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June 4, 2018

Primary 4 Health Week – Day 1

Today was the first day of Health Week at PUSCPS and to begin our week strong, we did lots of active activities!

We started off with some spelling activities outdoors to get lots of fresh air. We did a Pass and Spell game,

hangman on whiteboards in pairs,

and writing and drawing our words in chalk!

Some of us had brought in very healthy snacks today and we are hoping for more people to join in on our healthy snack photo tomorrow!

We all then had a go at curling in the lunch hall. It was quite tricky to throw the curl with the right amount of force so we all had lots of practise throws and then we had a mini competition between our 3 teams for Dojo Points!

Then to finish the day, we participated in the Daily Mile or the Daily Skip,

and then did a bit of PE outside where we are improving our fitness!

I am sure we will have another fun-filled day tomorrow!

June 3, 2018June 4, 2018

P7 DYW Week

During DYW week pupils had many opportunities to learn about a variety of occupations that may encourage and inspire them to consider these professions in the future. Pupils learned about motorbikes, aquaculture, midwifery, engineering, hairdressing, STEM activities and applied science. Pupils particularly enjoyed the applied science activities.

June 2, 2018

WL Sum Dog Competition So Far …

So far in the competition …

Classes placed out of 23:

7th – P6
20th – P4

Children placed out of 623:

29th – Callum C – P6
39th – Jack – P6
40th – Emilia – P6

The competition runs until Thursday and all children can play at home as well as school.

June 2, 2018

Primary 1 Assembly

‪A big well done to Primary 1M and Primary 1S for their fantastic assembly on life cycles! They demonstrated their confidence, understanding and enthusiasm for learning. Thank you to everyone who came along to join us.

https://vimeo.com/273075054

May 31, 2018

West Lothian Sumdog Contest

West Lothian Sumdog Maths Contest starts tomorrow and will run for a week. There will be certificates for children that make it to the top 50!

Good luck 🙂

May 31, 2018May 31, 2018

P3 DYW

WAL: about the world of work.

I can:

– explain the different roles of an increasing number of people in society.

– explain what some jobs involve.

Last week for DYW week, we had talks from Dawn Fresh Manufacturing, a Midwife and Mrs Slzawlowska. We learned about their jobs and what they have to do at their work. We wrote about our own ‘Dream Job’ and what we would have to do at it.

Olivia P’ I would like to be an Engineer and build a flying machine.’

Layla ‘I would like to be an artist and paint paintings to sell to people for their homes.’

Kieron ‘ I would like to be a builder and work on a construction site driving the machinery.’

Liam ‘ I would like to be in the Army and protect people.’

In pairs/trios, we also designed and created a digital character for a video game as part of a whole school challenge. We voted as a class and the two winning teams were Eve, Ryleigh & Eilidh and Rachel & Mitchell. What do you think of our designs?

We all enjoyed learning more about the world of work and taking part in the challenge.

May 29, 2018

Health Week & Sports Day

Dear parents/carers,

Health week will take place next week (4^th– 8^th June), with a whole range of exciting activities for the children taking place in school. On Monday – Thursday, children should wear sports gear appropriate for indoor and outdoor activities, remembering that football colours are not permitted. Children should wear school uniform on Friday. Please ensure they have a water bottle each day.

Sports day be will on the afternoon of Thursday 7^th June, on the playing fields beside the school. It will commence at 1.15pm. Should we have to cancel due to the weather, we will Groupcall you by 10.30am on that 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.

Kind regards,

Morag Dickie

Acting Principal Teacher

May 29, 2018

Primary 4 Class Trip

We are learning to describe how weather affects humans.

I can experiment in making miniature weather.

I can explain what make the weather.

Primary 4 had an amazing time last week at Dynamic Earth for our class trip. We had a tour which began back in time and then went through lots of different climates, linking to our topic this term.

After lunch we got to participate in a Wonderful Weather workshop and create miniature hurricanes and lightening!

We then got to view a 360 degree film about space and how the Earth was formed. This film also showed us lots of the different jobs that people can have to do with space and science. Our children were able to link this back to our Developing the Young Workforce Week at school which was brilliant!