Here’s a link to the Pod Eco magazine. Click on the link to read lots of new exciting Eco ideas – share your favourite with the Eco rep for your class.Pod Ezine
Can you guess what we were celebrating?
- The Eco committee get ready to celebrate
Can you remember why the Eco committee were looking so happy this week? More news to follow..
Litter pick – new date! 2nd October!
Due to prior commitments of the NETS team and their equipment, the new date for the Community Litter pick will be Wednesday 2nd October. Please contact the school office if you would be able to join us on a walk around our community to pick up any litter and make Pumpherston and Uphall Station clean and tidy. Join Us! 
Wanted: Willing Wombles! Community Litter Pick next week
Our big Autumn Litter pick, out in the villages of Pumpherston and Uphall Station, will take place next Thursday morning(Sept 19th). We would like to have as many of our friends and families taking part as possible – if you have an hour or so to spare come and join in with the classes as they tidy up the local area.The first groups will leave the school at 9.15am.
We’ll be out and about on the streets and in the parks. Members of WLC NETS team will be with us to give training, lend equipment and hand out the bright yellow vests we wear to show we’re all Keeping Scotland Beautiful. If you can help please contact the office and we’ll match you up with a group on the day. Thank you!
News from the eco committee.
On the 23rd of September a important lady is coming to the school to see if our school is eco enough for the green flag.In our meeting on Tuesday we were talking about what we are going to do clean up around our school grounds, the suds pond and the school garden for our action plan this year. P5 have been doing ground force and they have been trying their hardest to keep our school grounds as clean as posible. P6 have been doing litter picking.
Any parents or friends of the school who would like to help with weeding, digging or planting this year would be very welcome. Please contact Mrs Hull at the school.
Thank you.
Nursery Garden News
This afternoon the children in the Nursery were finding out how the carrots, onions, peas and potatoes they planted in the Spring had grown over the Summer. Here are the results!
Orchard report 21 Aug. 13
The orchard is looking great, although there are no apples yet. One tree has been damaged over the summer, it looks like rabbits have been there. The grass has grown longer in the holidays with lots of clover. Primary 7 found a couple of 4 leafed clovers when we were litter picking.                                                 Holly and Amy Primary 7.
Primary 7 fundraising news
Our activities this morning with Primary 1,2 and 3 were very successful. Everyone enjoyed it. At Basketball all the children were very active and kept trying for the high basket. At Golf & Games we all had fun and we hope in the future to see some of our pupils on TV! The Football group game ended in a 5-0 victory for the red team, but both teams played very well. Dance was great fun and ended in a Dance-off as the other groups came back to the Hall.
We are delighted to announce the total amount raised (from our Coffee and Cake event and the Activites this morning) is £53.97.Â
The money will be shared between P7 end of term treat and the fund for painting markings on our playground.
Thank you very much to everyone who joined in, gave money and helped us in our fundraising. Thank you to Mrs Taylor for all the delicious baking.
Sad news about Fergus
Mrs Hull is sorry to say that when she went round to water Fergus the Sunflower on Friday, he had snapped in the wind.
Now we won’t be able to enter the West Lothian schools sunflower competition – but the Eco group will have a go at growing our own sunflowers to take home. We could have a whole team of Ferguses growing in and around the school to find out the best place for next year’s competition!
Fergus update
Oooh dear – we are worried about Fergus. He’s looking rather frazzled by the wind. We gave him a good drink of water mixed with plant food today, and hope this will give him the energy he needs to grow some new leaves. Come on Fergus, you can do it!
