Pumpherston and Uphall Station CPS Blog
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Today we had an assembly to reflect on the time that Mrs Cullum, Mrs Struthers and Mr Champion have taught in our school. We sang songs to wish them well and shared memories of their time at PUSCPS.
We are really sad to see them go, and although we will miss them lots we wich them lots of luck in their new schools, which are very luck to have them.
https://www.slideshare.net/PUSCPS/staff-leaving-150686465
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
We had a perfect day for our trip to the County Park. Blue sky and a warm breeze. Our taxi dropped us off in the north car park and we made our way down to the river with a mini scavenger hunt to complete. One of the things on our list was 1 smooth pebble and 1 flat stone so we all had a go at skimming.
The rhodedendrums were in full flower and we were amazed by all the different colours. Bright pink, purples, orange, red, peach and white. The petals made carpets for us to walk on.
Lily smelt and picked some some wild garlic and remembered the wild garlic bread that we made at school.
Sight, smell and then noise. The river was crashing over the stones at the waterfalls. We couldn’t hear each other speak it was so loud.
We spotted frogs in the pond, dragonflies and damsel flies darting about and bees and butterflies flying from flower to flower. After a wee picnic of crisps and cake we found some amazing trees to climb. What a great afternoon!
On Tuesday 4th June some pupils from P5, P6 & P7 attended the West Lothian Primary Triathlon at Deans CHS. The children had a great day! They had to swim, cycle and run as fast as they could with quick transitions between each activity. After the triathlon, they participated in some other fun activities including hammer throw and tug of war. Every child received a medal for their efforts and the school received a certificate. Well done to all who attended!
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
This week was our last Roots of Empathy session. We had a final visit from baby Alfie and his mum and we all received certificates as recognition of our learning achievements over the course of the programme. We also presented Alfie with letters and wishes for the future that we had written for him to read when he is older. We have really enjoyed watching him develop and grow and we have learned so much about caring for a baby.
In Science, we have been learning about buoyancy. We tested a number of different materials to see how well they floated. We discovered that the buoyancy of an object depends on its shape, weight and density, along with the depth of the water.
