On Tuesday of this week, our Primary 5 pupils will be able to demonstrate their hockey skills as they take part in the Whitburn Cluster Schools Hockey Festival to be held at Stoneyburn Community Centre. The children have experienced hockey taster sessions as well as being involved in hockey lessons during their PE times. Here’s hoping the training allows them all to enjoy playing the game on Tuesday.
The Soc-It Group are looking for sponsors for the Race Night to be held on March 17th at The Ewington Hotel. Donations of wine/spirits would be greatly appreciated. Any donations can be handed into the school office or to any member of the Soc-It before 9th March. Also, if anyone would like to buy a horse/jockey or sell a Race Sheet please contact the school office, who will pass on your details. Thank you for your continued support.
Sadly, our’ Treasure Hunt Through Scots Songs’ event has had to be postponed due to illness of the workshop leader, Ewan McVicar. The event will now run at a later date. Mr. McVicar sends his apologies for any inconvenience his illness has caused.
On Tuesday, 24 January, children from Primaries 3-7 will be participating in a workshop entitled ‘Treasure Hunt Through Scots Songs’. These workshops will be led by Ewan McVicar, celebrated storyteller and songwriter, and will involve the children in a web-hunt.
On Friday, 27 January, Primary 5/4 will be presenting their Scottish Assembly @ 11.00 am in the school hall. Parents and friends are invited to attend this event – why not get into the spirit and wear something tartan?
On Wednesday, all children will benefit from a Karate Taster Session provided by the Karate Club which runs in Stoneyburn Community Centre. Each class will have a brief introduction lasting 20 minutes and information on how to join a Karate Club if interested children want to carry their interest further.
Next Tuesday, our Primary 5-7 girls will be given a free Girls’ Football taster session with the aim being to encourage more girls to take up the sport and to join one of the Girls’ Football clubs springing up in the area if they are sufficiently interested. Here’s hoping both sessions get some ‘takers’ for their respective clubs.
In preparation for the Active Schools West Lothian Cluster Hockey Festival to be held on o8 February, Primary 5 children will receive two taster sessions from Scottish Hockey on Wednesday, 25 January and Wednesday, 01 February. Will the training make a difference? Only time will tell!
There is a SOC-IT Group meeting planned for this coming Friday, 13 January at 9.00 a.m. in the school dining area. Parents and carers of all children who attend Stoneyburn Primary School are automatically members of the SOC-IT Group, so please feel free to come along to the meeting on Friday – you will be made most welcome.
Following on from last year’s experiment where we studied ‘Countries’ for a personalisation and choice experience, we will be studying ‘Art and Artists’ this term. Children from Primaries 1-4 will have a choice of 4 artists: Klee, Kandinsky, Gaudi or Mondrian, which they will study in ‘vertical groups’ (this just means there will be children from P1-4 in the same class studying the same artist, although they will have different outcomes depending on age, stage and abilty). Primary 5-7 children will work in vertical groups too, but will have the choice of artists: Henry Moore, Andy Warhol or Henri Matisse. The study will last for 7 weeks, after which the children’s work will be showcased and parents and friends will be invited to come and see what we have been doing. This exciting project is another step towards full implementation of Curriculum for Excellence in Stoneyburn Primary School. It would be very useful if all children could bring a painting shirt (old large t-shirt, etc.) into school for the duration of the project.
The school Christmas Party Season commences this afternoon with our Primary 1 and Primary 2 children enjoying fun, games and food. On Tuesday, it is P3 and P5/4 children’s turn and on Thursday, P.6/5 and p7 will be strutting their stuff. We hope all of them have a great time at their party. Prizes have been provided by our SOC-IT Team, so who knows, maybe you’ll be lucky.
