The children who have played as part of our Basketball Team have received an invite to their Basketball Celebration.
Primary 1-7 Sports Day
Sports day will take place on Thursday 9th May at 1:30pm, on the playing fields beside the school. Sports Day will include potted sports and traditional races. Children can come to school on Thursday dressed ready for Sports Day, please ensure no football colours are worn. We would also request that all children remember to bring their water bottle to school on that day so they can take it to the field with them. To join in with their team spirit we would request if possible children wear a top in their Pumphie Pals colour:
- Almond – Green
- Breich – Red
- Calder – Blue
There will be an area on the field designated for families to spectate the events and we would request that parents/ carers please stay in this area. Dogs are not permitted at Sports Day. Please note, due to health and safety, there will be no access to the school for spectators. Due to photograph restrictions, we ask that you only take photographs of your own child/ children and ensure that no photos or videos of other children are taken, or posted on social media.
At the end of Sports Day, can we please request that all parents/ carers stay on the field until all the children have safely returned to the school building. Then we will open the playground and parents/ carers can collect their child from outside their classroom door.
Should we have to cancel due to the weather, we will Groupcall you by 11.00am on that day.
We look forward to you joining us for a fun and healthy afternoon!
World Autism Awareness Day
Today we celebrated World Autism Awareness Day.
We all wore our favourite colours to show how we are all different.
Mr Ullathorne, one of our parents who works with Autism Initiatives took workshops with P2-7. They discussed autistic super powers, neurodiversity and sensory overload.
A big thank you to Mr Ullathorne for giving up his time to come and work with us.
Great fun today taking workshops with children from P2-P7 for #WorldAutismAwarenessDay.. Talked autistic superpowers, neurodiversity & meeting each others' sensory needs.. Proud to work with @AutismInit to support people to have control & choice in life ❤https://t.co/IypN9stJQS
— Tom Ullathorne (@TomUllathorne) April 2, 2019
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
P4-7 Visit the New Pump Track
In order to support health and safety and assessing risk at the new Pump Track beside our school we have taken P4-7 over for a visit. Although the Pump Track is not part of our school we know it is very tempting for our children on their way to and from school, so we wanted to support them with making decisions about the track.
First of all we discussed tips Miss Burton had previously shared with us:
- ALWAYS wear a helmet, and elbow and knee pads.
- Ask permission from your parents/ carers.
- Only use your own bike/ scooter.
- Read the safety signs.
- Don’t use the track before school, unless agreed with your parent/ carer.
- Don’t walk on the track if people are cycling.
We read the safety signs at the track.
We risk assessed the track, to discuss which parts we thought might be tricky.
Then we walked, fast walked or jogged around the track. This helped to give us a feel for what the track is like. Some of us even thought it would be good to do our daily mile on the track.
Some of our children who are very confident at using the track, volunteered to take part in a photo shot to promote the track by West Lothian Council. You will see that they are all wearing a helmet.
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.
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!
