Primary 6

February 25, 2019February 25, 2019

As part of our Roots of Empathy work, Primary 6 have been learning about how to keep a baby safe at home.

Here are some of the rules we learned for keeping babies safe as they become more mobile.

1. Always supervise your baby.
2. Keep babies away from the oven.
3. Keep sharp objects out of reach.
4. Never leave a charger plugged in around a baby.
5. Always keep babies away from fireplaces.
6. Always keep bleach and other cleaning products locked away from babies.
7. Never leave a baby alone in the bath.
8. Always cover up sockets.
9. Always use stair gates.
10. Always check the floor for choking hazards.

We are looking forward to our visit from Baby Alfie on Thursday to find out more about his progress.

February 20, 2019

Save the Date: Learning & Teaching @ PUSCPS

February 20, 2019

Club Wild – Spring is in Air

At club wild we have been thinking about the seasons and the warmer, lighter and greener days that spring and summer will bring. In January and February Mother Nature is already leaving us clues telling us that change is on the way.. Spring is coming!

We found the flowers of hazel, alder and birch trees, drooping down in bright yellows. If you look closely you can also see the tiny pink female flowers next to the yellow catkins.

It is always nice to see clumps of snowdrops, the first flowers of the year. Green shoots are emerging everywhere and plants like Blubells shoot up early so they can get maximum light before the trees get their leaves.

Some trees are already showing leaves as they burst from their buds. We found bright purple Elder leaves and furry buds of Willow and Rowan.

Another way we can tell spring is on the way us by listening too and watching the birds. They will be very busy soon building their nests.

Join us for more Spring adventures soon at

Club Wild.

February 12, 2019

Dress Down Day – Change of Date

Due to school camp and family photos the February dress down day will on 8th March. We would request that if children chose to take part in the dress down day that they make a donation (usually £1) and this donation will go towards Fairtrade as it is Fairtrade fortnight.

We are aware that this is the P1 Assembly Day but they can also take part in the dress down day.

February 12, 2019

School Photographs – 26th February

The school photographer will be in school on Tuesday 26^th February 2019 to take individual and group photographs.

ALL PUPILS will be photographed individually and in family groups where applicable, unless contact has been made with the school prior to this date.

A “proof” of the photographs will be sent home to you to and there will be several different photo pack options to choose from, if desired.

Morning nursery children should arrive at nursery promptly on this day as they will be the first to have their individual and sibling photographs taken.

Afternoon nursery children should arrive at nursery at the usual time of 12.18pm and they will be taken for their individual and sibling photographs by their teachers during the normal session.

I have arranged for the photographer to take photographs of pupils with younger brothers and sisters who do not attend the school. These photographs will be taken on Friday 1st March in the library, commencing at 8.30am. There will be a time slot system in place for these photographs and the school will inform you of your time.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the school.

February 11, 2019February 11, 2019

Digital Directors Internet Safety Assembly

Our Digital Directors, led by Mrs McJimpsey, gave us a fabulous assembly on Friday. There were lots of important messages about how to stay safe online. All pupils had spent the week learning about internet safety. This week, the Digital Directors have set a special home learning task:

Create a way to share the important messages of staying safe online. This can be in the form of:

-a poster made on paper

-a digital poster

-a video

If taking part, these should be handed in/emailed to wlpuscps@westlothian.org.uk by Friday 15th February.

We look forward to seeing these.

February 6, 2019

P6’s Ten Top Tips for Staying Safe Online

As part of our Safer Internet Day focus, we have been discussing the importance of consent and caution when posting photographs and videos online.

We came up with our 10 top tips to help you stay safe online.

Keep social media accounts private.
Remember that you can change accounts to private at any time.
Ask permission before sharing photographs/videos of anyone.
Don’t share inappropriate photographs/videos – remember that you are responsible for anything you choose to share online, even if you didn’t create it.
Don’t share personal information online.
You can cover your face with an emoji or blur it out if you don’t want it to be shown in a photograph you share.
Be careful who follows you online – make sure you know who someone is before you accept a follow/friend request.
Remember that you can block anyone who you think is a stranger or who behaves in a way that you do not like.
You may wish to have a public account that has no personal information and a private account that you use to share with friends.
Delete anything that you no longer want online – this list might help you work out what is wise to keep online and what is not!

February 5, 2019

P6 need your help!

P6 are currently working on a project which involves model making. We would be very grateful for any donations of the following items to help us build our models (we only ask that they are clean):