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Last Week of Term
Fraser Park Pump Track
You will be aware that the West Lothian Council Pump Track is now open. Although it is close to the school it is not part of our school property and is part of a public park.
At assembly on Friday I explained to the children that they should:
- wear protective gear when using the track including a helmet
- ask permission from their parent/ carer before using the track
- be coming straight to school in the mornings as their parent/ carer will be expecting them to go to breakfast club/ supervised playground.
As a school we will:
- use our junior leadership groups to make an advice video about how to safely use the track
- continue to work with the community council into how we can use the track
- look into partnerships with organisations who can support the school and community with developing the children’s pump track skills on how to use it safely.
- give P4-7 the opportunity to walk around the pump track in their trainers so they can get a feel for what it is like
- go over the safety sign with P4-7 children.
Some tips on using the track are:
- Follow the safety rules on the sign that is positioned beside the track
- Encourage your children to walk or run around the track in their trainers before they take their scooter or bike anywhere near it. This is something that expert mountain-bikers do when they try out a new route, so they know what features are there, how it feels to be on the track, where any riskier or more challenging elements are and to make sure they are prepared for it.
- Children should also be very comfortable and confident with how to control their speed on their wheeled ‘vehicle’, beforethey try out the track. It is not a good idea to try out a new bike/scooter/skateboard/skates on the track. It is best to wait until they have been tried out elsewhere and then use the track.
- If children really want to use the track but are not very confident, they can start at one of the low points on the track, rather than at the official starting area up high, and stay low on the track (i.e. do not go too high up on the corners). That way they can get a feel for the track without starting off at speed and they will not generate quite so much speed as they go round. It does mean that they will have to pedal, but as they get more confident, they can start higher up and pedal less.
This is an exciting opportunity for our community, however it is important to me that the safety of our children comes first.
Miss Burton
Families Learning Together 3
We had a fantastic turn out for our third Families Learning Together session last week. Families joined their children so they could share their learning in their jotters so far this term. They also had the opportunities to give two stars and a wish about their learning. Thank you to everyone who made it along.
Thank you to our P7 Young Leaders who helped out at this event.
Mad Hatter’s Tea Party: Tickets on Sale
Tickets for our Spring fundraiser are now on sale from the school office.
Everyone is welcome to the PUSCPS Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, though all children will need to be accompanied by an adult as it is an after school event.
Children can wear fancy dress to school on the day and some can be made at the craft tables.
Tickets are priced at £3, with two tickets for £5 and three for £7. The afternoon tea and crafts are included in this price. Along the bottom of the tickets there are 6 tokens which can be spent at the various activities and games throughout the afternoon. There will also be a raffle and stalls where purchases can be made.
If anyone can support the event on the day can they please email our Parent Partners: puscps.ps@gmail.com
We will also request that people send in some home baking for the event, if you do hand in home baking can you please include an ingredients list.
All monies raised will go back into school funds.
Glasgow Rocks Basketball Trip!
On Sunday 17th March, our Basketball Team and some other pupils from P6 and 7 joined Mrs Hamilton, Mrs Birrell and Miss Burton on a trip to the Emirates Arena in Glasgow to see Glasgow Rocks play against the Worcester Wolves.
There was great atmosphere at the game and we really enjoyed it. Our basketball team have picked up some tips for their next game too. A big thank you to the staff who came along on a Sunday so the trip could happen.
It was exciting to watch them score! @EmiratesArena @rocksglasgow @WLWolves @basketballscot @ActiveS_Bburn pic.twitter.com/iY7NlPqKE2
— PUSCPS (@PUSCPS) March 17, 2019
It was very exciting when they scored a basket! @EmiratesArena @rocksglasgow @basketballscot @ActiveS_Bburn @BroxburnPE 🏀💙 pic.twitter.com/LG7FNUAfre
— PUSCPS (@PUSCPS) March 18, 2019
Visitors to the Nursery
Mr Fish the Fireman came to visit the PM children and show them all the things that he has on his uniform. He talked about his helmet and uniform and how they keep him safe from the heat of the fire, he showed us his visor to protect his eyes. He lots of thing to help on his uniform. He has a whistle to be found in building, he has a torch to see. His boots are special in the way that they are made of strong material to keep his feet safe from anything that could fall on them.
The AM children had a visit from PC Manderson and his colleague to tell us about their job as police officers. They talked about all the things that they do as officers and explained about all the equipment they have on their uniforms. They let us try on their hats and when they left they put on the blue light and the siren on the police car for us.
P6 WE Schools workshops
WE Schools visited our P6s yesterday. The children took part in three workshops, debating issues such as climate change, bullying and hunger. The P6s were very respectful of each others’ opinions and Annie from WE Schools said they were a pleasure to work with. Well done P6!
Reading Achievements in Our Community Library
At our assembly on Friday, children who had completed reading challenges in our library received a certificate from Moira. Well done everyone!
Learning & Teaching @ PUSCPS Workshops
On Tuesday night children and staff organised information workshops about our priorities in school this year. Thank you to our staff and children who organised the event and to those families who joined us.
Literacy & English: Writing & PEEP
https://www.slideshare.net/PUSCPS/curriculum-evening-literacy-english
Numeracy & Maths: Bedtime Maths App
https://www.slideshare.net/PUSCPS/bedtime-maths-app-curriculum-workshop
Numeracy & Maths: Number Talks & Mathematical Mindsets
https://www.slideshare.net/PUSCPS/curriculum-evening-maths-numeracy
Across Learning: Digital Learning
Support for Learning: IDL
Feedback from the event:
We used a form on glow to get some feedback on our event.
- 100% said they would find more workshops like this useful.
- Good to know what they are learning
- To understand how to help my daughter with her learning.
- Good to get information all very interesting.
- Great information
- New ways to teach children who have additional learning in literacy.
- It was interesting and knowledgeable
- Seeing what the children learn on daily basis and what they use to achieve this.
- Informative nice know how these topics are being taught.
- The new technology available to children.
- I loved learning how to help my kids as much as I can.
- Understanding how to help our children.
- Very good information.
- I found out new ways to help the Kids @ Home.
- Methods of support to help them at home.
- It was good to learn things that we could help with at home.
- Interesting to see how they learned.
- Theories behind modern maths teaching.
