Thank you very much to those parents who managed to attend our Meet The Teacher event recently, it was lovely to meet so many of you! For those of you unable to attend, the powerpoint Meet the Teacher P3 from the evening has been attached.
We look forward to seeing you at our Open Day on the 15th October!
Category Archives: Events
Walk Your Wigs Off
First Event for House & Vice Captains
Today our house and vice-captains had their first task to complete in their new leadership roles. The house captains presented to guests at our Validated Self Evaluation (VSE) Scoping Meeting about the changes that have occurred in our school and the positive impact the changes had had on them. The vice captains showed our guests around the school. A big thank you to the house captain team who represented our school in a positive and engaging way.
Meet the Teacher 2015
Tonight we had our annual Meet the Teacher evening. The evening began with an introduction from Miss Thompson explaining our priorities for the year ahead. This was followed by the a presentation from the house captains on our positive ethos policy and how we have been building our community. We shared a video made by P4-7 about internet safety and Mrs Kellner gave an overview of support for learning at Mid Calder Primary. Next each class had a workshop so that parents could find out more about what their child will be learning this year. Thank you to the parents who supported this event, and to the house captains and staff for their contributions.
2014-2015_Standard & Quality Report: Parent leaflet
2015 16 School Improvement Plan: Parent Leaflet
House Captain Election 2015
There has been lots of excitement at MCPS this week surrounding our Primary House Election. The pupils in Primary 7 and their teachers have been working very hard to prepare their campaigns for the House Captain Elections. The success criteria included:
A successful campaign should be:
- Creative
- Original
- Inspiring
- A 6-10 minute speech using ICT including the following information
A successful manifesto will include:
- your interests inside and outside of school
- which 2 school values are most important to you and why
- the 3 things you want to change while you are house captain – why do you want to change them and how will you do this
- This year we are starting House Meetings once a month – what would you like to see happen at house meetings
- Rosettes for your campaign team
A successful campaign may include:
- Posters/banners
- Promotional video
I am delighted to say that this years entries were of a very high standard and a big congratulations to all who took part.
Goodbye Primary 7!
Goodbye Primary 7! It has been a pleasure having each of you in our class and getting to know you this year. The Primary 6s and I would like to wish all the best in your first year in High School.
This may be a chapter ending, but your stories have only just begun…
A sad farewell…
This week was bitter sweet for Mid Calder Primary School as, although we were all looking forward to our summer holidays, we also had to say goodbye to some very special members of staff. Miss Cotter has been with us at MCPS for 32 years, and so the pupils and staff worked together to give her a memorable send off with a retirement assembly. Each class gave a special performance for Miss Cotter by singing songs, sharing memories, reciting poems, and some of the children even gave her some hints and tips about how they think she should spend her retirement. All of the pupils and staff would like to wish Miss Cotter a long and happy retirement.
We also had to say a sad goodbye to Mrs Gordon, Miss Dunsmore and Miss Kerr on Friday and we wish them all the very best in their new ventures.
Summer Church Service
Despite a last minute venue change due to the infamous Scottish weather, Mid Calder Primary held its annual Summer Service on Thursday 25th June. We had poems, readings, hymns, a performance from our brass band and a P7 Prayer before Miss Thompson summed up the last year at Mid Calder Primary in a closing speech.
Well done to all of the pupils and staff who helped this event to happen with the last minute changes, and to the parents for braving the weather to support our school. Happy holidays everybody! 🙂
Smile for Life
Almondell Term 4 House Winners
Well done to Almondell for winning the House Cup this term. Andi and Keigan decided on a fun morning on the pitch. The P7s organised games on the field, and then we had ice lollies and refreshments. Thank you P7s for organising this.
