West Lothian Council have shared our recent Bake Off on their Facebook page. This can be accessed at:
https://www.facebook.com/westlothiancouncil/posts/10153543917305838:0
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The Great Mid Calder Bake Off
This week, the whole school community got their baking hats on to take part in the first Mid Calder Bake Off. A group of invited judges had a very tough job on their hands choosing the winners and runners up in each category, as the standard was exceptionally high. A huge well done to all who took part and supported this event, and a big thank you to our guest judges. We certainly have some talented bakers in our midst. The Great British Bake Off, here we come…
Our worthy winners were:
4 Days to go till the ‘Mid Calder Bake-Off’!
Hope you have all had a great weekend and managed to make the most of the fantastic weather…..but also hope you’ve been thinking, planning and shopping for you Bake-Off entry. I know Miss Burton has decided to bake for the first time…shopping was stressful for her and she had to ask myself where to buy ‘condensed milk’ in the supermarket…well done Miss Burton we look forward to seeing the finished bake.
Just a small reminder it’s only 4 DAYS to go – The Book Lions look forward to receiving all your contributions on Thursday morning. Parents/family if you could hand yours into the front office on Thursday morning a member of the Book Lions will be there to give you a form and receive your bake and recipe…we then look forward to seeing you in the hall from after 1.30!
Pupils please remember to bring your entry in appropriate packaging (if you would like this returned let us know on the day). We will distribute a card for you to complete and hand in with your bake (on Thursday) at school on Wednesday – don’t worry if you loose it we will have more on the day. Please don’t forget to bring a copy of the recipe to be sold/donated with your cake and remember to bring in your own donation to take another cake away!
We will also have a book swapping stall – so look those books out now and bring along any day this week.
Signing off…..lets get baking!
Ms Allsopp and The Book Lions
February 2016 Newsletter
Dear Parent/Carer,
I hope that you had a lovely mid-term break and it is hard to believe that we are on the countdown to Easter. We have a busy term ahead with our STEM focus week; celebrating Fairtrade Fortnight and National Book Day. We also celebrated Mrs Bokhari’s silver anniversary as this month marks her 25th year of working in Mid Calder Primary School.
Just to give you forward notice – the primary school will be closed on Thursday 5th May due to the Scottish Parliamentary Election and on Thursday 23rd June due to the European Union Membership Referendum. The nursery will be open as usual on these dates.
Nicola Thompson
Head Teacher
Community Crusaders visit Cunigar House!
During our last JLT session, the Community Crusaders went to Cunigar House in Mid Calder village to visit the tenants that live there. We went to Cunigar House to get to know our older community and to share our learning with them.
We brought along some games such as Kapla and Dominoes and some of our reading books and writing jotters.
Some of us enjoyed drawing pictures with the tenants.
“Cool Joe created a picture of Harry, Lucas and I.”- Naomi S, P1.
“At our table we enjoyed playing dominoes with Mrs. McCormack, Lewis and the ladies of Cunigar House.”- Ben S, P4.
“I enjoyed playing Castle Chase with Joy, and I think she enjoyed playing too.”- Erin C, P5.
“I shared my learning about Number Talks with Michael.”- Georgia S, P3.
“I drew Beth’s two budgies in a cage for her. One was green and one was blue. I also drew the school badge.”- Hana, P5/4.
At the end of our time there we joined together to sing ‘Caledonia’ and ‘Ye Canny Shove Yer Grannie’. The tenants seemed to really enjoy our singing. We all signed a card at the end to say thank you for having us and we hope to see you all again.
Have a look at some of our photos and videos of our time there! 🙂
Pupil Council: Recognising Achievements
Today at our Pupil Council Meeting we discussed different achievements we would like to complete by P4 and P7.
For example by P4 it might be:
- I can take part in a school trip.
- I can receive Star Pupil.
- I can take part in the Nativity/ concert.
By P7 it might include:
- I can use my own device in school safely.
- I can take part in a residential.
- I can apply for House Captain.
Look out for our finished achievement lists!
Bring Your Own Device Contract
Today during Junior Leadership time, the Technical Troopers and Pupil Council had a meeting to look at a Bring Your Own Device Contract. In groups we brainstormed all the ways we needed to behave in order to be responsible and respectful, if could bring our devices to school.
Watch this space!
House Meeting: BYOD and Internet Safety
Last week we had our first House meeting of 2016 and the House and Vice Captains decided the focus should be on Anytime Anywhere Learning (AAL), Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and internet safety, as these are currently hot topics of conversations in our school.
As usual we started the meeting going over the plan for the meeting and expectations. Then the house members took part in a community builder. The House and Vice Captains showed us a video about internet safety as it is Internet Safety Day soon.
This led on to telling us about Bring Your Own Device, this is something the Technical Troopers and Pupil Council are leading. We had to create a post-it pledge to show how we would follow our school values of responsible and respectful if we became a BYOD school. The House and Vice Captains have taken these post-its and created a school crest.
Thank you to the House and Vice Captains, and P7s for organising such an interesting house meeting.
http://www.slideshare.net/midcps/house-meeting-3
Glow Meet with Williamston PS
On Thursday some of our Pupil Council and Technical Troopers took part in a Glow Meet with some pupils from Williamston Primary School. Some classes at Williamston Primary already use Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), so we decided we would ask them some questions about their journey, including the benefits of BYOD and how they resolved any issues they came across. A big thank you to the P6s who gave gave some of their lunch time to meet with us, we have lots to think about.
Morning Blether: Profiling
This morning the Pupil Council held a Morning Blether to explain to parents what profiling is, how we are profiling at Mid Calder Primary School and how was can improve our approaches to profiling.
We also shared a new profiling tool that our staff have created in order for parents to understand what a level looks like in Maths and Language. This will be launched at the Curriculum evening on February 25th at 6pm and will be made available to all parents at this event and on the blog.
Thank you to the Pupil Council for organising this event and to the parents who attended, you can find a copy of the PowerPoint below.
http://www.slideshare.net/midcps/profiling-morning-blether
