All posts by Miss Burton

So you want to be a buddy?

June 15, 2015 Miss Burton Leave a comment

Today Primary 6 pupils were involved in Buddy Training to prepare them for being P1 Buddies next term. We discussed the role of a buddy and why they are important. Pupils completed a carousel of questions including:

What qualities should a P7 buddy have?
What language will you use to support your buddy?
What activities would you like to do with your buddy over the year?
How can the staff support you with your role as a buddy?

We then took part in a community builder which helped us consider the emotions P1s might feel when they start school, we found out who our buddy will be and finally we made our buddy a card.

Events, Health & Wellbeing, Parent Council, Primary 7

Change at MCPS

June 14, 2015 Miss Burton Leave a comment

On Wednesday evening Olivia and Emma came along to our Parent Council Meeting to discuss some of the changes at MCPS and how they have affected them. A big thank you to the girls.

http://www.slideshare.net/midcps/mcps-changes

Health & Wellbeing

Responsible Roles: Safe Security

June 10, 2015 Miss Burton 1 Comment

In preparation for the Responsible Roles that they will be taking on when they return as Primary 7s next session, some of the Primary 6 pupils have been learning how to be responsible monitors today. We discussed the role of Safe Security, did some role-plays of scenarios we might encounter and discussed appropriate language to use.

Community, Events, Health & Wellbeing, Outside of School, Uncategorized

Responsible Roles: Magical Mediator Training Day 2

June 9, 2015 Miss Burton Leave a comment

Today was Day 2 of our Magical Mediators training programme to prepare us for our Responsible Roles when we go into Primary 7. We returned to St. Ninian’s Primary School and we completed lots of different tasks to prepare us for the role. We also made action plans, we will meet with Miss Burton to put these plans into place for the next school year.

A big thank you to St. Ninan’s for hosting the training and we hope to have a Magical Mediator Debrief session in November to check up on how everyone is getting on in their new role. Also thank you to our trainer Carol from the Scottish Mediation Network.

Community, Events, Health & Wellbeing, Outside of School

Responsible Roles: Magical Mediators

June 8, 2015 Miss Burton Leave a comment

This week Primary 6s are under going a training programme to prepare them for their Responsible Roles when they go into Primary 7. Today 14 children went along to St. Ninian’s Primary School to be trained in Peer Mediation. The pupils had a very busy day doing different tasks and learning about the role of a peer mediator.

Community, Events, Mid Calder Gala 2015

Mid Calder Gala Day

June 6, 2015 Miss Burton Leave a comment

Click here to read the Facebook post.

http://youtu.be/AJd4sbZkM5A

Community, Events, Nursery, Outside of School, Primary 1, Primary 2, Primary 3, Primary 5

Gala Day

June 6, 2015 Miss Burton Leave a comment

A big thank you to all the children, parents and staff who turned up on Saturday (despite the weather) to represent our school at the Mid Calder Gala Day.

Community, Events, Expressive Arts, Mid Calder Gala 2015, Musical, Outside of School, Primary 7

Show Songs at Gala Celebrations

June 5, 2015 Miss Burton Leave a comment

A big well done and thank you to the Primary 6 and 7 pupils who represented our school tonight at the Mid Calder Gala Queen Crowning by singing a melody of songs from our recent school show.

http://youtu.be/SgOTdCtriC0

Community, Events, Expressive Arts, Mid Calder Gala 2015, Musical, Outside of School, Primary 7

Pupils perform at Gala

June 5, 2015 Miss Burton Leave a comment

A big well done to the Primary 6 and 7 pupils who sang songs from our recent school show at the crowning of the Gala Queen.

Community, Events, Health & Wellbeing, Mid Calder Gala 2015, Outside of School, Primary 7, School News, Sporting

Football Team win the Gala Cup

June 4, 2015 Miss Burton 3 Comments

This evening boys from Primary 6 and 7 were selected to play in a school football tournament as part of the Gala celebrations. The boys successfully defeated East Calder Primary and Parkhead Primary, winning the final against Parkhead Primary.

A big thank you to Mr Porter and Cameron Martin for coaching the team, and to everyone who showed up to support the team. Congratulations boys!