Baby News at School

I informed the Parent Council last night that Mrs Johnston, our PT, is expecting a baby in March. We are all very excited and pleased for her but she will be a huge miss not only to myself but to the whole school for the duration of her maternity leave. I have already discussed various scenarios with our Education Officer and when concrete decisions are made I will inform the Parent Council and the school community.

I am sure you will pass on your congratulations when you see Mrs Johnson.

Change of Date

We have been extremely fortunate that we have secured the use of the Community Centre for our Christmas Show; this does unfortunately mean that we have a change of date. The afternoon show will be on the 11^th December at 1.20pm start then on the 12^th December at 6.30pm start. We have been able to do this because we now have our sound system and show lights donated to the school by the Parent Council – a huge thank you to them.

Yesterday, Primary 4 and 5 attended the Sky Sports Games at Bathgate Sports Centre. They were given the opportunity to participate in a number of sports including rugby, football, bowls, rhythmic gymnastics, cricket, dodgeball and judo! The children showed great enthusiasm in all activities and demonstrated a sense of fair play and team spirit throughout. We met the Sky Sports Mentor for the area, Andy Mayor, who has competed for both Great Britain and Scotland,  reaching the Commonwealth Games. All in all it was a fantastic day out and hopefully it has inspired  some of our pupils to take up a new sport as a result! A big thanks to Mrs. Ewing for helping on the day.