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Community, Health and Wellbeing, Parents, Pupil Groups, Pupil Leadership, School Information

Health and Wellbeing Event

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Our whole school Health and Wellbeing Showcase was on Thursday, February 22nd.   The event ran from 1.30pm to 3pm, and also 6-7pm.
The purpose of the event was to show all parents an area of our curriculum from our Improvement Plan.  We wanted all parents to see how this area of the curriculum is embedded across the school and to get a feel for what it looks like at each stage.   It was also an opportunity for our P7s and reps from each class to talk to parents about learning in this area.
We would very much appreciate feedback from parents about this event; whether you attended or not.  If you did attend, you can give us feedback about the value of the event and what could be amended for future planning. Many thanks to those who took the time to write a comment for our Feedback Tree.
If you were unable to attend, we would be really interested in the reasons for this so that we can plan effectively in the future.
All feedback is valuable to us.
*ALL PARENTS*
Please take a few moments to complete and give us your feedback. Copy and paste link below into your browser to complete.
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Outdoor Learning, P7, Parents, School Information

Lagganlia Update

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Update on P7 trip to Lagganlia.
Please link below to dorm allocation that would have been given out at school today.
Reminder to refer to clothing list, but to bring lots of extra layers given present weather conditions.
Reminder to bring all medical forms and medication to school office by 8.45am Monday.
Children should bring their luggage to school hall when they arrive on Monday.
At the moment, we are planing that our residential will go ahead.  We have discussed this with Lagganlia, the bus company and also the SMT at West Lothian Education.   We will, of course, be keeping a close eye on weather forecasts over the weekend, and will keep parents updated, if necessary.
Outdoor Learning, P7, Parents, School Information

P7 Lagganlia Trip Update

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This is an update about the P7 Lagganlia trip next week. The trip at the moment will still go ahead. We have spoken to Lagganlia Centre and they have told us they all roads are clear and safe to drive. We will update you if anything changes.

Please check the following basic kit list. Remember that is is the minimum requirements. Link to list below:-

Lagganlia Suggested Clothing List

They have however suggested to pack some extra layers as well as extra gloves, hat, snood and socks due to the cold weather.

Please note that any MEDICAL forms as well as any medicines needs to be into the office for 8:45 Monday at the latest. Staff will not be allowed to give any medicines without relevant completed medical forms and approval from parents.

Please bring all luggage to the school hall on Monday first thing. Children will also need a packed lunch for Monday.

Community, Creativity, Curriculum, Digital Technology, Health and Wellbeing, Literacy, Outdoor Learning, School Closure, Thinking Skills

World Book ‘Snowy’ Day Challenges

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Tomorrow is World Book Day. In school we had planned to have  lots of activities related to the enjoyment and importance of reading. Due to the weather, however, we would love it if you all were able to complete a reading challenge in the snow.

Here are a few suggestions.

 

  • Read a book while out in the snow?
  • Create a character from a book in the snow?
  • Build an outdoor book stand?
  • Read aloud outside in the snow?
  • Write some WOW words in the snow
  • Design a picture/scene from your favourite book in the snow.

Anything you do please take a quick picture if possible – Tweet your pictures, share on GLOW or bring into school to show us when we return.

Happy snowy reading

Mr Taylor

P4, Problem Solving, Science, Scottish Culture, STEM, Technology, Thinking Skills

P4 Electrical Engineers

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This week in P4 we have been learning about Electricity and creating our own circuits.

We found out about James Bowman Lindsay (1799-1862). A Scottish Scientist who was said to be one of the earlier inventors of the incandescent lamp.

Here we are creating our own circuits to light our lamps and trying to match electrical symbols to their names. Did you know that electrical symbols are universal symbols, recognised Worldwide?