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Class Posts, Primary 5

Snow Day!

Good Morning Primary 5!

Just wanted to say that I hope you all have lots of fun today and please upload any pictures of you out enjoying the weather!

There are Snow Learning Packs uploaded onto the Blog as well, if you are stuck for some ideas and activities

Olivia and Rebecca are already writing a Bucket List for today, including building a snowman, going sledging, drinking Hot Chocolate and Marshmallows, watching Frozen and making Snow Angels….this is going to be a busy day i think!

Stay safe and wrap up warm if you’re heading out!

Love

 

Mrs T x

Class Posts, General Information, Primary 1, Primary 2/1, Primary 3, Primary 3/2, Primary 4, Primary 5, Primary 6, Primary 7, Sporting Activities

Sportshall Athletics East Regional Championships

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.

Class Posts, General Information, Primary 1, Primary 2/1, Primary 3, Primary 3/2, Primary 4, Primary 5, Primary 6, Primary 7, Sporting Activities

LVPS Sport and PE

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

  • Our first Sports Spotlight winners will be announced at next weeks assembly.
  • Sportathon (raising money for school funds)
  • P1 and P2 multi sports club ( a letter will be issued shortly. 25 children max)
  • PLSA (The sports committee will be running playground sporting activities at lunch for p1-p4 from March)
  • Potential After school clubs next term : Bootcamp for children and parents/carers, running club, football for p1-p3

 

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

Primary 5

Snowy Science!

Today P5 thought they would enjoy the snow and put a science based twist onto their fun. The children worked in groups to come up with some snowy science questions and the recorded their predictions. We then put our coats, boots and gloves on and headed outiside.

Questions for investigation included ……Does paint make snow melt quicker? How many drops of cold water does it take to melt a snowball? Will a snow tower collapse before a snow bridge? And hitch melts a mound of snow quicker, hot water or cold water.

Lots of discussion about the questions, making experiments fair and then comparing results with predictions.

Enjoy the snow folks!

Mrs Taylor x

Class Posts, Primary 5

Burns Poetry Competition

The children have chosen the poem that they would like to recite for this years competition. They have all been given a copy and told to keep it safe!

Can I ask that the children have their poem ready for recital to the class for Monday 22nd January, as the class will be voting for the best 3 competitors to reach the Final.

I have included links to the poems in case they lose their copy, or forget to take it home.

Any questions then please let me know.

Mrs Taylor

Street Talk

https://www.makewav.es/post/8563

http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/59/a-childs-garden-of-verses-selected-poems/4713/escape-at-bedtime/

http://www.scotshoose.com/favouritepoems.html      (The Magic Pizza)

 

 

Class Posts, Primary 5

Happy New Year

Welcome back to Primary 5, they seem to have had a brilliant holiday!

Today it was my turn to bring something for Show and Tell…

Mrs Warrender!!!

Mrs Warrender came to visit the school, before she returns to Australia in a couple of weeks. The children were so excited and had lots of fantastic questions to ask her. Questions included ….Have you been bitten by any insects? Have you seen any crocodiles? What is you favourite Australian animal that you have seen? and What is your house like?

We will try and keep in touch with Mrs Warrender and maybe we can email her and ask about the learning the children do in Australia!

Mrs Taylor x

Class Posts, Primary 5

Lego Challenge 2 – update!

Yesterday we designed and made some amazing marble mazes using our Lego blocks. Lots of collaboration, problem solving and testing of designs were carried out! The children thoroughly enjoyed the activity and these STEM challenges are proving very popular in P5!

Here are some pictures of the children testing each other’s designs.

Ask the children about the roles given during Lego Challenges and the rules they need to follow to ensure the challenge is successful!

Well done P5!

Mrs Taylor x