Today is Read Aloud Day and P1 were very lucky to have primary 7 pupils read stories to them.
Some P1’s are joining in on the story telling too!
Primary 1 made these super Humpty Dumpty puppets in technology and used them to give puppet shows in class.
All Primary 1 children will today have received their Book Bug pack with 3 fantastic stories in it.
In class we read the 3 books : The Station Mouse, Unicorn Expert, and The Prince and the Witch and the Thief and the Bears. We then voted on our favourite one and displayed our results in a graph.
The winner was …………………………………………………. The Station Mouse! See if you agree at home!
The Primary 1 children have been having lots of fun during book week. We have been listening to lots of stories and doing some linked activities.
We decorated our classroom doors to look like the covers of some of our favourite books!
We also enjoyed a visit from one of the authors of Badger the Mystical Mutt books, Laura Jackson. She even brought along Badger!
We had some lovely stories read to us by Ann from East Calder Library. She read us a story about worries, which helped us to know what to do if we are worried about something. Then she ended with an old favourite, Elmer the Elephant.
The excitement at East Calder just kept on coming, with a visit from the Book Bug!!! He came along to see us all in preparation for our grown ups coming in to school today to be given our Book Bug packs.
We are looking forward to welcoming our parents/carers to our Primary 1 Reading Event on Wednesday 20th November at 9.00am. Please access the hall via the doors from the quad playground. After a short presentation in the hall with Mrs Donnelly, parents/carers will join their child in their classroom to participate with some literacy activities. Primary 1 children will be gifted with their ‘Bookbug Bag’ on Wednesday also. We hope they enjoy reading the stories at home.
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.
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
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.
Two of our P7 pupils made some posters at home to advertise our Halloween Discos. These are now displayed in our school.
We are looking forward to seeing many of our pupils tonight for the Halloween Discos. Thanks to our parents from our Parent Staff Council for organising this fundraising event for the pupils of East Calder Primary School.
Please remember that we ask that children do not wear masks or bring props/weapons with them to the discos.
Thank you 🙂
This week Primary 1 have been consolidating their learning of Jolly Phonics first sound group. (s, a, t, i, p, n) Look out for a page showing the sounds and actions coming home in the school bags soon.
Today we went to our House Groups for the first time and some of us shared our ideas about school. Well done Primary 1!
If possible please order your child’s lunch on line, it will save us a lot of time in class. Many thanks.
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.
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.
