Bellsquarry Primary School

September 5, 2017
by Ruth McMaster
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National survey on the expansion of free early learning and childcare in Scotland

As you may be aware, the Scottish Government is planning to nearly double the hours of free early learning and childcare by 2020.  The views of parents and carers are crucial for the success of this expansion, so the Government has commissioned independent researchers to undertake a survey of parents. We are asking for parents of 0-5 year olds in our community to take part in a survey.

All parents taking part will have the opportunity to be entered into a prize draw and have the chance to win one of 10 x GBP100 cash prizes.

Please see the link below to take the survey:

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/elc-survey

September 3, 2017
by Ruth McMaster
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Bellsquarry PS – Parent Council/Forum AGM – Monday at 7p.m.

Promoting Partnerships in Scottish Education

As mentioned in our recent newsletter, we would like to invite all parents to our Parent Council annual general meeting.
Please come along to the school hall on Monday 4th September at 7.00 p.m.

You will be made very welcome.

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September 2, 2017
by Ruth McMaster
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Uploading to Blog

We must apologise about there being no new photos, newsletters, etc on the blog.

We are currently experiencing difficulties  uploading from our server.

West Lothian Council I.T. department are looking into it.

Hopefully the problem will be solved very soon.

 

September 1, 2017
by Mrs McElhinney
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Low Port

Primary 5 returned this morning after a fantastic school camp at Low Port in Linlithgow. The children had an amazing time taking part in lots of outdoor activities. They had the opportunity to go sailing, canoeing and even had their own Jungle Bash adventure. All of the children were brilliant at joining in and working as part of a team, they also represented the school in an excellent way and had wonderful manners. I think that they are probably all on their way home for a well deserved rest!

September 1, 2017
by User deactivated
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Busy Bees in Primary One

When we asked the boys and girls to reflect on their learning this week, here are some of the things that they were talking about and wanted to share with their families.

They thought they had all done some super handwriting this week.  They are focusing on pencil control and letter/number formation.  We also had a good look at the United Nations Rights of the Child and are preparing to create a class charter on the basis of those rights. We talked about all of the ways that we can work together for a safe and happy class and school and will incorporate these into our charter.  We heard the story of the ‘Lost Sheep’ that helps us understand that we must care for each other.

 

On Wednesday afternoon, we took advantage of the beautiful weather for some exercise and play outside.  It was fun for us to use the outdoor play things and to play together!

We learned to throw numbers and use bunny ears during our number sense lessons.  It is really a fun and active way to learn about number.

The pupils did really well for their first full week and we are very proud of them.  Think we are all ready for a bit of rest and relaxation this weekend!

Respectfully,

Mrs Clegg and Mrs Gaspar

August 30, 2017
by Mrs Green
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P6 Coding

Primary 6 have been learning about coding (computer programming). Today we created Minecraft coding – either designer or adventurer. Here is the link if anyone wants to try it again at home!

https://code.org/minecraft

August 25, 2017
by Mrs Green
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Week 1 of P4

We’ve had a brilliant week in Primary 4! Here are some of our highlights…

Xavier – I like that I’m in the upper school and back with my other friends.

Ellie – I like P4 because it’s fun!

Willow – I loved the Maths because I liked doing subtraction.

Zoë – I liked Maths and the speed tables

Evie – The work, the lunches, the classroom, the Daily Mile, the teachers, the Bolds, making posters

Alisha – I liked doing the Daily Mile – it was fun!

Poppy – Maths has been amazing! I liked the Yoga as it made me feel relaxed.

Katie – I get to play with a lot more of my friends and like writing about the Bolds.

Phoenix – Speed tables in Maths, playing Scrabble and reading.

Samuel – Speed tables and reading a novel.

Mia – I like the teachers because they are nice, the big seats, getting to pick a novel, choosing time, Freddy Frog and speed tables.

Safiyyah – The best thing in P4 has been the speed tables.

Callum – The best thing about P4 so far is Maths and Health (learning about the terrific teacher, perfect pupil and golden rules).

Reece – I like the harder work, bigger seats, later lunches and Music.

Zahra – You get to sit with older kids at lunchtime and use the upper school toilets. I loved the Yoga in PE.

Liam – It’s fun being in P4. I like reading the Bolds, sharing our books, x tables and Yoga.

Logan – I enjoyed Maths (speed tables and take away) and P.E. (Yoga).

Deeksha – I liked the speed tables in Maths, it was very fun!

I like Music with Mrs England!

Lily-Rose – I have enjoyed Maths (division), picking a novel and running the Daily Mile.

Sairah – I have enjoyed doing times tables in Maths and doing the Daily Mile in P.E.

Harry – It’s fun to be in the upper school. The teachers are really kind, I like doing division sums and I loved doing the Daily Mile.

Abdur-Rahmaan – It’s fun being in P4. I liked my times tables and reading The Bolds.

Jayden – Seeing my friends, doing speed tables in Maths and doing Yoga.

Michael – Having Mrs Manning and Mrs Green, having word sheets, doing speed tables, doing Yoga and doing the Daily Mile.

Ethan – My favourite part of P4 is the speed tables.

 

August 25, 2017
by User deactivated
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We All Fit Together…

Hello from the all-new P3 class at Bellsquarry Primary School.

We are a brand-new class made up from two sets of last session’s Primary 2 classes.  We are really excited to all be in one class and we fit together like a lovely big jigsaw puzzle.

We have been busy this week thinking about what makes a good classmate, friend and teacher as well as working on our Growth Mindset and Class Charter.  We are aiming to build a great P3 community and we are looking forward to the year ahead.

August 25, 2017
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Off to a super start in Primary One !

Welcome Primary 1 Parents and families to our first school blog!

We’ve all settled in really well with wonderful help from our P7 Buddies. Our first week has flown by and we have lots to look forward to over the coming weeks. We’ll be sharing our learning regularly with you, so please check the school blog weekly to find out about what we’ve been doing!

Have a lovely weekend  everyone and boys and girls, recharge your batteries ready for  a fun filled, busy week ahead with Mrs Gaspar and Mrs Clegg!

August 25, 2017
by Miss Hood
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Primary 7

Hello from the new Primary 7 class.  We have all really enjoyed our first week back to school which has been very busy.  Something we have particularly enjoyed this week is seeing our buddies again and supporting them through their first week at Bellsquarry.  We are looking forward to spending more time with them and encouraging them throughout their P1 journey.

Also this week we have spent time getting to know our new class teacher, Miss Hood.  We wrote pieces of writing about ourselves so that she could get to know all of us a little bit better.  These pieces of writing will form part of our first display in our classroom.

We are very excited about the year ahead and have so much to look forward to, such as camp, the Burns Supper and our class topics, the first being WW2.

Watch out next week for our next update!

Primary 7

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