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s part of Fairtrade Fortnight, the Rights Respecting and Magale Group will be selling Fairtrade bananas and chocolate bars for 25p at break time on Thursday 9th March and Friday 10th March.
P 2/ 3 Weekly Blog
This week we have been out in the playground imagining we are in the rainforest! Some of us were spider monkeys, some of us were boa constrictors and some of us were blue and yellow macaws. We were linking with maths because we were
learning about grids and we were using co ordinates to find the right part of the rainforest to be in.
P6 Blog
Primary 6 have been learning about how to keep ourselves safe. We have talked about the importance of trust and how this can be built or broken, how peer pressure can affect us and how to stay safe when chatting online. We created informative posters with advice on how to stay safe and made links to our poetry focus in writing by creating acrostic poems.
Celebrating Achievement
Last week’s certificates of achievements
One of our P2/3 pupils showed us his medal for football – great work!
PARKING
Our JRSO (Junior Road Safety Officers) with Mrs Bonner have been surveying parking at school pick-up – and they are not impressed!
They have seen cars parked on the pavement and on the yellow boxes which is dangerous, inconsiderate and unnecessary. Â They have photographed some particularly dangerous parking in the hope that parents and carers will think about the risk they are causing.
Thank You Rhona
On Tuesday we held a thank you assembly for our fantastic lollipop lady – now retired – Rhona Ritchie. Â Pupil Council planned the event and Rhona enjoyed a tea party with pupils from Uphall Station whom she had helped over many years. Â We then had a school assembly with poems and songs to thank Rhona for her hard work over more than 40 years – and to congratulate her on her British Empire Medal and her retirement.
It was an emotional afternoon and we hope that everyone enjoyed it, especially Rhona.
Primary 3
Last week lots of us bet our best score in Big Maths Beat That!
We have been learning lots in our new topic: Islands.
In the Isle of Coll there can be lots of rain. (Maja)
In Madagascar it can be very hot and rainy. (Ellie G)
Madagascar is quite different from other countries as their winter is hotter than their summer. Â The months are different to ours. (Aaron)
There are no trees on Coll as it’s too windy. Â (Mathew)
Signs of Spring
This week, Club Wild was out and about looking for clues that Mother Nature leaves to tell us that spring is on the way!
We looked for snowdrops, the earliest bulbs to flower, and found bluebell shoots which pop up early to make the most of the light before the trees leaf above. We listened to all the different  bird songs and watched nests to see if the birds were busy building.
Over at the golf course pond we saw coots on their nests, and although maybe slightly early, we still looked for balls of jelly or frogspawn in the pond and ditches.
In the woodland we found bright yellow and purple catkins of hazel and alder trees. These floppy flowers are sometimes called lamb’s tails. We learnt that these trees, like silver birch flower before their leaves come. Their flowers are beautiful and also very good for early bees.
The children found hazelnut shells under the hazel trees that had been eaten by wood mice who nibbled a small hole in the shell and by squirrels who chopped them in half. On the way back to school Lachlan and Lucas found a pellet which was full of fur. Maybe it had been deposited by an owl or another bird of prey flying round school.
What an exciting time Spring is for all the plants and animals and for us Nature Detectives!
Friday Parent Craft Club
The first craft club this Friday was a lovely start to a fun new project. Â Parents enjoyed a cup of tea together and tried their hand at some tapestry. Â The club is every Friday at 11am, younger children are also welcome and it is open and free for all.
We hope to see you there.
Primary 5
This week, Primary 5 have been learning more about weaving!
To tie in with our Outdoor Learning focus (‘Medieval Market’), we learned how to weave both natural and man-made materials. We used a variety of plants and began to weave them through the fences outside. We also tried weaving with wool and are making samples of cloth to sell on our market stalls.
Below are some photos of us weaving outside.
Until next time…
Primary 5 & Miss M 🙂
