• We have been learning about mini beasts! And we are loving it!

Miss Anderson is a little scared of some but she’s enjoying watching how fearless her class are!

Great fun outdoors!

Over this term we have been focussing on learning about our times tables. Particularly 2,5 and 10.  However we are applying strategies to work out other sums too.

We have been playing the X factor game! Ask us it’s lots of fun!

We have also been discovering arrays and looking at how to group items.

Miss Anderson wants us to know our 2,5 and 10 times tables so we are trying to recall the facts quickly! But we can also use skip counting to help, addition skills, arrays and visualisation to help us.

A few weeks ago we had a visit from a cat in our classroom!

Owen  Kasitumo from our partner school, Nanjala Primary, in Malawi has been in touch to give us an update on how our fundraising money is being spent. This year we have provided more pupil desks, this means that we have now provided desks for 3 classrooms where children no longer need to sit on a concrete floor all day. We have also provided a teacher desk.

On my last visit in October 2016 the girls netball team asked if they could have netball hoops. These have now been made and the girls are delighted that they can practise properly and have matches with other schools.

The desks and hoops have been made by local craftsmen, meaning that our fundraising is also helping the local community and promoting sustainable development.

We have also funded a post office box address for the school which will make it much easier for our letters to reach their destination sooner. The children of Uphall primary will be putting this to the test shortly when they write letters to their pen pals.

We will be continuing  our fundraising with some new and exciting initiatives. Meanwhile please send in any 1p and 2p coins and we will try to make another mile before summer.

Many thanks for your continuing support.

Mrs Lesley Creaney

P1M and P1S children visited the Botanic gardens in Edinburgh for a very special teddy bears picnic today.  We learned what bears need to survive-ask us about SWAF (Shelter, Water, Air and Food).  We hunted for paw print clues, played games and built our own islands in groups.  Tosca, our school teddy, had a great day out and was very well behaved.  We were even joined by some ducks this afternoon!

The children are desperate to go back again-maybe you could visit at the weekend or during the summer holidays?

You were commended on your super behaviour-well done boys and girls, it was a pleasure being part of this great day with you.  I’m sure we’ll all sleep  soundly tonight!  Tosca is already snoring!!

A special thank you to our parent/adult helpers-we hope you enjoyed your day out too.