Lots of people say to us “What a wonderful school to work in”; “What a lovely building you have”; “What a difference to the old school” and “How much nicer it must be to learn in such a lovely school”. All of these things are true but they don’t mention the biggest reason why we are so lucky and that is – the support that we continue to receive from the communities of Pumpherston and Uphall Station. We couldn’t do it without you.
This was especially true last week during our first Coffee Morning for MacMillan Cancer Care and our Bake Off Competition. The entries to the competition were amazing and the judges had a very hard job, not least due to the sheer number of entries. The quality of entries and the time and care that the children, and their parents, had put into them was absolutely amazing. I am sure many of the adults that saw them could not have done such a fantastic job, so well done to everyone who entered. The winners will be announced during our whole school singing practice on Tuesday 1st October.
The coffee morning itself was made possible partly due to the number of donations we received of home baking, tea, coffee, sugar, napkins, juice, cups etc all of which meant more money was raised for our nominated school charity of MacMillan Cancer Care.
A fantastic time was had by the pupils, the staff and, most importantly, members of our local community who came and joined us throughout the morning. Some people came for the whole morning, others for a short time. Mrs Andison, the event organiser, kept every class to their time slot and made everything run smoothly.
At the end of the day we raised an enormous £707.17 for MacMillan Cancer Care and everyone who was part of the event had a great time.
