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Learning Letters, Primary 2, Primary 3

P3/2 Learning Letter Term 2

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Welcome to Term 2 in Primary 3/2.  We started by getting ideas for our new film and digital literacy Reading topic! We look forward to a fantastic term with P3 and P3/2 pupils and enjoyed our trip to Edinburgh Zoo to see a film and talk about conservation and asked great questions about life in a rainforest. Amazingly, we also caught a glimpse of a male panda! Please continue to comment in your child’s homework jotter or contact us directly. It would be helpful if pupils could bring in a box of tissues to help fight infections.

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Learning Letters, Primary 5

P5A Learning Letter Term 2

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Welcome to Term 2 in Primary 5. All of the children have settled well into P5 and we are looking forward to a busy and fun term 2. The highlights of last term included our Romans IDL context, and our P4/5 school camp to Dalguise. All pupils have also now joined a Junior Leadership Team and look forward to making positive changes within our school this year. We are excited to share our learning about the Romans during our class assembly on 18th November.

Miss Burton and Mrs Redmond

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Learning Letters, Primary 5

P5B Learning Letter Term 2

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Dear Parent/Carer,

Welcome to Term 2 in Primary 5. All of the children have settled well into P5 and we are looking forward to a busy and fun term 2. The highlights of last term included our Romans IDL context, and our P4/5 school camp to Dalguise. All pupils have also now joined a Junior Leadership Team and look forward to making positive changes within our school this year. This term we have started our new IDL context, George’s Marvellous Medicine, and are excited to share our learning during our class assembly on 25th November.

Miss Sherlow

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Learning Letters, Primary 7

P7/6 Learning Letter Term 2

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Welcome to Term 2 in Primary 7/6. Last term, the children were incredibly motivated and enthusiastic whilst learning all about World War Two. They demonstrated that they are successful learners and effective contributors through a variety of learning experiences. Our focus for IDL learning this term is our production of Alice the Musical.  Pupils are currently working very hard to learn songs, lines and dances to create a fantastical and magical production, which we are all excited to share with you! As usual, in the build up to Christmas, the school will be a hive of activity. Particular events are detailed at the bottom of the page.

Miss Anderson

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Learning Letters

P6 Learning Letter Term 2

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Dear Parent/Carer,

Welcome to Term 2 in Primary 6. Last term, the children were incredibly motivated and enthusiastic whilst learning all about World War Two. They demonstrated that they are successful learners and effective contributors through a variety of learning experiences. Our focus for IDL learning this term is our production of Alice the Musical.  Pupils are currently working very hard to learn songs, lines and dances to create a fantastical and magical production, which we are all excited to share with you! As usual, in the build up to Christmas, the school will be a hive of activity. Particular events are detailed at the bottom of the page.

Mr. Renshaw

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Learning Letters, Primary 1, Primary 2

P2/1 Learning Letter Term 2

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Welcome to Term 2 in Primary 2/1. The highlights of last term included our visit from Buddy Bear and our trip to Almondell and Calderwood Country Park. We hope you enjoyed reading about our activities and looking at the photographs on the school blog. This term we are looking forward to exploring our IDL context of ‘Cops and Robbers’. We are also beginning to practice the P1 Nativity and P2 – P3 Christmas show.

Mrs George, P2/1 Teacher

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Learning Letters, Primary 7

P7 Learning Letter Term 2

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Welcome to Term 2 in Primary 7.  This term we began with demonstrating that we were confidence individuals who could represent our school at a cluster wide event.  On October 26th P7 pupils travelled to Excite at East Calder to participate in Sportshall Athletics, competing against four other cluster schools.  All of the pupils demonstrated excellent sportsperson-like attitudes and were a credit to our school.  Our focus for IDL learning is our production of Alice the Musical.  Pupils are currently working very hard to learn songs, lines and dances to create a fantastical and magical production, which we are all excited to share with you!

Mrs Ross

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Anytime Anywhere Learning, School News, Technologies

Education Scotland Case Study

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Education Scotland visited our school to ask pupils and staff about digital learning in our school. They created a video which you can watch by clicking here. Well done to our Technical Troopers for explaining our journey.

“Education should prepare young people for jobs that do not yet exist, using technologies that have not yet been invented, to solve problems of which we are not yet aware.” Richard Riley

In Mid Calder Primary School, we share this vision and we believe that in providing learners with a rich range of learning experiences in the digital and physical world we are developing a range of skills, knowledge and attributes to enable them to be confident and competent in the world of learning, life and work.

West Lothian’s investment in infrastructure has provided us with the flexibility of an Anytime Anywhere Learning (AAL) wireless network which allows connectivity for school and personal devices alike. This has enabled learners to be partners in their learning, offering a range of personalisation and choice opportunities whilst promoting Health and Wellbeing through the recognising of their rights and responsibilities.

Through our case study we hope you recognise the positive impact embedding digital technologies into the life and ethos of our school has had on our school community.

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