It has been an unusual week this week because we have been busy doing a variety of activities for Health Week. On Friday all of the children enjoyed being in their houses and taking part in the potted sports. On Thursday they enjoyed making pizza monsters with Mrs Andison, doing gymnastics and football skills with the man from the SFA. It has been a very busy and fun week but they are looking forward to working hard next week!
Primary 2
The children have been using play scripts in drama. We used The Gingerbread Man and the children had fun in role as the characters.  In science we learned about friction using cars and a variety of ramps and in art we explored sculpture. We looked at the different materials that were used to make sculptures, what inspired the creations and got some ideas for our own creations.
This week is Health Week. Please remember to bring outdoor and indoor gym kit as well as a bottle of water and healthy snacks.
Primary 4
This week we started to learn about our new topic Australia. We found Australia on the world map and looked at where it was in distance from Scotland.  We then used an Atlas to help us complete a map of Australia. We searched the internet to find out some facts about both Australia and Scotland. We discovered that Australia had a much higher population than Scotland. We then used our maths skills to find the difference between the population of Australia and Scotland. There are around 18 million more people in Australia than in Scotland!
Craft for Enterprise After-school Club
After our successful sale at the end of last term, the club are pleased to announce they made £40.59 profit.
We have decided to use this money to buy new materials for our next sale. Following a long discussion we agreed to spend most of our money on ‘Fimo’ and we are currently busy making new crafts each Monday.
Thank you again to all those who visited our stall, we hope you liked our crafts.
Primary 5 Camp
Primary 5 had a fantastic time at Fordell Firs in Fife. They experienced lots of different activities and worked really well together to support each other. They were a credit to the school. I am sure they have told you about all the activities they did!
Fire Start visit P6
We had a visit from four firemen yesterday. They reminded us all about the top fire hazards in the home and what to do in the event of a fire. They told us mnemonic to help us remember the things we need to say when we call 999. I wonder if anyone knows what the letters stand for?
LIONEL
The firemen had an emergency call while they were in our class and had to rush away! We could see from the playground how quickly they needed to get ready and in the engine.
P6 meet their nursery buddies
We have been getting to know our nursery buddies over the past few weeks.  Attached are some pictures of some of us with our afternoon buddies.  We have lots of super ideas of ways to help our buddies prepare for starting school in August and will update you on our progress with these soon!
 
What a Tree-mendous Day
Friday saw the planting of our long awaited orchard, and what a lovely day it was. The sun was shining and everything went according to plan. We now have trees for eating apples, cooking apples, pears and plums. Each class got to visit during the planting and were able to taste some of the types of apples that we will be growing.Â
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Standing in the orchard area reminded us of how lucky we are to have such a wonderful school in such a scenic area. We have so many learning opportunities right on our doorstep and we are planning on making the very best of what we have over the coming months and years.
Eco week in P2
As part of Eco week P2 had to find out about our school Eco code. At the beginning of the week the children knew where to find it but could not remember what was written in it.  We decided to learn the Eco code in the style of a rap and by the end of the week the children were able to recall every single line! They had great fun learning the rap and performed it for the rest of the school at our Eco assembly.
Wildlife into artwork
Pumpherston and Uphall Station CPS have some budding artists and photographers. Here are some pictures captured of a newt found in the school grounds last week that a P2 transformed into a wonderful piece of artwork.
