February 1, 2017
by Ruth McMaster
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Thank you to parents for coming along to our PATPAL afternoon. It was a great success. The children were very excited to show their parents and extended family about what they have been doing in mathematical problem solving. Please find a … Continue reading
January 27, 2017
by Miss Hood
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In November, Primary 5 visited the Hippodrome in Bo’ness (see previous post). We watched ‘Fantastic Mr Fox’ as part of the Intofilm festival. After the film we were asked to enter a competition, we had to write a review in … Continue reading
January 23, 2017
by Mrs Green
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This morning Primary 5 and 6 were developing their badminton skills. We revised the correct grip and looked carefully at our hand positioning to ensure the longest sides of the irregular octagon pointed at the ground with our thumbs on … Continue reading
January 23, 2017
by Ruth McMaster
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Would anyone be interested in attending this event about organising fundraising events for school funds? We are desperately seeking a team to organise the Strawberry Fayre. Due to lack of support last year from parents it had to be cancelled. … Continue reading
January 20, 2017
by Mrs McElhinney
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This morning we have just presented our inventors challenge products to the rest of the school. To prepare for this we have had to gather information via market research, collect materials to make our prototype products and make powerpoint slides … Continue reading
January 20, 2017
by Miss Hood
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This week, we worked hard to finish our products in time for our Inventors Challenge assembly. Today, we presented our products to the whole school. Some of us were nervous about speaking publicly but we all remembered our words and … Continue reading
January 20, 2017
by Mr Todd
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On Thursday the Primary 3-7 children watched a wonderful show about Robert Burns. Andy and Wendy performed some of Burns’ best known poems, told us all about his life and work, showed us what a Burns’ Supper involves, and even … Continue reading
January 16, 2017
by Mrs Green
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This week in P.E we’ve been looking at improving our balanceibg skills. We learned a number of techniques to help us develop our core strength and stability. We then applied these within our yoga sessions to maximise the benefit of … Continue reading
January 13, 2017
by Miss Hood
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Happy New year from Primary 5! We have been busy writing targets for 2017 and hope that anyone who has set a target or new year resolution sticks to it! We have started our new topic of Scotland. … Continue reading
January 12, 2017
by Mrs Green
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