With bonfire night happening this weekend, all classes will be revisiting personal safety around fireworks throughout the week in school and at assembly. Click on the link below to see and advice leaflet, which all contain information that will help ensure children and adults will be safe as they celebrate Bonfire Night.
To mark Dyslexia Awareness week, West Lothian will be hosting an Open Meetin at West Lothian College on 9th November 7-9pm. Please see the attached poster for details.
NHS Lothian have lunched a Measles Awareness campaign to alert parents of the symptoms of measles. If your child as not been immunised, please be check the symptoms listed on the attached poster and be vigilant.
This morning, the Eco Committee spent a morning building a shelter using materials found lying on the ground around them in the forest. They worked hard and worked as a team to create a super water-proof and cosy den. Now they are planning to share these skills with others in the school by organising a den building event.
The first Parent Council Meeting of the new session will be held in school at 7pm on Thursday 15th September. We look forward to seeing you there.
Your new Eco Committee consists of one pupil from each year group. They are full of enthusiasm and are looking forward to helping us all become more aware of how we can take care of our environment. Their first job will be to get us all involved in carrying out a review of our school, then they will set targets for the year based on the results of this review.
‘In maths we have been learning about money, using chimney sums and practising our times tables for our new topic Fashion and Retail’. Chloe
‘We’ve been practising how to make a 999 call in Health and Well Being’ Donnie.
‘We were practising our 17x tables using number lines’. Wiktoria
In French, we have been learning greetings, numbers and colours’ Carlotta
‘Mrs Browne gave us a decade to research about fashion. We did this with partners. My partner and I looked at 1910-1919’. Ryan
‘We have been doing a block of hockey in PE. We learned passing skills.’ Abby
‘Today in drama, we carried out emergency calls so that we know what to do in an emergency’. Katie
Welcome back to all pupils! The biggest class in the school this year, and all looking very keen as they engage with the learning that Mrs Agini has planned for them so far.
Alice, Carlotta, Kian and Donnie: I’m looking forward to the Fasion and Retail topic.
Wiktoria, Louise, Ryan and Chloe: I’m looking forward to learning French this year.
Kai, Katie, Connor, Ryan: I think that Kidnapped sounds like a great topic
Bobby: I hope we get to make Pizzas as part of our Italy topic.
Abby: I’m looking forward to writing imaginative stories
Jowita: I’m looking forward to teaching people Polish
The following link will give guidance to parents about the Pokemon Go app, and how to ensure their children are safe if engaging with this highly popular game.
