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P5 Scottish inventors

We were learning to find information, make notes and use the notes to create a new text as well as learning about different Scottish inventors.

To show this we had to use the internet and books to research the inventors.  We made notes and organise them under suitable headings as well as using our notes to create posters in small groups.

We made colourful posters to show the rest of the class what we have learned – Amen

I enjoyed doing the research on the inventors – Amber

I knew that Scottish inventors made important things – Hayden

I liked learning about the inventions that the inventors made and seeing how they have changed – Jay

I ‘ve learned that the Scottish inventors made life easier for us – Samantha

We have all really enjoyed our research.

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Lost Property

Primary Four have managed to collect a huge amount of clothing which has been left in the classroom over the past few months. No one has claimed these items and as such, they will end up being thrown out.

If your child has lost an item of clothing please could you come in and look through our lost property on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday after school this week.

Alternatively, if you cannot make it in, could you let your child know what they have lost and I will have a look through the box with them.

Thank you,

Miss Mulhern

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Inspection Report

Dear parent/ carer,

Please find attached our school and nursery inspection report which has been published today. You can also find the report at:

https://education.gov.scot/assets/inspectionreports/pumpherstonpsncins160118.pdf

There is further information at: https://education.gov.scot/inspection-reports/west-lothian/5500028

This is a huge success for our whole school community and recognition of the hard work that goes on at PUSCPS. It is also a tribute to Mr Eagleson in his leadership of the school.

We look forward to inviting you along to our assembly at 9:15am on Friday to celebrate this success.

Kind regards,
Miss Burton

pumpherstonpsncins160118

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Scots Assembly

Letters went home today to let you know about our annual Scots Assembly, which takes place on Friday 26th January. This is a celebration of the role that grandparents and other older relatives and friends play in our children’s lives.  It is intended for older friends and relatives, who we would like to invite to come and join us.  Please return the tear-off slip from the letter by Monday 22nd January (limited to two tickets per family). Children will be auditioning in their classes during the course of this week and additional invites will be sent home for parents of those children selected to perform.

 

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Almond House Party

The House and Vice Captains decided they would like ‘a treat’ for winning the most points each term. After consulting with their House, Ella and Ewan decided on a Candyland theme party. They put together a programme for the party and organised the morning. A big well done to all the P7 Young Leaders in Almond who ran the party on a Friday morning – it was a huge success and everyone had lots of fun.

Congratulations Almond!

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Fun Time Friday

At our Pumphie Pals the children agreed that they wanted to continue having structured activities for Golden Time/ Fun Time Friday.  Some of the activities are across the school and some are in stages. We started this again on Friday and some of the activities included:

  • Film Club
  • Outdoor Games
  • Digital Fun
  • Singing
  • Cooking
  • Science
  • Dance

Pumphie Pals Meeting

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Celebrating Successes at PUSCPS

At our in-service day on Monday we looked at ways we celebrate successes and personal achievements in school and if we needed to make any changes. We shared this at our New Year Assembly on Tuesday.

One of our P6 children suggested that everyone used Class Dojo and these points could be used as house points, so we have decided to trial this approach. Children can receive points for living the school values. On a Friday the house and vice captains will collect the house points and we will share them at the assembly. Also if you are the top scorer in your class for your house, each Friday you will receive a Top Scorer card and this will be entered into a termly draw. The lucky winners will receive a voucher. The winning house each term will receive a treat of their choice.

Each term we will have a celebration assembly to celebrate those children with achievements in reading (as it is in our school improvement plan) and STEM (Science Technologies Engineering and Mathematics).  We will also share the house winners and top scorers at this assembly.

At our Pumphie Pals Meeting we discussed what Golden Time should look like in our school and here is what we came up with:

  • The most popular name for it was Fun Time Friday, as it a time on a Friday that we have fun with our friends across the school.
  • We decided that sometimes we want it be structured and suggested activities for this.
  • We also decided we would like shorter amounts of time in class Fun Time Friday. During these times we can take in things from home but no electrical items. There are enough activities for us to do in class but if we choose to take something into school, we have to take responsibility for looking after it.
  • Fun Time Friday should be ready to begin at 11:45am and finish at 12:15pm.
  • Everyone will always have at least 5 minutes of Fun Time Friday.
  • If you have lost Fun Time Friday you will complete a reflection sheet with Miss Burton/ Miss Dickie. This sheet will be taken home to be signed by your parent, carer and returned to school on Monday.

We look forward to earning our dojos and sharing our successes with you!

You will find some of our changes in the PowerPoint below, we will continue to reflect, adapt and consult on the changes.

https://www.slideshare.net/PUSCPS/celebrating-success-86035280

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