Primary 2S had lots of fun today on our trip to Dynamic Earth. Mrs Strachan was very proud of us for our excellent behaviour, manners and interest in all the activities . Well done boys and girls!
Pump Track Photo Shoot
Last week some of our children who are confident on the Pump Track volunteered (with permission from their parents) to take part in a publicity photo shoot for West Lothian Council.
Here are some of the photos below.
Remember! Safety first on the Pump Track, find some tips in this blog post.
Photographs courtesy of Paul Watt.
Basketball Team Success!
Our basketball team played in the West Lothian Wolves Primary League and they won 5 out of 5 of their games! An amazing result.
A huge well done to all our basketball players, Coach – Mrs Hamilton, Ms Cook and our supporters.
We are super proud of our team and their perseverance and determination.
Term 3 Celebration Assembly
We welcomed along Dr Peter Hughes (OBE) to our Celebration Assembly this morning to share with us his achievement journey. As the past President of the Robert Burns World Federation and former Chief Executive of Scottish Engineering he had lots of stories to share. His enthusiasm and passion for all things engineering was inspiring and he reminded us to work hard and never give up. he even played some instruments and sang for us as well! Thank you very much to Dr Hughes for joining us!
Congratulations to our Top Scorers for Term 3!
Congratulations to the children who received a STEM Superstar Award for their learning in Maths, Technologies, Engineering and/ or Science.
Congratulations to the children who received an Awesome Author Award for their learning in writing.
We recognised the children who represented the school in the recent P6 Euro Quiz.
We recognised the children who represented the school in the recent P7 Rotary Quiz.
Our Primary 6s who took part in skiing received a certificate in recognition of all their perseverance and efforts.
Primary 6 came 59th and Primary 7 came 40th out of 152 schools in the recent West Lothian Sumdog Competition.
We recognised our children who took part in the west Lothian Burns Competition, and their certificate arrived just after the assembly!
All the children in Primary 7 who went to Dalguise received a certificate, and some were nominated by the staff for a special award. The staff were also nominated for awards!
All the children in Primary 5 who went to Lendrick Muir received a certificate, and some were nominated by the staff for a special award. The staff were also nominated for awards!
Congratulations to Calder for being the winning house this term and receiving the most house points! Well done.
https://www.slideshare.net/PUSCPS/celebration-assembly-term-3-138637427
Easter Assembly
Please join us at our Easter assembly which will take place on Friday 5th April at 9.10 a.m.  We look forward to welcoming you then.
P6 and P7 Helpers @ Parent Consultations
It has been lovely catching up with parents and carers at our parent consultations this week. There was a great buzz across the school and lots of learning conversations.
A big thank you to our Primary 6 and 7 helpers for keeping the consultations running smoothly. We really appreciate them giving up their time to help us.
The book fair will be in school until Tuesday if you still would like to purchase a book. A percentage of profits made will enable the school to purchase new books.
One of our P7s even decided to make their own movie!
https://vimeo.com/327111550
P2S Make Medicine!
Primary 2S have been busy making herbal medicine. We went into the garden to collect ingredients then made up our medicines in class. We used our knowledge of natural ingredients to make something that would help Molly recover from the flu.
Term 3: Celebration Assembly
On Friday 29th March at 9:10am, we wll have our Term 3 Celebration Assembly. Those children who are receiving our STEM Superstar and Awesome Author awards have received an invite.
We will also be recognising:
- P7 Camp
- P7 Rotary Quiz
- P6 Euro Quiz
- P6 Skiiing
- P5 Camp
- Class Sumdog Awards
- Burns Competition Entries
Dr Peter Hughes, the previous Chief Executive of Scottish Engineering and previous President of The Robert Burns World Federation will be joining us to share his success story.
Please feel free to come along and help us celebrate!
Basketball Success!
A big congratulations to our Basketball Team who are currently winning the White Conference Pool B league. Their final games for this tournament are on Friday and we wish them lots of luck!
P6 Skiing
Some of our P6 pupils have just returned from a 3 day skiing course at Hillend. They learned new skills and challenged themselves. Their skiing instructor, Dave, and Mrs Ross said they were excellent ambassadors for our school. Well done P6, we are proud of you!
