Primary 2S had lots of fun today on our trip to Dynamic Earth. Mrs Strachan was very proud of us for our excellent behaviour, manners and interest in all the activities . Well done boys and girls!
P5 Science and Robot Trip
P5 had a fantastic trip to the National Museum of Scotland to see the Science and Technology exhibition and the new Robot exhibition as part of their STEM topic.
Primary 1 Class Trip
P1 had a fantastic trip to Mill Farm today. They experienced sun, rain and hail all in the one day but that didn’t stop the fun! This was a great way to finish our ‘Let it Grow’ topic as the children were able to meet lots of animals and ask the staff questions. We were so impressed with the excellent behaviour, manners and interest shown from all the children.
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
P7 Enterprise at Mad Hatter’s Tea Party
Some of our P7s will be selling items and have organised games on the P6 and P7 decking during the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party to raise money for their leavers celebrations.
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.
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.
P6 and P7 Helpers @ Parent Consultations
It has been lovely catching up with parents and carers at our parent consultations this week. There was a great buzz across the school and lots of learning conversations.
A big thank you to our Primary 6 and 7 helpers for keeping the consultations running smoothly. We really appreciate them giving up their time to help us.
The book fair will be in school until Tuesday if you still would like to purchase a book. A percentage of profits made will enable the school to purchase new books.
One of our P7s even decided to make their own movie!
https://vimeo.com/327111550
Primary 1 Chick Diary
https://vimeo.com/321785499
