Well done to Primary 7/6L who came 5th in the West Lothian Sumdog contest last week with a fabulous score of 717. A great effort at home and in school.
Author: Miss Conner
Primary 5-7 ICT Club
Our P5-7 ICT Club will not be running this Monday coming (18.11.19) however an additional week will be added on at the end of the block meaning the ICT Club will run on the following 2 weeks (25.11.19 and 2.12.19). Apologies for the change in dates.
Mrs Lewis
World War 1 and Remembrance
Primary 7/6L had an excellent workshop yesterday looking at the importance of Remembrance Day and Armistice Day. We learnt all about the Poppy and why it is a symbol of Remembrance. We also learnt a lot about World War 1. Alan Hamilton from the Royal British Legion visited our class yesterday to share with us his wealth of knowledge and personal experience in the armed forces and of East Calder Primary School and local area as a former pupil himself. Not only has Alan served in the army but he shared with us the experiences of both his great uncle who fought during World War 1 and his father who fought during World War 2. After lunch we learnt all about local people from East Calder who had been soldiers during the war and visited East Calder Cemetery to lay poppy crosses. Before leaving Alan shared with us the wonderful story of his Uncles army whistle he was given in 1916! What a journey his whistle has had! A very valuable learning experience yesterday which taught us all the importance of Remembrance Day.
Primary 7/6L Remembrance
As part of our learning about Remembrance Day and the Poppy Primary 7/6L will be working alongside the British Legion today to learn more about the poppy as a symbol for remembrance. We will be working in class to learn more about veterans from our local area before visiting East Calder Cemetery to lay poppies (weather dependent). Please remember we will be selling poppies in school all week this week to support the Scottish Poppy Appeal.
ECPS Clubs
Thank you once again for the high level of interest in our afterschool clubs this term. If your child has been offered a place in one of our clubs they received a slip yesterday to notify you. All after school clubs will run from 3.15-4.15 with all children dismissed from the quad for collection. All after school clubs start next week and run for a period of 4 weeks on either a Monday or a Thursday.
Monday Clubs: 4.11.19/ 11.11.19/ 18.11.19/ 25.11.19
Thursday Clubs: 7.11.19/ 14.11.19/ 21.11.19/ 28.11.19
Here are all clubs we have on offer in term 2:
| Club | Day | Teacher(s) responsible | |
| ICT club (P5-P7) | Monday | Mrs Lewis | |
| Lego Club (P3-P4) | Thursday | Mrs Spence and Miss Melaisi
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| Movement and Mindfulness (P1) | Thursday | Miss Beattie and Mrs Campbell | |
| Tennis (P2-P3) | Monday | Miss Cameron | |
| Lunch time clubs available:
Monday- Choir (Miss Melaisi and Miss Beattie) -P4-7 Monday/ Wednesday Netball (Mr Millar) -Primary 6-7 Tuesday Netball (Mr Millar) -Primary 5 Thursday fortnightly Homework club (Mrs Lewis) -All welcome |
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Thank you for your continued support
Mrs Lewis
The Scottish Poppy Appeal
Primary 7/6L will be selling poppies in school as of Monday and will visit classes. The suggested donation is £1.00 per poppy to support the Scottish Poppy Appeal. Thank you.
Primary 7/6L Achievement
Well done to our P7/6L Jiu-Jitsu champion! Winning first place at a competition at the weekend
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Primary 7/6L Famous Americans
Primary 7/6L have been working on taking notes and using them to create a new piece of text in their own words. As part of our Interdisciplinary learning context on the wider world (USA) we have been learning about Key American figures including leaders, scientists and famous actors and singers. We then used our notes to create a biography using a piece of software called comic life.
Here are some of our results!
Primary 7/6L Gymnastics
Congratulations on coming second in your Scottish Gymnastics event last Saturday!
Lunchtime Clubs
We are currently running a couple of lunchtime clubs. Children do not need to sign up for these clubs they can simply pop along at 12.45 after their lunch.
- Tuesday- Primary 5 Netball (with Mr Millar in the hall)
- Wednesday- Primary 6 and 7 Netball (with Mr Millar in the hall)
- Thursday (fortnightly)- Homework Grid Club (with Mrs Lewis in the library)
After the October holiday we will also be running a Choir again with Miss Melaisi and Miss Beattie on a Monday lunchtime as well as beginning to offer our after school clubs.
