Pumpherston and Uphall Station CPS Blog
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This week we went to the Risk Factory, it was really fun. We learned about how to say safe. Â We also learned about percentages. Â We had to convert fractions to percentages and decimals. Also in PE we did Benchball and Basketball. Â It was really fun. In reading we did compare and contrast and on the SRA box we answered questions about the text. Â We also did a personal read with our reading books.
By Ella and Lewis.
Remember that tomorrow is the last Friday of the month and so dress-down for charity day at PUSCPS.
This month we are collecting for the charity Stand up to Cancer. Â Wear something orange and bring a donation.
Congratulations to Callum Campbell, Jonathan Coulter, Lachlan McIver, Ceira Mayes-Smith, Erin Smith and Lucas Brotherston who represented PUSCPS so well at this week’s P6 cluster Cross Country Event.
The Newsletter for October is now available on the blog by clicking here. Â This has also been emailed and, if requested, a copy is in your child’s bag.
Please note that we send a lot of information by email. Â To ensure you are not missing out the office needs an up to date email address which you access.
Please also check that the mail is not going to spam. Â Our email is sent out by a company called Groupcall. Â As it is bulk mail some email accounts treat this as Spam and bin it. Â Check your spam folder for anything from us and add the address to your safe list.
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I am writing to inform you that I have accepted the post of acting Head Teacher at East Calder Primary School. This is a seconded position for 18 months and I will be taking up the post following the October break.
My acting replacement will be appointed as soon as possible and I will keep you informed of any developments.
I would like to take the opportunity to thank everyone for your kindness and support over the past three years, it has been a privilege to have worked with such dedicated, warm and caring pupils, families and staff and I know that the school is in a good place to continue its learning journey.
As I mentioned, this is a seconded position and therefore there is every possibility that I may return to PUSCPS in the future.
Many thanks and warm regards,
Steven Eagleson
Headteacher
The Current school improvement documents have been uploaded to the blog. Â Click here to access the Standards & Quality report for last session and our Improvement Plan for this session. Â I also discuss these in this month’s newsletter.
Inspirational Maths Week!
We did a variety of things during Inspirational Maths Week. We watched some videos from the Youcubed website which helped us approach maths with a growth maths set. It also explained to us that you don’t have to be fast to be good at maths!
We also learned to make maths more visual. We created posters to show our learning on 7 digit numbers. We did a lot of problem solving. In one of the tasks we had to use four fours and all of the operations to make the numbers between 1 and 20.
We are so proud of Rosa and Darcy.  Over the weekend they decided to raise money for the school by making and selling slime.  Rosa told me the recipe and it is very complicated!  The girls were amazing role-models and fantastic entrepreneurs, raising £66!  Well done girls – be very proud of yourselves as responsible citizens and contributors.
Primary 2 have had a very exciting (and confusing)Â few weeks!
While we were ‘Daily Mile-ing’ one afternoon, a mysterious package was left on Miss McLaughlin’s chair. Inside, were some bones and a set of footprints!
We made guesses about where we thought the bones came from – alligators, lions, dinosaurs… But we still had no idea who sent them!
A few days later we received a letter. The bones (from a dinosaur!) were from a famous paleontologist called Mary Anning! We learned about her exciting life and with the help of Sarah-Jane, more about what a paleontologist does.
Mary Anning wanted US to become paleontologists too! So, we drew ourselves in full dig-worthy gear and sent the pictures back to her. Little did we know about the surprise that was waiting for us on Wednesday!
We now have our own ‘Dino Den’, where we can dig for bones, use the microscope and learn more about different types of dinosaurs! We also spent this week drawing detailed pictures of the bones and using our maths skills to measure/weigh them and find their area.
Check in with us to see what Mary’s next challenge is!
Until then…
Primary 2 & Miss M 🙂
Congratulations!  You were awarded a medal at Karate for your hard-work and great attitude.  We are so proud of you. 
Congratulations to all of our Achievement Certificate recipients for this week. Â 