Pumpherston and Uphall Station CPS Blog
A place for news, information and sharing learning from PUSCPS
It was very difficult to choose the winners to go through to the Scots assembly because the standard of poems was very high.
Well done to Aaron, who recited Captain Puggle, and also to Rosa, who recited The Puddock, at today’s Scots assembly.
We have been very busy finding out about Steven Brown. We have been creating his style of art work using paint and collage. All will be revealed next week at our assembly………… see you then!
P5
Spheros
The children used an Atlas to locate Scottish towns and cities. They then recreated these by using cones and programmed the Spheros to travel between them. They investigated different speeds to help keep control of the Sphero.
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Apps
The children used different apps to create their own tartan.
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As part of our Scottish celebrations we welcomed Padraig McNeil into school on Tuesday to visit all our classes and the nursery. He shared traditional Scottish stories and tales with the children.
Primary 2S have been teaching Primary 1 some songs on Scots as part of their learning about Scotland.
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Request from the Scottish Book Trust.
Has your child received a P2 or P3 Read Write Count bag this autumn/winter?
Please let us know what you thought by filling out the Parent survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/PXCWGJ2
The prize draw for parents is a personal Read Write Count GOODIE BAG filled with books, games and activities for all the family to enjoy.
There are still tickets available for our Scottish Celebration Assembly on Friday 25th January at 9:15am. These can be collected at the office or requested by returning the slip on the recent letter sent home. We are now opening the tickets to more than two per family if requested.
Station 1
The children used their design skills and imagination to create their own tartan. They could chose if they wanted to use a netbook, iPad ror draw a tartan. Some children used the lines on paint on the netbooks and some used the doodle buddy app.
Station 2Â
At this station the children use their research skills to find out key facts about Robert Burns in pairs. They then used a Glow form to share their information by answering questions about his life.
Station 3
The children brainstormed Scots they already knew and used their research skills to learn some new Scots words using the iPads or netbooks. They made a video to share their learning.
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Station 4
The children looked at maps of Scotland and decided which towns and cities they would like to visit. They used cones to make the cities and then programmed the Sphero robots to travel to different places in Scotland. Reflecting on their learning, they felt they are getting better at being able to make more accurate movements with the Spheros.
Organisers: West Lothian Council
Location:  Institute Hall Uphall Station
Available for all children not only residents of Uphall Station and run on a Monday during term time.
3.45 – 5.30 P1-P4.
6.00 – 8.00pm P5 upward.
Spaces available in both clubs Register at the club.
We offer crafts , games, sports and fun activities. Interested parents can contact Caroline Scott on 07801570702 (Youth Worker)
This term Primary 1 are learning about Scotland through the Katie Morag and other Scottish stories. We have talked about Katie Morag’s clothing and the materials used. Sarah Jayne came to help us explore weaving techniques this week. We had great fun and learned new words e.g. loom.
Moira our librarian also read us a story called ‘The Grouse and the Mouse’ during our library visit.
