Hello boys and girls. I hope you are safe and warm. I hope you are making the most of this snowy weather and have had an opportunity to go outside and build a snowman or make snow angels. We would love to see some pictures of your snowy adventures and these can be uploaded to twitter on the LVPS PE account under the hashtag lvpssnowtasticday. Also you will find some snow day activities on our school website and you can always play Sumdog and practice your maths.
Stay safe
Miss Maclachlan
On Wednesday, 20 members from our P7 class took part in the Sportshall Athletics East Regional Championships at the Jack Kane Centre in Edinburgh. This is where the top two schools from City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian, West Lothian and the Borders take part in activities which include: 4 x 100m, over/under relay, obstacle relay, 6 lap parlauff, 2 lap relay, 1 lap relay, javelin, speed bounce, long jump, vertical jump, triple jump and chest push.
Our team placed 8th overall. Kirknewton Primary finished 10th which means although we were not crowned Champions on the day, we are the top performing school out of 67 in West Lothian. Another fantastic achievement. On the day our children demonstrated resilience, perseverance, motivation and superb sportsmanship. We cheered on the winners and all the other competitors and enjoyed a really great event.
P1 had a very exciting morning today. We were visited by the Fire Brigade. The station commander spoke to us in the classroom about the job of a fireman. We then got to see a real fireman (Rory) dressed in his full uniform and we spoke about why they wear each item. We went outside and all had a shot at using the hoses and some of us were lucky enough to get to sit in the engine before the Fire Brigade were called away. Here are a few photos from the visit:
What another busy week for P1M. In Maths we have been learning about the days of the week, the terms morning,afternoon,evening and night and we have been sequencing daily routines. In Literacy, we used similes to write about Nessie the Loch Ness monster and we learned the sounds x and nk. The children are thoroughly enjoying their new project Katie Morag. They are enjoying listening to stories and seeing where they live on google maps. Here are a few of the children’s highlights from this week:
Amelia: I enjoyed playing the french games with Miss Marnie
Aiden: I enjoyed science and finding out how different toys move.
Jaxon: I liked working in a group and writing words to describe Katie Morag.
Pola: I loved learning the days of the week.
Zach: I enjoyed learning about Katie Morag and looking at how living on an island is different.
Mathew: I liked science and making toys move in different ways.
Safia: I liked word building with our sounds.
School Teams
We have had a busy few weeks at LVPS. Our netball team played a friendly with our friends from Riverside PS. Both teams played really well with lots of fantastic passing and great goals scored. Our next match is on Feb 22nd at Parkhead Primary.
Our 2 basketball teams took part in the West Lothian Primary league Tournament. They played really well and a big thank you to Abby and Ms Taylor for being fantastic coaches.
The girls football team are training every Tuesday and are working really hard. They have their next match scheduled for Feb 16th.
The school football team have been in winter shutdown mode but I have managed to secure two matches in March. We play Knightsridge on March 7th at LVPS and Meldrum away on March 21st. I am also delighted to announce that Stevie Johnston from WLFA (also a parent of a P1 child in our school) is going to provide football training sessions for the team on a Tuesday lunchtime. This will start on Tuesday 20th February.
Our school handball team took part in the final round of fixtures of the Livingston Handball league. I am very proud to announce that our school are the Livingston Champions!!! Well done team. This was a very competitive league and all 15 members of the team have contributed significantly. We are all very proud! We have now qualified for the WL Championships in March with 5 other teams. The top 2 teams will then go on to the National Championships to represent WL. Watch this space.
If your child is part of one of our 5 teams above. Please keep encouraging them to check the sports noticeboard outside the gym hall. This is updated every Friday by our Sports Captains. No letters are issued for training sessions. Letters will only be issued when their is a match to be played.
Coming up next week:
Extra-Curricular Activity @ LVPS week beginning 5th Feb
Mon: Sports Committee meeting at lunch. Multi Sports 3:30pm – 4:15pm p3and4
Tues: Dance Club at lunch p6/7. Girls Football 3:30pm – 4:15pm
Wed: Handball p4-6 3:30pm – 4:30pm
Thursday: Basketball team training 3:30pm – 4:30pm
For the most up to date information please follow us on twitter @LVPSSportandPE
Coming Soon in collaboration with our fantastic Sports Committee
Once again, thank you to all parents/carers for your continued support. We strive to provide the best sporting opportunities for your children to encourage an active and healthy lifestyle.
Mr Stewart
P1 have been really busy again this week. In Literacy we learned the letters z and q and the tricky word your. We wrote about Greyfriars Bobby. In Numeracy we were looking at recognising the + and – signs and we explored doubles. We used mirrors to help us explore doubles. We also got together with P1K and learned a Scottish version of the alphabet which we then performed at the Scottish assembly. We also recited our poems to Miss Maclachlan and then Calum, Lewis and Alanice recited their poem in front of the judges. Miss Maclachlan is so proud of all the boys and girls. Here are a few of our learning highlights this week:
Jaxon: I liked learning the new letters z and q.
Zach: I enjoyed everything this week!
Pola: I enjoyed performing the Scottish alphabet and saying s is for stag.
Calum: I loved learning this week!
Lewis: I liked performing my poem to the class then the judges
Aiden: I enjoyed working with P1K to perform the Scottish alphabet at assembly
Anya: I liked making a Greyfriars Bobby using shredded paper during art.
Here are a few pictures that the children drew of Nessie the Loch Ness Monster and Greyfriars Bobby:
P1M have had another busy week learning. We have learned two new sounds y and w in literacy. In numeracy we were continuing to practice take away. We also learned about Greyfriars Bobby and what made him special. The children loved drawing a picture of him! The children absolutely loved P.E with Mr Stewart this week as they were introduced to Gymnastics and had a shot on the large equipment. Here are some of the children’s highlights from this week:
Alanice: I enjoyed swinging on the ropes in the gym.
Aiden: I enjoyed using the equipment. I like jumping and crawling through the tunnel.
Cali: I enjoyed drawing pictures of Nessie and Greyfriars Bobby.
Calum: I enjoyed swinging, climbing and jumping in the gym.
Safia: I enjoyed word building words with our new sounds y and w.
Mathew: I enjoyed playing games that helped me learn how to take away.
Pola: I liked climbing on the frame in the gym hall.
Please see attached our LVPS and Local Community Extra-Curricular Sports Clubs on offer from January to April.
Happy New Year. Hope you all had a lovely holiday. As part of our Robert Burns Celebrations we are running a poetry competition in school. A selection of children from each class will be chosen to perform their poem to the judges. Could you help your child to choose either The Crocodile by JK Annand or Nessie by JK Annand and practice their choice of poem. Their poems will be heard in class the week beginning 22nd January. The children have brought their poems home today. Here is a link to a copy of both poems:
