Primary 4b pupils at Mid Calder Primary School have come first in the West Lothian SumDog Maths competition run across all West Lothian Council Primary Schools. Donna McMaster, Head of Education (Development) at West Lothian Council representatives from SumDog visited the school yesterday to congratulate the class and to present them with their winning trophy.
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.
Today we hosted the Scottish Cup as part of Hibernian Football Club #Persevered Tour. This tour visits 114 venues across Edinburgh and the surrounding areas, and they shared the story of their victory and shared message of the importance of preserving.
You can view our photos on their Flickr account.
Find out more about the tour at: http://persevered.co.uk/
On Friday our P6 and 7 pupils walked to the war memorable in Mid Calder to pay their respects by laying a poppy wreath. The rest of the pupils marked Rembrance Day with a 2 minute silence.
This week some of our Nursery and P1 pupils featured in the West Lothian Courier and Daily Mail, as progress for our new Nursery is well underway.
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/new-1-million-nursery-built-9217901
Today at Assembly we welcomed Rev. Povey into school who spoke to the pupils during our Harvest celebration. Thank you to everyone who donated food to the West Lothian Food Bank.
Swimming lessons on Fridays at West Calder High School;
Active Schools & Swim IT are running a swimming club for all pupils in P1-P7 every Friday at the West Calder High School Pool. The swimming lessons are aimed at non swimmers but all ages and abilities are welcome.
P1-P3: 13.00-13.45
P4-P7: 13.45-14.30
The lessons start on the 7th October – 2nd December (no lessons will run on the 21st October due to it being half term)
Each lesson will cost £2
If you would like to book a place for your child please contact the Active Schools Coordinator on hayley.smith2@westlothian.gov.uk . Spaces are limited so please get in touch soon.
P5-P7 Rugby Club on Fridays at Parkhead Primary School;
Livingston Rugby Club Coach Lee Anne Steel will be running the rugby club for both girls and boys in P5-7 for all abilities. The club will run from 13.00-14.00 starting on the 28th October -2nd December and is free. If you would like any more information please contact hayley.smith2@westlothian.gov.uk or leeanne1808@sky.com
GRC Triathlon Club on Wednesdays at West Calder Primary School;
This community club delivers alternate training sessions with one week swimming and one week gym fitness with games. Its open to all pupils aged 8-16 and runs from 6-7.15pm and costs £2 per session. This club is already in action so if you would like to join please get in touch with Coach Robert Ovens on 07971417877 or visit grctri.wordpress.com for more information.
On Monday this week we invited our Primary 7 parents/carers and invited guests along to celebrate our Primary 7’s journey through Mid Calder Primary. They shared memories, sang reflected on their learning throughout their time with us. There was tears and lots of laughter from our audience. Thank you to everyone who came along to support the event and to the P7 staff for supporting the pupils to organise the event.
Congratulations to all our Primary 6 pupils who recently ran in the West Calder Cluster Cross Country running event.
A huge well done to the following pupils:
Boys who placed out of 97 pupils:
Girls who placed out of 95 pupils:
