Category Archives: Primary 7

Primary 7, Transition

P7 Transition

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The last few weeks have been very busy for P7s. We have been preparing to move onto our high schools through a variety of ways. We have had visits from staff at the high school as well as a Skype session with some S1 pupils at West Calder High School. We have all had our transition visits where we got to meet our new teachers, learn about the routines and expectations of high school and start some of our timetable. We really enjoyed getting to move around classes and teachers every new period and had some great S6 buddies who took us around. We have been doing some work on getting ourselves organised including how to make best use of our timetable to prepare what we need to bring each day. We also had some time to think back on our year in P7 through our transition challenge for the P6 pupils. We prepared a powerpoint by taking on responsibility for different aspects of P7 that we thought they should know and presented this to the new P7 class. They also had the chance to ask us some questions.

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Newsletter, Nursery, Primary 1, Primary 2, Primary 3, Primary 5, Primary 7

June Newsletter

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Dear Parents / Carers,

Here we are approaching the end of another school year. We have had many highlights since the beginning of the session and it will conclude with the same excitement. From Nursery to P7 the children will have their own special memory to look back on. It could be their performance in the Nativity, the production of Alice, their Remarkable Reader Award or Stem Award, a Living the Values certificate or an achievement recognised through I – Achieve. It may even be the completion of an amazing piece of work, coming up with a theme for new learning, presenting at a conference or sharing learning at their class assembly. As a school our highlights have been many but a few are, sharing our digital learning with colleagues from across West Lothian, being recognised for our achievement in peer mediation from both out with and within West Lothian, the monies we have raised for various charities and the food the children collected for local food banks. The list could go on, but I think what is most important is that every child has tried their best in everything they have completed and these accolades help us to say that they do.

 

I would like to thank the members of the PSA for all their fund raising events this year; they have worked relentless to raise money for our playground and to improve the space for the children. The grand total is over £10,000, which is a massive achievement. The Pupil Council will take time to get feedback from all children about what they would like for the playground and feed this back to the PSA to move this forward in the new year.     I hope you have a safe and happy holiday.

Mary McKenzie

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Information for Parents, Primary 7, Transition

School transport application process 2017/18

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Dear Parents/Carers

The Application Process for School Transport for 2017/2018 is now open.  Can you please make the relevant parent groups aware of this by using the text below.  If you could get this out to them as soon as possible as we need applications in by 18th June.  This text will appear on our website and there will be postings made on Facebook. Please could you also put this on your own website

Parents and Guardians should be advised that applications should now be made for free school transport in session 2017/18.  Applications should only be made for pupils going into the following year groups: 

P1, S1, S5 & S6.

All other pupils should retain their current passes for use in 2017/18.

Applications should be made via the Council Website at:

https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/article/8692/Applications-for-Free-School-Transport

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Information on who qualifies for free school transport and how to apply.

If pupils have lost their passes, replacement passes can also be requested using the online form.  Replacement passes will be sent to their school where they should pay a £2 replacement fee.

Please ensure applications are made by 18 June 2017.

Thank you, Public Transport Team

Primary 7, Sciences

P7 trip to the botanics

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P7s went on an excursion to the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh. Their IDL topic has been ‘How does our garden grow?’ with a focus on plants. One of the outcomes they have been working towards is:

Through carrying out practical activities and investigations, I can show how plants have benefited society. SCN 2-02b.

At the Royal Botanics the groups each got a workshop with Ginger who worked on developing their understanding of how important plants are to the world and how almost everything we eat or use can be traced back to plants. We also got to explore the beautiful grounds. We may have had a very wet day, with some thunder too, but we didn’t let that spoil the experience.

Events, Primary 7

P7 Fair

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On Thursday 1st June the P7 pupils held a fair to raise money for their P7 Leaver’s Party. There were lots of stalls with things to do or buy. All pupils in the school had the chance to come along. Some of the stalls included:

  • Soak the House Captains/Vice Captains
  • Buy slime
  • Baking stall
  • Lucky Dip
  • Temporary Tattoos
  • Beat the Goalie

They raised over £500 which is fantastic! A huge thank you to all the boys and girls who came along and helped the event to be a great success. Also a thank you to the P7s for their hard work and to everyone who donated baking.

Community, Events, Nursery, Outside of School, Primary 1, Primary 2, Primary 3, Primary 5, Primary 7

Mid Calder Gala Day

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The shone on Mid Calder for their annual Children’s Gala Day. We had a great turn out from our school community to walk with us in the procession.

The Primary 7 pupils had a special treat!

We entered three school teams in the Gala Relay Races. Thank you to the children who represented our school, especially the boys team who won!

You can find more photos on the West Lothian Flickr page.

Thank you to the Gala committee for organising such a fun, community event.

Primary 7, Technologies

P7 Skype with West Calder High School

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On Wednesday the P7 pupils going to West Calder High School had a Skype session with S1 pupils. They had prepared questions that they wanted to ask. During the session the P7 pupils took turns to ask their questions and S1 pupils answered them. It was great to hear about life at the school from the pupils. The Head Teacher and Head of Year also came to have a quick chat. Skype was a great way to talk to the high school and ask our questions without having to travel all the way there.