Pumpherston and Uphall Station CPS Blog
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Our amazing Basketball Team took part in the West Lothian Wolves schools tournament on Friday. They won 4 games out of 5! A big congratulations to our fantastic team, we are very proud of you!
Here is a video of our team at training today.
https://vimeo.com/320351101
Today the NSPCC visited our school to share the message of Speak Out, Stay Safe with our children. They all shared the importance of having trusted adults to talk to. P1-3 and P4-7 took part in an assembly.
Primary 6 and 7 participated in workshops further exploring the messages delivered in the assembly by discussing different scenarios.
Primary 7 further explored this by using the kids section on the Childline website: https://www.childline.org.uk/kids
Children received a letter in their bags last week, please sign up to 3 of our workshops and come along and join us.
This afternoon we used the app Kahoot to assess what we knew about social media, we loved trying out this new website! We made up nicknames not giving away our identity and answered different questions.
Then we discussed that although most social media apps and online games are for over 13 and 16 year olds, it was important to think about how we stay safe online, if our parents or carers give us permission to use these apps.
Miss Burton set us a digital challenge with a difference – we weren’t allowed to use PowerPoint!
First of all we brainstormed all our top tips and then selected our top 5!
Some of us made a Sway using our glow log ins.
Some of us made videos using the green screen and edited them using iMovie.
https://vimeo.com/319505299
https://vimeo.com/319505354
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Some of us made a poster using Word.
Primary 7 have created a questionnaire on Glow to ask chilren for feedback on their recent trip to Dalguise.
They logged onto Glow using their username and passwords, and` accessed their email accounts. Then they located the ‘waffle’.
They had to consider some of the different types of questions we might ask about Dalguise. Here are some of the finished forms:
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.
WAL: to research and create a presentation about a Scottish Musician.
I can: research a Scottish Musician of my choice.
– create a PowerPoint Presentation using the information gathered.
We enjoyed learning about Scottish Musicians. Here are two of our presentations for you to have a look at. Enjoy!
Calvin Harris & James Arthur – Emma & Jonathan
James Arthur & Paulo Nutini – Katie and Rebecca
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.
The school photographer will be in school on Tuesday 26th 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.
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