Category Archives: Global Citizenship

For information, Global Citizenship, Scottish Culture

Special Visit to WPS!

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Representatives from Education Scotland and The British Council and a group of education delegates from the Maharastra state, India, recently visited WPS to learn about our Global Citizenship curriculum and our links with our partner school in Mumbai. Pupils and staff were delighted to showcase our learning in this area and the visitors were given a taste of our international projects, Scottish culture and education in Scotland in general. They went on a tour of the school, were given presentations by the International Group and P5 (on their previous book project), visited many classes and attended the Equality assembly. The visitors were also treated to a selection of Scottish foods in the staffroom at playtime. They were delighted with the presents and cards made by each class. Thank you to all who made the visit such a success!

 

 

Drama, Global Citizenship, Scottish Culture

P4 do Rabbie Burns Play-in-a-Day!

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In P4 we were lucky enough to take part in a drama workshop day with Stacey and Cameron from One Day Creative. The title was Rabbie Burns, A Play-in-a-Day – and it was all about the life and works of Scotland’s National Poet, Robert Burns. Luckily we had already learned quite a bit about him and his poetry and songs, so we had lots of information to share. We all had a part to play in the show and we worked really hard to learn our lines and say them with expression. Remembering all the actions and directions wasn’t easy! We discovered there are lots of talented actors and actresses  in P4! The highlight of the day was performing the play to an audience of other pupils and teachers. It was an amazing experience!

Global Citizenship, Literacy, Scottish Culture

St Andrew’s Day in P4

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100_8092Happy St Andrew’s Day! In P4 we have been learning about Scotland’s patron saint – St Andrew – and also about how people celebrate St Andrew’s Day on the 30th November. We gathered information from a variety of sources including a PowerPoint presentation, some films and a quiz. We learned lots of information which we then used to make our own quiz questions and leaflets. This will help us in preparation for our new Scotland topic which will start in January. Our leaflets look great! Can you find any examples of leaflets at home? Please bring them in to share with the class.

Global Citizenship

P4 #PrayforParis

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Primary 4 have been thinking about the people of Paris this week. We have watched and discussed some Newround video clips. We have been thinking about what we would like to say to the children of Paris. Some of our messages include: We are always there for you. Keep going, never give up. Keep calm, everything will be OK. You shouldn’t have to go through this. Don’t be worried and don’t be scared. Be brave and stay safe.

Global Citizenship, Religious and Moral Education

Inspire Aspire Awards

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P5, P6 and P7 all took part in the Inspire Aspire programme this session.  The theme for P5 and P6 was “Global Citizens in the Making” and this programme allowed pupils to explore their character, ideals and values through a poster template. It supported them in exploring the type of person they want to become, their vision for a better world and what they can do to bring this vision to life.  P7 took part in a pilot programme, new this year for the WW1 Centenary. The theme was “WW1- Inpiring Purpose” and this programme  allowed pupils to learn about the values from history and the heroic stories of those that fought and suffered on the front, while at the same time learning more about themselves and considering what they believe is important in life, again by completing a poster template.

We are delighted to inform you that Niamh from P5b has won an award and will soon attend a very special award ceremony in Glasgow. Well done to all who took part and congratulations to Niamh!

Global Citizenship, International Group

International Group News

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We loved our recent visit from Kirtida and Suprabha from India and enjoyed taking part in the special assemblies. They attended one of our meetings and we were able to ask them questions about their school and country. They brought lots of Fairtrade work from their pupils, which was wonderful to see, and we showed them some of our Fairtrade work too. They also talked us through the photos of India that their pupils took for the photo competition and we learned a lot about the country.

Thank you to all who entered our photo competition. We are looking forward to judging the photos soon.

We had a stall at the Spring Fayre, where we sold our Fairtrade recipe book and promoted Fairtrade. Thanks to all who ordered a copy.

Zahra and Isabel represented us at the recent Parent Council meeting, where they gave a report on our group’s activities this year. They made a PowerPoint presentation, wrote their script and presented confidently. Well done, girls!

We are busy working on updating our display boards – look out for our new displays soon!