We were enjoying naming ,peeling and chopping lots of healthy vegetables to pop into our soup pot today. Reece said he felt like a chef and Lucas took a photo on his device of the ingredients so he can try making this at home with an adult . David says his gran is great at making homemade soup and she makes it with ham.The pupils are going home to think of recipes they would like to try in cook school this term.
Just a wee update to say our Primary 6 campers have arrived safe and well.
I spoke to Miss Glencorse this morning also and she said that the Primary 7s are having a really great time and all is going well. She is delighted with the behaviour of the pupils and how they are participating in all aspects of the camp. #thumbsuptoallcampers
We recently received information about an app called Selfie Cop from West Lothian’s Child Protection Officer. I thought it might be something which our parents and pupils might be interested in; as social media continues to have such a strong influence on our young people. This may be a worthwhile app for our young people to have to encourage good, positive habits when sharing images.
Selfie Cop is an app that can be installed on the phones/tablets of children (targeted at 8-13 year olds) and their parents to help children learn to think more about images they share. Every time the camera is activated on the phone/tablet, SelfieCop pops up and asks the child if they are sure about sharing this image – the image will also be available for the parent carer to view. The app is installed with the child’s awareness and permission – it’s not about spying on their activity, it’s about trying to instill good habits around thinking twice before sharing images.
The sun shone as Connnolly House joined us for Launch Day of Walk a Mile! P5/6 had kindly made us celebration MIlly Mile flags to send us on our way ! Some pupils have already improved their fitness and are completing up to 2 miles in 15 minutes -a super improvement!
What a lot we had to talk about today!
Chinese New Year – Gung hay fat choi! #yearofthemonkey (http://www.nancymusic.com/Gunghayplay.htm)
Pancake Tuesday, Ash Wednesday, Internet Safety Week and Our Feast Day celebrations.
We are going to the Church for the 9.30am on Ash Wednesday service and then again on Friday for the Feast Day mass.
On Friday, we are having our 
Feast Day disco also and it is a non-uniform day for this.
More information will follow.
Even in January – from today’s Assembly.
P4/5 has an amazing morning exploring the fire truck and using it’s hoses and sounding it’s siren!!!
Neil and Gordy told us all about the safety equipment firefighters have to protect themselves and how important it is to have a smoke alarm in our house .The pupils had prepared questions to ask and also visited other classes to share their safety messages. Have a safe bonfire weekend everyone!
P4/5 loved visiting this fabulous event run so professionally by p6/7 this morning ! We completed some coffee cup coasters and a group challenge to design some bunting to cheer up the tables for parents and friends to sit at .
Here is what we thought of Friday’s efforts….
Katie- wanted to stay longer and wondered if the pupils could have juice next year ?
