Primary 5/4C spent time on Tuesday afternoon interviewing their reading buddies. They found out about their buddy’s favourite things to eat, favourite games and, most importantly, their favourite books!
Book Week Voting in Primary 1
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!
Book Week In Primary 1.
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.
NURSERY – IMPORTANT DATES
November
25th-28th Stay and Play
Parents/Carers are welcome to come along and spend times with your child during the Nursery session. Joining in their fun and finding out what they get up to in Nursery.
All we ask is that you let us know which day you are planning to come by writing your name on the Stay & Play sheet located next to the sign in sheets.
Wednesday 27th Parents Consultation 3-4 year olds
Times available will be between 5.10pm and 6.40pm. Times can be booked through the member of staff on the door this week.
December
Tuesday 3rd & Wednesday 4th Nursery Parent Group
Tuesday 3rd afternoon and Wednesday 4th morning we will be holding our first Parent Fundraising Groups. Exact times will be confirmed, please look out for this through the School App and on the Nursery Noticeboard. We will be looking for support to help with setting up a stall at the School Christmas Fair on Saturday 14th December. We would appreciate any practical help you can spare to help make up crafts for us to sell at our stall. Due to the short notice and limited time we will provide what is needed to do this. We would appreciate any time you can spare to help us pull this off! This is a great opportunity to meet other parents and have a cuppa and chat in our parents room. Refreshments will be provided. Many thanks for your support.
Thursday 5th – Christmas Performance
All children are invited to take part in our Christmas Performance. Parents of full day children can choose to come to the morning performance @ 11.00-11.30 am or the afternoon performance @ 2.30-3.00 pm. Please identify your preferred performance on the sheet in the Nursery reception area, as the children will only be asked to take part in one performance.
NURSERY – ‘LOOK FOR A BOOK’
Our little ones have been participating in ‘Look for a Book’ in East Calder this week.
They chose to hide some books in the library!!! We thought this was a great idea, please look out for the free books hidden next time you visit the library.
You too can participate in this fun initiative by buying books from our Book Sale (bags with information also provided) and hiding anywhere in the community.
NURSERY – BOOK SALE
To promote Book Week Scotland and to help raise funds for nursery we are holding a book sale at Nursery this week.
This is set up in the cloakroom area of the Nursery.
Please support the Nursery by purchasing a book or two which can be used to read at home or use as part of the ‘Look for a Book’ initiative. The money raised will benefit your child by either purchasing new books or equipment.
Many thanks
NURSERY – BIG BEDTIME READ
We are relaunching our bedtime reading initiative during Scotland Book Week this week. You will find this set up in the reception area of the Nursery. These are a set of 5 books for you and your child to borrow and share at home as part of their bedtime routine.
The Big Bedtime Read’s aim is to ensure children read a bedtime story at least 4 or more times a week.
You and your child will have access to our Big Bedtime Read packs whenever you wish. You are free to change your pack at any time. All we ask is that you record the pack you have borrowed by writing your child’s name and the date you take the pack, in the lending folder.
We hope you take the opportunity to borrow the packs and take advantage of this activity which will greatly benefit your child by
- Helping them to become a confident reader
- Establishing a good bedtime routine
- Improving concentration and behaviour
- Helping your child develop decision making skills
- Improving attachment and bonding between parents and children
A Special Visitor
We’ve had a very special visitor today going in and around all the classes at ECPS! We were delighted when Book Bug came to see us to help us celebrate Book Week. Some of us read him stories and others just wanted a big cuddle. Thank you Book Bug, we hope you come back to visit us next year!!
Primary 7/6L Numeracy
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.
P2-3 Reading Event
We are looking forward to welcoming our parents/carers to our Primary 2 & 3 Reading Event on Thursday 21st 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 2-3 children will be gifted with their ‘Read, Write and Count Bag’ on Thursday also. We hope they enjoy reading the stories and playing the games at home.
