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School Closure

Link March 1, 2018 User deactivated Leave a comment

Good morning everyone,

I know you will have had a group call to say the school is closed tomorrow and that we will miss both the ‘P7 Assembly’ and the ‘Bingo Night’.

We will reschedule the P7 assembly for later in the session, I know they have put a lot of work into their presentations and it would be a shame if they did not get to showcase them. I am sure the PSA will be in touch to let everyone know the new arrangements for the bingo night.

The conditions are not ideal but it is lovely to look out and for children to venture out and have fun. I was out yesterday for a short while to clear garden paths and it was bitter cold, this morning you would not know where these paths are!

Boys and girls if you are outside keep wrapped up cosy and keep yourself safe. I look forward to seeing you all back with lots of stories on Monday. Mrs McKenzie

iAchieve, Information for Parents, News, Nursery, Primary 1, Primary 2, Primary 3, Primary 5, Primary 7, School Information, Winter Ready

Snow Snow Snow

February 28, 2018 User deactivated Leave a comment

Good morning everyone,

Here we are all stuck at home and wondering what we can do!

I do not imagine that is the situation at all and you are already very busy. However, boys and girls you could catch up on your spelling homework, read an extra few pages of your reading book or use your Sum-dog log in to complete some maths challenges OR you could get outside build an amazing snow structure, take a picture and e-mail the school with them. I am sure your teacher would love to see what you did on your day off. Take care and keep safe when you are outside, hope to see you tomorrow. Mrs McKenzie

Community, Events, Fairtrade, Information for Parents, Junior Leadership Teams

Fairtrade Fortnight- Visit from Lush

February 21, 2018 Miss Sherlow Leave a comment

As part of Fairtrade fortnight, LUSH Livingston will be in school on Thursday 1st March and, after a presentation with the whole school, they will have a LUSH stall, where some products will be available to buy. If children wish to buy anything they should bring money in a purse/wallet/envelope. It would help if the younger children also brought a note of what parents would like them to buy and if the older children knew too. Please note that these products are subject to change depending on their delivery so LUSH can’t guarantee full availability on the day.

Cream Candy Bubble Bar £2.95

Ickle Bot Bath Bomb £1.95

Rocket Bath Bomb £2.95

Cheer Up Buttercup Bath Bomb £2.95

Baa Bar Bubble Bar £4.50

Whoosh Shower Jelly 4.50

Charity Pot Hand and Body Lotion £1

Junior Leadership Teams, Maths & Numeracy, Sciences, Technologies, Uncategorized

STEM Competition Preparation!

February 18, 2018 User deactivated Leave a comment

As part of our Junior Leadership Team, the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) group decided that they would like to learn about the construction of the new Queensferry Crossing. We spent some time in our sessions researching and watching videos around the construction of the bridge.

The children then decided that they would like to organise and run a STEM competition for the whole school as part of the upcoming British Science Week from the 9th to the 18th of March 2018.

Over the past few weeks we have been designing posters and experimenting with different ways and materials to construct bridges. We will now arrange a timetable for each class during British Science week to run the competition with each class, taking on a leadership role.

Care Inspection Report, Information for Parents, News, Nursery

Nursery News

February 15, 2018 User deactivated Leave a comment

Nursery Success

Read the full report here

We have very recently had a visit from the ‘Care Inspectorate’ to our nursery. The inspector spent a day with our nursery team assessing the effectiveness of our nursery provision for ‘Quality of Care’ and ‘Support and Quality of the Environment’. I am extremely happy to let you know that both were graded Very Good with extremely positive comments supporting the evidence the inspector found. The parents who were approached on the day and those who completed questionnaires also supported this evidence by the positive comments they made, especially emphasising the quality of information given in the ‘on line learners journey’ and the friendly greeting they received from nursery staff on a daily basis.

Well done to our nursery team who should be congratulated on the excellent practice that does happen in our nursery setting every day.

Achievement Awards, Achievements, Events, Nursery, Primary 1, Primary 2, Primary 3, Primary 5, Primary 7, Top Scorers

Term 2 Celebration Assembly

January 7, 2018 Miss Sherlow Leave a comment

On December 22nd, we welcomed parents and friends along to our Celebration Assembly so that pupils could receive their STEM Super Star and Successful Speller awards. We also announced the Top Scorers for each house.

A big thank you to Mr Welsh for inspiring us by sharing his interpretation of our school motto, Believe, Achieve, Succeed, and for presenting our Primary 3 pupils with their certificate for coming first in West Lothian’s Sumdog Maths Contest. Certificates were also awarded to our pupils who came in the top 50 in the competition.

Well done to all of our award winners!

Events, Primary 3, Uncategorized

Primary 3’s Christmas Party

December 19, 2017 Miss Sherlow Leave a comment

“Tis the season to be jolly…” and Primary 3 were certainly feeling jolly today when they celebrated at the P3 Christmas party.

We kicked off the party with a game of Eggs, followed by Christmas themed Corners. Next, we played an energetic game of Ollie Ollie Octopus. After that, we stopped for a bite to eat in to replenish our energy, then got back to party mode with a game of Killer 12. We then played a game that Lucas invented called Shark Attack. We also showed off our dance moves and sang along loudly to our favourite songs. Everyone had a fantastic afternoon 🙂 Merry Christmas Primary 3!

Community, Events, Fundraising, Interdisciplinary Learning, Mid Calder 40th Anniversary, Primary 3

Mini Mid Calder Main Street in P3

November 27, 2017 Miss Sherlow Leave a comment

As part of our Mid Calder IDL context, Primary 3 have been learning all about the different businesses in Mid Calder. We began by using Google Maps to explore the Main Street and discuss the different goods and services available. We were then challenged to choose one of the businesses as our inspiration for creating our own Mid Calder shop. As part of our research, we created and carried out questionnaires with our chosen business, including questions about prices of goods and services, opening times, busiest days and most popular item. All of this information helped us when setting up our own companies.

Next, we had to give our shop a name and design a logo. We looked at well know companies to help us to create a simple yet eye catching design and a memorable name. We then had to consider which goods/services we would provide in our shop, focusing on one product or service in particular. We used Microsoft Word to create a price list and an advertising poster, using persuasive language to convince our customers to visit our shop.

Finally, we were ready for business and opened our doors to our parents/carers during our open afternoon. We sold our goods and services, calculating total costs and working out how much change to give back to our customers.

Thank you to everyone who came along and supported our businesses. We raised a grand total of £50.74 which we were very proud of.