Pumpherston and Uphall Station CPS Blog
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This morning our children were very excited to find out who their teacher would be for next session. They all enjoyed a getting to know you activity with their new teacher and we welcomed our new Primary Ones.
Our new Primary Ones and their families joined us for a Dine Together session, so they could sample our school lunches.
Our Primary 6 children were very excited about receiving their Primary 7 tie!
For all the times we have been stung by nettles we at club wild like to get our revenge and turn them into an amazingingly tasty soup.
Common nettle or stinging nettles are so abundant. You can find them along the edges of paths and hedges, in woodlands and disturbed ground. It’s green leaves with deeply serrated edges and stems are covered in hollow hairs which can sting.
The nettles sting to protect the plant from predators eating and weakening the plant. We know they do it for a purpose and we know that nettles are really good for butterflies and their caterpillars but still getting stung is really, really sore!
Here is our Club Wild Nettle Soup Recipe, which just about makes up for all the stings.
• 1 litre chicken or vegetable stock
Wearing rubber gloves we picked and sorted through the nettles. Back at school we then washed them and drained in a colander.
Remove from the heat. Using an electric hand-held stick blender, purée the soup and then season with salt and pepper.
The West Lothian contest starts this Friday. Â Can anyone make it into the top 50?
https://www.slideshare.net/PUSCPS/star-writer-awards
Thank you to our Literacy Leaders for leading the Assembly.
Congratulations to the winning entry at each stage.
Congratulations to this Primary 4 whose story will be entered to represent our school at the Stellar Awards.
You can hear the winning entries below, thank you to our Literacy Leaders and senior children for recording the stories for a surprise at the assembly.
https://vimeo.com/340488128
https://vimeo.com/340488019
https://vimeo.com/340488030
https://vimeo.com/340546095
https://vimeo.com/340547089
https://vimeo.com/340550042
https://vimeo.com/340552174
We created 3D structures to represent our farms in the Scottish landscape. Then each of our farms were subjected to a terrible natural disaster. This allowed us to experience how others feel when their houses are destroyed in real natural disasters. We then wrote a newspaper article to explain what natural disaster had taken place and what the outcome of it was. Then we worked in groups to write a script for a news interview. We are currently practicing these and we will be performing them in front of the class next week.
Well done to the boys and girls who took part in their first triathlon at Deans Community High School today.
As a health promoting school we would like to remind parents/ carers the importance of children bringing a healthy snack to school. Some of our children are bringing sugary candy style snacks, packets of biscuits and/ or share bags of crisps. These types of snack can obviously have a negative impact on their concentration levels, their health and teeth. We would appreciate it if children could bring a healthy snack with them for break times. Some examples may include, fruit, veggie sticks, crackers, cheese, etc.
Each session West Lothian issue a parent ethos survey for families to complete about your child’s school. The findings of this questionnaire, along with our school evaluations, help us to plan future improvements.
Thank you to everyone who has already taken part in the questionnaire. We would value if you could take ten minutes to complete the survey using the link below.
https://www.esurveycreator.co.uk/s/9a2f12c
All the children in P1-P7 created a piece of writing for the West Lothian Council Stellar Writing Competition (previously known as Young Writer of the Year).
Our Literacy Leaders had the difficult task of selecting the best piece of writing for each class, and then an overall winner for the school.
On Thursday 6th May at 2:30pm, we will have a special Star Writer Assembly to celebrate and announce those children who have been selected (the children don’t know). Parents/ carers of these children have been informed but everyone is invited to the assembly. We look forward to seeing you!
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