Pumpherston and Uphall Station CPS Blog
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Primary 1 said goodbye to the baby chicks this morning. They are now going to live on a farm. It has been great fun having them in our classroom and seeing them grow and change. It has helped us learn a lot about the life cycle of a chicken.
Jack: I liked when they got excited when we put the food in.
Ruby: I got to give the chicks fresh water.
Finlay: They made me laugh when they jumped on the bowl.
Primary 1 have been very excited this week about the arrival of our chick eggs. 9 eggs arrived in their incubator on Monday. Nothing happened until Thursday when 6 chicks hatched! On Friday morning, another baby chick had arrived. So far we have 4 girls and 3 boys. We moved the chicks from the incubator into the brooder box this morning. We made sure to have fresh food and water ready for the chicks before we moved them.
The warm dry spring we’re having is a fantastic boon to getting the pupils out learning and growing in the sun. Mrs Pender has the classes out for PE today.
All skin is different so if you think it is required, please make sure that your child has sun-cream on when they come to school and perhaps put a bottle in their bag for a top up. Please note that WLC policy means that staff can not apply sun cream to children directly but will assist pupils with self-application if required.
This week we started our new system of golden time. Children signed up for their choice from a selection of activities on offer from all the teachers. We had a great time in these smaller groups, learning and playing with friends and children from other classes on interesting activities.
This week, we have begun to practise for our assembly which will be all about the human body. We are looking forward to presenting what we’ve learned to the rest of the school and to our families next Friday.
In Maths this week, we have enjoyed exploring 3D shapes. We can sort them, say their names and talk about the different shapes of their faces.
Primary 1 have reflected on their learning this week – here is what we have been learning.
Ruby: We have been learning about life cycles. A butterfly starts as an egg.
Sophie Rose: The egg turns into a caterpillar and it eats it’s own shell. It then turns into a Pupa, then it turns in a butterfly.
Jack: In Maths we have been learning about odd and even numbers. The number 3 is odd and 4 is even because it has a friend.
Caitlin: I know about having a growth mindset. If I can’t do something, I say I can’t do it “yet”.
Group D on the balance bar climb.
This week P3 have been:
The new lunch menu for next term is now on the blog. Access this from the Lunch Menu option in School Documents above or by clicking the link below.
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/wl/puscpsnews/about-us/lunch-menu/
Four of our amazing P7s – Donatella, Olivia, Rory and Kaden – today took part in the Broxburn heat of the annual Rotary Quiz.
The four of them were fantastic – sensible, confident and knowledgeable. The team impressed and excited us all by winning the quiz – AND – because their score of 55 was the highest in West Lothian they also go through to the Area Final at St Francis Xavier School, Falkirk on May 19. The winner of this round will compete in the National Final in Carluke on June 3.
We could not be more proud of our fantastic pupils. Well done Team Pumphie.
