Category: Achievement

Primary 3 were out and about in Mid Calder today, learning about the local Church, inside and out! Rev Povey gave us a very interesting tour of the Kirk of Calder, showing us around this holy building.

We started on the outside, looking at the bell tower, doors and windows, then we explored the church yard and had a look at some of the gravestones.

Then we went inside and looked for the things on our checklist, like pews, the pulpit, the font and the communion table. We were able to ask Rev Povey lots of questions, and we were allowed to explore the balcony so we had a great view of the stained glass windows and the organ.

Mrs Hull asked everyone to write down the most important thing they had seen. Here are some of the answers:

“The pews, they are there so people can pray to God”.

“The graves, because we need a place to remember families who died.”

“The font, because if a baby comes the minister puts water on his head to become a Christian.”

“The pipes of the organ for all the children to sing songs.”

“The communion table, because the minister stands in front of it and speaks to the people.”

“The Bible because it tells all the stories of Jesus.”

“The cross to remember Jesus.”

Thank you very much to Rev Povey for all his help and for letting us see the church today. You can see Primary 3 learned a lot from their visit.

Cultural Diversity Project

We were delighted so many people came in to see our work for the Cultural Diversity project! We hope you learned about the relief efforts to help the people of Nepal.

‘I enjoyed learning about what all of the different countries had donated to help Nepal’. Louisa and Courtney.

‘I enjoyed explaining our learning to our Pumphie pals’. Sophie C and Lydia

‘I enjoyed researching using the netbooks to find out what countries donated to Nepal.’ Ella and Lewis P

‘I enjoyed researching flags for the different countries and drawing them for the display.’ Lewis C and Aiden

‘I enjoyed helping to mount my work and putting it up on the display’. Donatella and Rory

‘I enjoyed visiting all of the classes to see what they had researched’. Kimber and Craig

This week, Primary 4 (& 6) were let loose from school and took an adventure to Dynamic Earth!

We had a great time and learned loads about famous inventors, climate zones and space! We even got a chance to have a turn in a time travelling elevator!

Here are some snaps of our day out… Apologies for the darkness! Modern cameras must just not work in prehistoric times 😉

Other things we learned…

1. Don’t sit next to Miss McLaughlin on the bus.
2. Don’t sit next to Miss McLaughlin when snow/foam is blasted everywhere.
3. Don’t sit next to Miss McLaughlin in the Showdome.

In fact… Steer well clear!

Until next time…

Primary 4 & Miss M 🙂

PS – Many thanks to all the parents who came to see our work on Friday. It was lovely to see so many faces!

 

As part of Cultural Diversity Week Primary 3 have been comparing the daily routines of children in Scotland, Brazil, India and Russia. We finished off the week with some food tasting. We all enjoyed the different Indian food we tried, although some of the boys and girls found it a bit too spicy!

 

 

 

Children from our P7 class attended the above event today. It was a day of proper Scottish weather as we experienced all seasons in one day! Our athletes were very dedicated and braved the mixed conditions.

 

They took part in the 600m, 80m sprint, long jump, shot putt and relay.  They tried really hard while supporting their classmates.

Eilidh Anderson brought back a 2nd place medal for the 80m sprint. Well done Eilidh!

Huge well done to Liam Thomson, Craig Lawrence, Ciaran Cumming, Jordan Wilson, James Halliday, Ben Salvin, Dolce Gordon, Niamh Brown, Finlay B and Kristinna Sharp.

 

Looking at bringing together various elements of learning and engagement which we want to take forward and considering the ethos and the vision we have for PUSCPS we are planning a SHARED FOCUS WEEK around the upcoming International Day of Cultural Diversity in May.

A shared focus week allows all pupils in school from N-P7 to work on the same sets of outcomes at their own level and demonstrates the progression of learning across the stages. Cultural Diversity is an increasingly important consideration and our curriculum aims to develop pupils as responsible citizens.

We will launch the week in school with an assembly for pupils on Thursday 21 May – International Day of Cultural Diversity –  and pupils will then work over the following week on planned learning opportunities to develop understanding and awareness of diverse cultures.

On Thursday 28 May pupils will lead other pupils on a learning walk sharing their learning with pupils from N-P7 in the same group – these are our Pumphie Pals groups.  This will prepare the pupils for sharing their learning with you.

On Friday 29 May at 11:30– parents/carers/family are invited to a sharing learning afternoon where your child will guide their visitors around their class and the school on a learning walk.  This will be an opportunity to talk to pupils about their learning and see what they have been doing during Cultural Diversity week.