy for coming second in the competiton!
We are all very proud of Paige (P5 b) Lauryn and Olivia (P7b)! Keep up the hard work girls! We look forward to hearing all about your next competition in June!
A Film Critic in the Making
The St Nicholas filmclub is very proud to announce that one of their members, Seren (P5B), recently won Review of the Week. No tall order I can assure you, as Seren’s review was chosen from all those written across the entire UK!
The review was written after she watched the film, ‘Arrietty’. Here’s what Seren had to say about it:
Beneath the floorboards of a kitchen in Tokyo, a 14 year old lives with her parents which are the same size as her. They may seem tiny but they are much more. Two ladies and a young boy live in the house above. The story is about the Borrowers and is about how they live in the house with humans. It is a 10/10 story because it has lots of cliffhangers and excitement in it.
I give it *****
Strictly Stars of the Future!
Congratulations to Lauryn and Olivia who recently passed their MOdern Jazz Exams with MERIT!!
Well done girls. Keep up the good work!
Swimming Star
Ellie has been selected to swim for West Lothian. This will involve early morning training at least 5 times a week. Ellie will now be swimming in even bigger competitions!
Well done Ellie, we are all very proud of you.
