Pumpherston Library
As a school community we are very lucky to have an onsite community library. All our children from nursery – P7 have the opportunity to visit the library as a class during the school week. You can also continue this experience by visiting the library as a family, please see the leaflet below for opening hours.
Visitors from Malta
On Friday we welcomed 52 delegates and residents from Mtarfa in Malta, who are twinned with Pumpherston. Guests included Mayor Attard and Joanne Mifsud, Head of the local primary school. We entertained our guests with a Scottish Celebration Assembly including dancing, singing and reciting poetry. The visit was organised through Pumpherston Community Council and we look forward to developing a partnership with the primary school on Mtarfa.
https://vimeo.com/277859161
https://vimeo.com/277859189
https://www.slideshare.net/PUSCPS/scottish-assembly
https://vimeo.com/264495308
Goodbye to Mrs Dickie
Tomorrow Mrs Dickie leaves us to return to her substantive post at St. John Ogilivie. At assembly today we surprised her with a video of our favourite memories of her, most of which were about the floss! She even performed the floss, with P7 for the whole assembly.
Our whole school community will miss Mrs Dickie, we will miss her calm, thoughtful and caring nature. I agree with Josh when he says ‘She is the best second in command ever!’ and would personally like to thank her for all her support over the past 7 months. We wish her luck as she returns to her old school and in her future adventure.
https://vimeo.com/277450172
P7 Leavers’ Assembly
This morning the whole school along with the P7 parents and carers celebrated our P7s. The children sang, danced and shared memories. They also had an awards ceremony receiving their mugs, certificates, high school tie, tablet and year book. Mr Povey came along and shared some words with the children and gave them each a bible.
Thanks to the Parent Partner Group and our staff for organising all the gifts for our Primary 7 children.
At the ceremony I reminded them of the messages from our NED Show:
- Never give up!
- Encourage others!
- Do your best!
I also shared with them that I would like them to remember to ‘Be the difference!’ as they move to high school and into adulthood.
Thank you to all our partners who have worked wth Primary 7 over the years, it was lovely to see so many of you today, and it was great that Mr Eagleson could join us.
Everyone at Team PUSCPS would like to wish our Primary 7 children all the luck and happiness for their futures, and a thank you to their parents for the support they have given the school over the years.
https://www.slideshare.net/PUSCPS/p7-leavers-103440289
https://vimeo.com/277479373
https://vimeo.com/277479406
https://vimeo.com/277480980
P7 Leavers’ Celebration Disco
Last night we welcomed our Primary 7s to their Leavers’ Disco. The staffed clapped and cheered as they walked up the read carpet, meeting their parents for some refreshments and photos before the real fun began! There was dancing, games and yummy food!
Thank you so much to our Parent Parents Group for organising the Leavers’ Disco and for all the staff who came along to give the Primary 7s a great send off!
https://vimeo.com/277338491
https://vimeo.com/277338705
https://vimeo.com/277451906
https://vimeo.com/277451929
https://vimeo.com/277451961
Nursery Information Evening
Visitors from Malta
Pumpherston community are twinned with Mtarfa in Malta. This week, Pumpherston welcome 50 guests from Malta for a week long visit. As part of their visit they will visit our school on Friday 29th June.
During their visit we will welcome our guests to a Scottish Assembly at 9:30-10:00am, which you are welcome to attend. Following the assembly, our guests will meet with some groups of children to discuss our school.
Please be reminded that children should wear their school uniform on Friday. P7s will take part in their traditional ‘shirt signing’ after the assembly.
We look forward to you joining us.
Families Reading Together – 21/06/18
Term 4 Celebration Assembly
Today we had our second Celebration Assembly to celebrate all our achievements during Term 4.
Ruby and Meg, pupils from Broxburn Academy joined us to share with us about their achievements and their journey to achievement. They reinforced our school values and how it was important to preserve to achieve your dreams, although at times you might have set backs.
We had our Dojo Top Scorers for each of our houses – they received a gift voucher for WH Smith.
Each teacher nominated a child in their class for the Remarkable Reader Award for making progress in their reading.
They also nominated a child in their class for the STEM Superstar Award for making progress in Science, Technologies, Engineering and Maths.
We gave out Sumdog Awards for the recent West Lothian Sumdog Competition.
Out of 105 classes:
- Â 17th – P7
- 26th – P6
- Â 28th – P1M
Put of 2,275 pupils:
- 6th Hallie (P7)
- 23rd Lucas (P6)
One child in each of our groups at P5 Camp was nominated for an achievement award.
Iona in P7 was nominated for an award for recently taking part in the Edinburgh Moonwalk and raising over £1000 for charity.
Congratulations to Breich who recieved the most Dojos in Term 4.
https://www.slideshare.net/PUSCPS/celebration-assembly-term-4