Everyone in Group 6 had a fantastic time Dalguise! They all lived our school motto by believing in themselves, achieving something new and succeeding at activities. We all encouraged and supported each other and we even managed to persuade Miss Burton to go on the Giant Swing with Morgan. Well done Group 6!
A big thank you to the nursery parents that handed in kind donations towards our school Harvest assembly. The food stuffs are being collected on behalf of West Lothian Foodbank.
Today the children in the nursery went on an adventure in to Calder Wood to find some Autumn treasures. We had a very exciting walk through the woods and were lucky enough to see and hear some interesting things. When the boys and girls were quiet they could hear the river, birds singing and an aeroplane. They found acorns, Autumn leaves of every colour, snails, berries, blackberries and apples! The children drew and wrote about what they had seen on their recording sheet. They also found a very large bear that had escaped from the school and was sitting on the branch of a large tree having a rest! The nursery boys and girls rescued him and took him back to the school safely.
We loved our time learning in the outdoors!
Group 5 had a fantastic time at Dalguise this week. Throughout all of the activities that we took part in, every member of the group showed a ‘have a go’ attitude and dared to try things that they’d never tried before. Everyone demonstrated our school values throughout the trip, particularly being enthusiastic, successful and inclusive by cheering each other on, being supportive when people were feeling a little unsure and by having lots of fun and smiling.
Dear Parent/Carer
Where has a full term gone?
Throughout the school the children have been learning about many different topics and the classrooms are looking bright and inviting. Some children have been experiencing outdoor learning this term and the children were very excited when they came back to explain what they had been doing and what they had seen. It is great that new opportunities arise which keep the children enthusiastic about their learning and give them ownership of how to take the learning experience forward. It also gives them the opportunity to explore different ways of learning; sometimes the classroom is not always the best place to enthuse children. I would like to thank the parents who helped on these trips because without helpers these outings could not go ahead. If you are a parent/carer with a few extra hours and feel you could offer help please call at the office and complete a PVG form and we could add you to our list of helpers.
We are almost at a full complement of staff and following very recent interviews we, hopefully, will have a new teacher starting soon. This will be after all West Lothian Council checks are carried out and when they can be released form their own school. This will give class teachers a regular professional dialogue opportunity through time out of class with our support for learning also back to a full balance of hours.
I hope everyone has a lovely break and I look forward to seeing all the children back on Tuesday 25th October 2016
Mary McKenzie
Dear Parent/Carer,
The children have all settled into the new school year and are confidently making new friends and learning the Nursery routines. We have created a community contract so that the children have an opportunity to discuss what they would like to learn at Nursery and what it should feel like to be part of our Nursery.
Thanks to all of you who attended our Meet the Teacher Session, if you were unable to attend you can access the information on the school blog: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/wl/mcps/2016/09/09/nursery-learning-letter/
You can keep up to date with our learning on the school blog by clicking on Learning Stories, Nursery: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/wl/mcps/category/learning-stories/nursery-am/
As a staff team we have been collaborating with our cluster nurseries and have visited Polbeth, St. Ninian’s and Riverside Nurseries to investigate how they are implementing new nursery planning advice and guidance.
Miss Burton
Depute Head Teacher
Day 2 – Problem Solving, Archery, Abseiling and Raft Building
Day 3 – Orienteering and Challenge Course
Group 1 had a fantastic time at Dalguise, we faced some tricky challenges and made brilliant memories!
Group 4’s amazing achievements, challenges and successes!
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