Today in Primary 2A we had a lovely surprise! One of the Primary 1 teachers from last year, Mrs MacCallum, came in to see us and ask how we were all getting on. Mrs MacCallum showed us photos of the lovely baby Finn and was surprised at how much we have grown up since Primary 1. It was a great way to start our Friday morning and we hope to see Mrs MacCallum again soon.
Have a lovely weekend everyone!
P2A and Ms Brown
Good morning,
Message on behalf of Simpson Primary Parent Council
Please see attached poster with information regarding dress up/dress down day this Friday. Participation is optional and any funds collected will go towards our float for Newlands Day.
There is growing concern about children being affected by overuse of consoles/devices and the impact of this upon sleep patterns, behaviour and mood.
Linked below is an information leaflet, produced by Internet Matters which offers information, guidance and strategies for parents to help them tackle this.
School will finish for the summer holidays at 12.30pm on Friday 29th June.
Children have permission to dress down on this day if they would like to.
We wish everyone a safe and happy summer holiday!
Just a reminder that Sports Day is this Monday. Children can wear their sports clothes to school. It would be great if they could wear their House colours which are;
Bruce – Blue
Castle – Yellow
James Young – Red
Leyland – Green
Further information is on our website at;
http://www.simpsonprimary.westlothian.org.uk/article/28964/Sports-Day-Monday-18th-June
With thanks
Miss Ferris
Please be reminded, as per our previous Groupcall text, that the date for Sports Day has been moved from Wed 30th May to Mon 18th June. We apologise for any inconvenience caused but the circumstances have been outwith our control. The organisation of Sports Day this year will be slightly different, given the large number of children participating but a letter from the Sports Day organising team will follow with details.
As detailed in the School Newsletter, Simpson Primary will be taking part in #HappyShoesday on Tuesday 22nd May to celebrate Walk to School Month. Children can wear their favourite shoes/trainers to school (no High Heels please) or they can decorate an old pair of shoes with a happy theme – the more creative, the better! There will be no donations required – all we want is for the children to have a bit of fun and to encourage as many as possible to walk to school.
Thank you for your support.
Please click on the ‘newsletters’ link under school information on the right hand side of the blog page to access our May newsletter.
Have a lovely weekend.
Dear All,
The Lost Words
As part of our World Book Day celebrations, the Pupil Council delivered a copy of The Lost Words to each class in the school. For those unfamiliar with the book, it is a stunning spell book written by Robert Macfarlane and illustrated beautifully by artist Jackie Morris. It showcases words from our natural world which are no longer included in the Junior Oxford Dictionary due to lack of use (including acorn, conker, dandelion and otter). Before each class received the book, Primary One to Seven engaged in a ‘guess the meaning’ task and it has created quite a buzz. We have been thrilled with the response our posts have had on Twitter – including comments from both author Robert Macfarlane and illustrator Jackie Morris.
As we FINALLY head towards spring (fingers crossed!) our school challenge is to get out into nature and find out about the plants and creatures we have discovered in this fabulous book. Can spot any of them outdoors? Draw them? Make a fact file about them? Get together with a friend and record a news report about them?If you are looking for something to do over the holidays, why not give it a go!
Ask an adult to tweet about it using the #lostwordsSPS @simpsonprimary or comment below.
To quote the wonderful David Attenborough,
