Did you know that Vikings made paint from onion skin? Primary 1/2 made their own Viking onion paint and used it to colour the beads they made.

Dear Parent/Carer,

To mark Red Nose day in Torphichen Primary School on Friday the 24^th March we (The Pupil Council) have come up with the idea of a bake sale.

To assist with this we would like to invite pupils and parents to bring in a donation of home baking on Thursday 23^rd March and handed into Mr Turnbull in P4/5.

The bake sale will run Thursday 23^rd March at break and lunch and Friday 24^th at break time.

Also, on the run up to Red Nose day we will be selling Red Nose day merchandise.

We have also set a ‘wear red for red nose’ theme and invite pupils to dress in red on Friday 24^th March.

Yours sincerely,

The Pupil Council

Sumdog’s West Lothian maths contest has started today, Monday 10^th March 2017. Torphichen Primary School has entered Sumdog competitions in the past and the last one we entered we came 2nd!  

Sumdog uses educational games to motivate children in numeracy and maths. When students master skills, Sumdog rewards them: their virtual pets learn tricks. Each correct answer earns a virtual coin, which can be spent in Sumdog’s on-screen store.

We have organised for each class to have 30 minute a day Sumdog sessions between Monday and Thursday. The challenge is to answer 1000 questions per child before Thursday.  We would encourage that during this week the children also logon at home.

Below outlines the potential prizes that could be won for taking part in local and national contests:

• Overall winner: Sumdog Mathematics and Certificate of Achievement
• Daily Winner: Printable Certificate of Achievement
• Top 10 Student: Printable Certificate of Achievement
• Participation Reward: an item for the child’s Sumdog house

For more information access the link at http://www.sumdog.com