Category Archives: Information for Parents
P.5/4 homework – 20/06/16
Homework for P.5/4 this week is as follows:
Reading
The Dream Catchers The Hullabaloo at no. 13 – Gyles Brandreth (p.50-end)
The Gangster Grannies Write a short review of your last book, Diary of a Killer Cat by Anne Fine.
The Cookie Readers Mr Majeika – Humphrey Carpenter (p.59-end)
The Ruthless Readers The Masked Cleaning Ladies of Om – John Coldwell (p.17-end)
Maths
Follow instructions from your Maths teacher.
Spelling
There is no spelling homework this week.
P.5/4 Homework – 13/06/16
Homework for P.5/4 this week is as follows:
Reading
The Dream Catchers The Hullabaloo at no. 13 – Gyles Brandreth (p.5-49)
The Gangster Grannies The Diary of a Killer Cat – Anne Fine (p.32-end)
The Cookie Readers Mr Majeika – Humphrey Carpenter (p.33-58)
The Ruthless Readers The Masked Cleaning Ladies of Om – John Coldwell (p.3-16)
Choose two characters from the book and write a paragraph about their similarities and differences.
Maths
Follow instructions from your Maths teacher.
Spelling
This week, Spelling homework will be given on Tuesday and due for Friday. As usual, follow instructions from your Spelling teacher.
P.5/4 Homework – 7/6/16
Homework for P.5/4 this week is as follows:
Reading
The Dream Catchers The Country Pancake – Anne Fine (chapter 6)
The Gangster Grannies The Diary of a Killer Cat – Anne Fine (p.19-31)
The Cookie Readers Mr Majeika – Humphrey Carpenter (p.5-32)
The Ruthless Readers The Squink – Rita Ray (p.17-end)
Choose your favourite character from your book and write down 5 adjectives that you could use to describe them.
Maths
Follow instructions from your Maths teacher.
Spelling
This week, Spelling homework will be given on Tuesday and due for Friday. As usual, follow instructions from your Spelling teacher.
P1 Transition
Nursery children have enjoyed teaming up with Primary 1 to create their own butterfly. They worked cooperatively to design and plan their beautiful butterflies. Thank you to Primary 1 staff and pupils for making us feel so welcome. 
Nursery newsletter – May 2016
Dear Parent/Carer,
Here are a few updates about our curriculum and events which are coming up in the next few weeks. The pre-school children are very excited about moving into primary one and have enjoyed their recent visits to the classrooms. The transition arrangements will continue with visits to the school playground as well as a buddy meet and greet. We will also be beginning to practice for our Nursery Leaver’s Assembly.
Our new nursery children have settled into our nursery routines. This term, we are continuing to encourage all of the children to develop their self-help skills such as changing their coats and shoes and looking after their own belongings.
Please can all payment and forms for the Seabird Centre be handed in by 10th June. Due to the large number of volunteers we will be pulling names from a hat.
Fiona Barber
Nursery Teacher
Sports Breakfast
Today at our Breakfast Club we had a sports breakfast. Porridge, muesli, weetabix, bagels, yogurt and smoothies were on the menu. The children took part in a variety of sport activities. Daniel said, “It was the best day ever.”
P.5/4 Homework – 30/05/16
Homework for P.5/4 this week is as follows:
Topic
Please bring in any clean scrap materials to use for building your rocket. These could include: plastic bottles (no glass), egg boxes, cardboard, drinks cans (no sharp food tins) etc.
Reading
The Dream Catchers The Country Pancake – Anne Fine (chapter 5)
The Gangster Grannies The Diary of a Killer Cat – Anne Fine (p.1-18)
The Cookie Readers The Haunting of Pip Parker – Anne Fine (p.28-60)
The Ruthless Readers The Squink – Rita Ray (p.1-16))
Everyone should write a quiz about your book so far. It should have at least 5 questions. You will have a chance to test your classmates on Friday.
Maths
Follow instructions from your Maths teacher.
Spelling
This week, Spelling homework will be given on Tuesday and due for Friday. As usual, follow instructions from your Spelling teacher.
May 2016 newsletter
Dear Parent/Carer,
With a heavy heart I am writing to inform you that at the end of this school year I will be leaving Mid Calder Primary School. I am returning to Northern Ireland to take up a head teacher post close to my family.
As most of you will know, I came to the school in 2013 and have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know you and your children. I feel so privileged to have been part of your child’s life and to watch them learn and blossom. Your children are such a credit to you and I am proud of every one of them as they strive to succeed in everything that they do.
I am also very proud of everything that the school has achieved in such a quick timescale. This is largely due to the dedicated staff team at Mid Calder as well as the support from our parent body and local community.
I will miss everyone here and would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for making me feel so welcome. I know that you will all do the same for my successor. An advertisement for the post will go out very soon with a view to appointing a new head teacher as soon as is possible.
Yours truly,
Nicola Thompson
Head Teacher
Spring Fair 2016
The sun shone on Mid Calder on Friday as we opened our doors for our annual Spring Fair organised by our PSA. Pupils past and present, families, staff and members of the local community joined together at MCPS and took part in a range of activities and events from the bouncy castle to tombola, various stalls to face painting.
A big thank you to the PSA who organised the event and to everyone who attended. We raised a huge £1773.97.
