Please remember to be collecting sponsors for our skipping challenge taking place next week. The school is taking part during PE classes throughout next week. Bring in your form and money to school from Monday. The school receives 20 per cent of the sponsorships with the British Heart Foundation receiving the rest. Sponsor forms have already been taken home, collect another from Miss Gordon if needed!
Category Archives: Achievements
P6 and 7 get musical
Pupils in Primary 6 and 7 have today enjoyed a fantastic music workshop in preparation for visiting Howden Park Centre tomorrow. Our workshop, led by Jenny, Adriano and Andreas, who are all musicians, was a great opportunity for pupils to develop their rhythmic skills. We participated in a class “samba” performance using percussion instruments and learned all about how different musical instruments can be played in a variety of ways. We played some body percussion, call and response and then got the chance to play drums, shakers, wood blocks and the agogo.
Have a look at our class ensemble!!
Happy 😃
P4 Benchball Festival East Calder Sports Centre 9th March 2016
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All the P4s in Mid Calder Primary had an amazing time today at the West Lothian Schools Benchball Festival. We had six different teams who played children from Kirknewton Primary and Woodmuir Primary as well as teams from our own school.
Everyone showed great team working skills as well as super throwing and passing.
A great time was had by everyone!
P6 attend EUROQUIZ
On Friday 4th March, four Primary Six children visited Howden Park Centre, along with 18 other schools from across West Lothian, to participate in the annual Euroquiz.
There were lots of very tricky questions focused on the EU, history, sport and culture of countries within the EU and a variety of flag and country questions.
We participated really well and thoroughly enjoyed our morning. A big thanks to Cole, Ayla, Jamie and Sean for doing so much preparation and studying for this event. You did a great job!
http://youtu.be/NJTV7myS3_c
West Lothian Schools Burns Festival 2016
Following our school Burns Competition, Lexie (P4), Cailin (P5), Luca (P6) and Abby (P7) were selected by our panel of judges to represent our school at the West Lothian Schools Festival 2016.
Tonight the four pupils attended the competitions at St. Kentigern’s Academy and recited their poems to the judges from Fauldhouse and Crofthead Burns Club and to an audience of guests from all across West Lothian.
Abby received the award for best verse speaking in the Primary 6/7 category. She received a Burns Trophy and an individual trophy. She will now be invited along to the National Burns Competition.
A huge well done to the pupils who confidently represented our school at this competition, and to their parents and teachers for supporting them.
http://youtu.be/6lvJFAccqs0
Sportshall Athletics
On Thursday 25th February 2016 some P7 pupils were selected to represent Mid Calder Primary in the East Regional Final of Athletics. The events included track and field events and took place at Meadowbank Leisure Centre. We had a great experience and were very tired by the end of it! Every pupil that took part was given a certificate to keep as a memory of the event. Well done to all the P.7’s for helping us qualify for this event. We hope next years P.7’s can qualify as well!
4 Days to go till the ‘Mid Calder Bake-Off’!
Hope you have all had a great weekend and managed to make the most of the fantastic weather…..but also hope you’ve been thinking, planning and shopping for you Bake-Off entry. I know Miss Burton has decided to bake for the first time…shopping was stressful for her and she had to ask myself where to buy ‘condensed milk’ in the supermarket…well done Miss Burton we look forward to seeing the finished bake.
Just a small reminder it’s only 4 DAYS to go – The Book Lions look forward to receiving all your contributions on Thursday morning. Parents/family if you could hand yours into the front office on Thursday morning a member of the Book Lions will be there to give you a form and receive your bake and recipe…we then look forward to seeing you in the hall from after 1.30!
Pupils please remember to bring your entry in appropriate packaging (if you would like this returned let us know on the day). We will distribute a card for you to complete and hand in with your bake (on Thursday) at school on Wednesday – don’t worry if you loose it we will have more on the day. Please don’t forget to bring a copy of the recipe to be sold/donated with your cake and remember to bring in your own donation to take another cake away!
We will also have a book swapping stall – so look those books out now and bring along any day this week.
Signing off…..lets get baking!
Ms Allsopp and The Book Lions
Community Crusaders visit Cunigar House!
During our last JLT session, the Community Crusaders went to Cunigar House in Mid Calder village to visit the tenants that live there. We went to Cunigar House to get to know our older community and to share our learning with them.
We brought along some games such as Kapla and Dominoes and some of our reading books and writing jotters.
Some of us enjoyed drawing pictures with the tenants.
“Cool Joe created a picture of Harry, Lucas and I.”- Naomi S, P1.
“At our table we enjoyed playing dominoes with Mrs. McCormack, Lewis and the ladies of Cunigar House.”- Ben S, P4.
“I enjoyed playing Castle Chase with Joy, and I think she enjoyed playing too.”- Erin C, P5.
“I shared my learning about Number Talks with Michael.”- Georgia S, P3.
“I drew Beth’s two budgies in a cage for her. One was green and one was blue. I also drew the school badge.”- Hana, P5/4.
At the end of our time there we joined together to sing ‘Caledonia’ and ‘Ye Canny Shove Yer Grannie’. The tenants seemed to really enjoy our singing. We all signed a card at the end to say thank you for having us and we hope to see you all again.
Have a look at some of our photos and videos of our time there! 🙂
Pupil Council: Recognising Achievements
Today at our Pupil Council Meeting we discussed different achievements we would like to complete by P4 and P7.
For example by P4 it might be:
- I can take part in a school trip.
- I can receive Star Pupil.
- I can take part in the Nativity/ concert.
By P7 it might include:
- I can use my own device in school safely.
- I can take part in a residential.
- I can apply for House Captain.
Look out for our finished achievement lists!
