Thank You Rhona

On Tuesday we held a thank you assembly for our fantastic lollipop lady – now retired – Rhona Ritchie.  Pupil Council planned the event and Rhona enjoyed a tea party with pupils from Uphall Station whom she had helped over many years.  We then had a school assembly with poems and songs to thank Rhona for her hard work over more than 40 years – and to congratulate her on her British Empire Medal and her retirement.

It was an emotional afternoon and we hope that everyone enjoyed it, especially Rhona.

Government Information on achievement in the Broad General Education

For the first time last session (2015/2016)  the Scottish Government collected information from all primary schools in Scotland on progress within the Broad General Education of Curriculum for Excellence.
Schools were asked to show where pupils had achieved the expected level.  These levels are:
  • early level by the end of P1
  • first level by the end of P4
  • second level by the end of P7

This data is now available online for every school in Scotland.  It can be accessed by clicking here: Achievement of Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) Levels, 2015/16

Our results are shown in the image below.  For us these are not just numbers on a grid, for behind each number is an individual boy or girl with their own strengths and weaknesses, successes and challenges whom we work with every day to support and develop.   These results reflect what we already know about our school and help us identify priorities for improvement going forward.

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NOTE TO USERS FROM THE GOVERNMENT WEBSITE:
The “Achievement of CfE Levels” information included in this dashboard is the first set of achievement data for the Broad General Education to be collected and published.  As with many new collections of data, this data requires further development, before its accuracy and quality can be guaranteed.
Therefore, caution must be applied in interpreting the data on this dashboard.  Comparisons between schools within and across authorities should not be made without knowledge of the underlying approach to assessment and the context of the authority or school.  The data on this dashboard does not provide detail on these factors.

Book Bug Bags for P1 Pupils

P1 Parents & Carers – Scottish Book Trust needs your help!
Every November, Scottish Book Trust gifts a free bag of books to every P1 child in Scotland to help them with their reading, writing and counting and to encourage them to develop a life-long love of books. Scottish Book Trust is asking parents and carers of children in P1 to complete a short online survey about the Bookbug Primary 1 Family Bag. Please click here to take part in the survey, which shouldn’t take more than 10 minutes to complete. Your feedback will help us to improve the Bookbug P1 Family Bag in the future and you couldwin a free bundle of books! The deadline for completing the survey is 10 February 2017.

Scots Assembly – 31 January 2pm

downloadRemember that Tuesday’s Scots Assembly is a celebration of the role that older people play in our children’s lives and is intended for older friends and relatives; parents of pupils performing may also attend.

We need to know numbers attending to plan the event.  Please ensure reply slips are returned to the office by tomorrow (Friday) at the latest.

 

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