Author: Miss Baillie

The children in the Nursery have been curious about volcanoes this week. They worked together to build volcanoes in the sand on Wednesday and yesterday we had an erupting volcano.  We saw bubbles in the water tray that were just like lava!

 

Mrs Ness and Mrs Hardie

You may have noticed that we have been very busy this session trying to make our playground a more interesting place to play and learn in…

Through help from our parents and other members of the community, we have been able to diversify our playground by adding some ‘loose parts’ (old car tyres) as well as creating walkways made out of tree-stumps and a ‘Roman amphitheatre ‘ for children’s enjoyment.

We would really like to develop our grounds further and we have some great ideas BUT we need your help to do it! If you can help us with any of the following then please let the School Office or Miss Baillie know please. We would be really grateful for any help that anyone could give.

We need:

– Manpower! (Can you or a relative help us with ‘heavy’ or ‘light’ gardening work?)

-Tools (old or new)

-Plant pots/planters/tubs etc

-Old yoghurt pots- washed out and saved for school! (These will allow us to plant seeds)

Many thanks for your on-going support,

Kind wishes,

Miss Baillie

Yesterday, PUSCPS was very lucky to receive a visit from the ‘Wild About Scotland’ bus. This bus is run by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland and is sponsored by the Clydesdale Bank. The bus provides ‘hands-on’ learning opportunities about Scotland’s wildlife and is staffed by a team of education officers from Edinburgh Zoo. P4-7 were treated to a workshop on Scotland’s Endangered Animals and the threats to their existence. Children learned about the re-introduction of  beavers to Scotland and how they were killed in the past for their beautiful coats. Children got to feel a real beaver skin which was very thick, soft and warm. There was a model wildcat on-board to view and children enjoyed learning about this precious species that is unique to Scotland. Children are more aware of  how the activities of man can have an impact on wildlife and its conservation. Children in the afternoon Nursery session were treated to an interactive story and puppet-show about Polly the Puffin, through which, they learned more about this native bird.

Many thanks to Edinburgh Zoo for providing such a wonderful opportunity for our children. They all had a great day!

Miss Baillie