A little update from the PSA on how much we have all raised so far for the playground fund.
The Christmas Fair and Christmas concerts added £2,531.20 and the Christmas Card Fundraiser added £545.03 to the fund.
This means the total raised since February this year is a staggering £9,090.62.
Well done everyone!
1. Welcome
2. Apologies
3. Minutes to be approved ( November minutes)
4. Financial Report
5. Correspondence
6. Update on Christmas Fair
7. Calendar’s
8. Movie Night – Thursday 2nd February
9. Family Night – Friday 3rd March
10. School Requests
11. AOB
12. Date & Time of next meeting 8/ 2 / 2017
On Tuesday the primary 7 s went up to West Calder High School as part of the to ‘Big Get Together’. Several other schools went to the event including all of our cluster schools and some S1’s, who previously came to Mid Calder, were also there. While we were there we got taught some social dances including The Dashing White Sergeant, The Virginia Reel and The Heel and Toe Polka. First we danced to traditional music which was quite easy then we changed to some modern music which was a bit confusing. We had a snack of crisps and a drink of juice as we were so exhausted after all our dancing. Afterwards we went back to the hall and played a series of games which were corners ,best dancer,musical statues and the Macarena. We all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and we look forward to going up to high school for transition and seeing some of our other old and new friends.
By Caitlin, Ayla and Harry
A big thank you to everyone who showed up on Friday evening to support our school by attending our annual Christmas Fair. The PSA did a fantastic job of organising the event, and bringing the whole school community together for the festive season. It was lovely to see new members of the PSA, previous and current parents/carers, pupils past and present, members of the community and staff join together.
The fair raised the amazing total of £2,007.92! This will be added onto our Playground Fund, which brings it to the grand total of £8004.07. A big thank you to everyone who supported this event.
As part of Scottish Book Week Primary 1 to 7 invited their family and relatives to teach them all about reading. Parents got to experience what a reading lesson is like in their child’s class and the range of activities and resources available. They were also given tips on how to support their child at home.
P4-5 leaflet: supporting-reading-at-home-
Tips for supporting reading in the early years at home.
Tips for supporting reading at primary stages at home.
What is Literacy in Curriculum for Excellence?
Reading book lists from the Scottish Trust.
The Nursery had a pop in and play event, allowing parent and relatives to see how their child learns through play in the Nursery.
Thank you to everyone who attended.
Thanks again from the PSA for all the children who came to Movie Night, they were all terrific. Your support made the school £343.84.
This brings the playground fund to £5,996.15. We’re getting there, thank you to everyone for your continued support.
A big thank you to everyone who contributed to our dress down day for Children in Need, we raised £225.90. Thank you to the PSA for organising this.
Scottish Book Week: 21st-25th November 2016
Reading Challenge
To celebrate Scottish Book Week we are asking pupils to take a photo of themselves reading for pleasure in an usual place. To share your photo you can:
These photos will be displayed in our new library area,
SumDog Reading Contest
We are holding a SumDog Reading Challenge from 21st -24th November. There will be a P1-2, P3-4 and a P5-7 contest.
Your child can take part in this challenge at home or in school, and the winners will be announced at Assembly on 25th November.
Reading Open Afternoon
Parents and carers are invited to join us on Thursday 24th between 1:30-2:30pm to find out how we teach reading and how you can support reading at home.
The Nursery session will run from 10-11am for morning pupils and 1:30-2:30pm for afternoon pupils.
Dear Parent/Carer,
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.
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. 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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