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CLUB WILD – Our fantastic Outdoor club

Giving wildlife homes in our school grounds!
This school year has been great for getting wildlife into our school grounds.
 
We recorded an increase in the numbers of birds and different species of birds as we undertook the Big Schools Bird watch in February. This is down to setting up a bird feeding area and making sure that we provide food throughout the year.
 
We  were so excited to see a family of blue tits use a bird box that we had put up in the spring. Check out the video of mummy and daddy birds feeding their young.
 
We were also very surprised and excited to uncover a nest of shrews who had made their home in the wooden building at the back of the playground. It shows us that all the different things that we are doing to make the playground more interesting will bring wildlife that we can watch and understand.
 
We can still do more!
 
Club Wild have been thinking of all the habitats that we have within the school grounds and writing our own Biodiversity Action Plan to increase the variety of animal and plant species. We started this by making habitat heaps, a log pile and a rock pile. With these we hope to attract newts, toads and frogs, spiders and other insects. We will probably see birds looking in our heaps for food too.
 
What an exciting year for all of us in Club Wild! We look forward to coming back after the summer holidays and giving more species homes in our school.
 
Club Wild, Mrs Young & Sarah-Jane
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PSFA Summer Discos

This Wednesday (21st June) is the annual SUMMER DISCO!

Tickets cost £2 on the door and include a goody bag.  This is a great, fun event organised by the PSFA for the benefit of the pupils and to raise some money for the school.  We look forward to seeing you there!

  • Nursery to P3 pupils – 6pm – 7pm
  • P4 to P7 pupils – 7:15pm – 8:15pm

 

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Parental Engagement Consultation Winner

Last term we sent out a questionnaire on Parental Engagement.  We sought your views on the three new methods of parental engagement in learning we trialled this session:

  • Online Learning Journals in N-P1
  • Thinking Back, Looking Forward profiles in P2-P7
  • Families Learning Together sessions

In order to encourgage greater levels of feedback we offered entry to a draw to win a Morrison voucher for £20.  In the video below Hayden and Darci in P4 help Mr Eagleson draw the winner.

https://vimeo.com/221871579

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I wish my teacher knew…

This morning we enjoyed our last Pumphie Pals of the session.  In our mixed groups of children from P1-P7 we thought about what we wanted our new teacher to know, what we were excited about and what we were worried about.  We also shared pictures of us at our happiest!

The new class teachers will use this information on the first morning back on August 22nd to get to know us better.   See our video below and a photo of our completed forms.

https://vimeo.com/221865201

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Sport Day – still hopeful

It is currently raining.  The forecast predicts a mostly dry afternoon with a chance of light showers.  We still intend to proceed with Sports Afternoon at 1:10 and will plan carry on even if it is a little showery.

I will make a final decision based on the situation between 12:45 and 1:00 and will communicate it then.

Many thanks.

Steven Eagleson, Headteacher

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Sports Day

Everyone should wear comfortable sports wear all day tomorrow (Thursday) and bring a jacket.

light showers are forecast but that’s not going to stop us.

We’ll see you on the field from 1:10. Remember that for security no pupils will be permitted to be removed from the field. Everyone must return to the classrooms and be released from there.

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Thursday 15 June – 1:10pm

This coming Thursday is our sports day.  Pupils will take part in 12 activities in their Pumphie Pals groups.  We will be on the field beside the school after lunch, starting at 1:10pm and finishing before 3pm and everyone is welcome to spectate and enjoy the afternoon.   As we are not planning any races, we will aim to go ahead with the event barring the very worst of weather.

For security, please DO NOT take any children away from the field during the event – allow teachers to return to their classrooms with all children, make their checks, and dismiss from the decks as usual.  

 

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Medieval Market Stalls

Our P5 pupils with Miss McLaughlin and Sarah Jane are preparing for their Medieval Marketplace showcase on June 28 at 2pm.

The fantastic team of joiners from McTaggart Construction, the company building the new houses behind the school, have stepped in and built us these fantastic structures and we are so pleased with them.  McTaggart also came to speak to us at our DYW week and are coming next week to dig holes in the playground for some new projects.  A great example of community partnerships.  Thanks to all.

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P1

Primary 1 have enjoyed all the different activities that they have taken part in for health week.

Kayden: I liked food tasting in the cosy corner. I liked how the onion tasted.

Layla: I liked the relaxation room as I got to shut my eyes when we were listening to the voice.

Ola: We were gardening and I got to plant sunflowers and potatoes and I liked it.

As part of our Farming topic this week, Primary 1 have also been learning about the journey of milk and the journey of sheep from farm to fork.

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