P6/7 told us all about weak and aggressive responses in their assembly. They shared their heroes and why they had chosen them.
P1/2 have been learning about fair trade. We discovered our uniforms weren’t fair trade but we think this is because it’s not all cotton. Some of us found the fair trade symbol on our snack. We designed posters to tell everyone about fair trade. Can you make any swaps to fair trade goods?
P3/4/5/ went on a walk to Hopetoun monument. We didn’t quite get there. We had an excellent time. It was great fun because we had lunch in a teepee. Maya liked going up the big high cliff best because you could see a great view from the top.
P1/2 went under a mushroom parachute to hear stories. We can tell the difference between an account and a story.
P1/2 all worked together to harvest our radishes,clean them and of course eat them.
P3/4/5 reminded us all of the four capacities in their exciting assembly.
It was really difficult to choose just three children from each class to recite their poems as they had all put a lot of effort into learning their poems. Well done to everyone.
We enjoyed our Burns assembly where we sang Scottish songs and listened to pupils in each class recite Burns poems they had learned.
We celebrated Burns day in nursery by dressing up in tartan, listening and dancing to scottish music, eating haggis, neeps and tatties and by painting some tartan pictures. We then attended the school assembly where we sang some scottish songs. What a busy morning!
In Nursery this week we have been learning about the cold weather and have made a display of hats, scarves and gloves to keep us warm.
Yesterday we went out into the garden to collect some leaves and sticks. We then put them into a container, filled it with water and put it into the freezer.
This morning we found that it frozen into a solid block of ice but you could still see the leaves and sticks through it.
We decided to hang it outside to see what happens.
This week in nursery we have been learning about looking after the birds and feeding them in winter.
Take a look at the lovely robins we made -
P1/2 have been finding out about Noah and his ark. They are working together to create arks complete with animals. They have been singing a song about him.
We have had a couple of enquires lately from Parents relating to our development plan priorities - please use the link below which should answer any of these queries -
Following on from the Parental Questionnaires that were given out at the last consultation evenings I would like to thank all those that took the time to complete and return to the school. We have now collated the information and the results can be seen using the link below.
Parental Questionnaire Results
I hope the information is useful to you and if you have any questions regarding any of the above documents please do not hestiate to contact me.
Catriona McKinnon
Head Teacher
This week in nursery we have been reading the book “I like it when……” by Mary Murphy.
The children made penguins and then we added speech bubbles.
This is what they said in their speech bubbles -
I like it when ……….
mummy lets me splash in the bath - Rohan
mummy gives me weetabix - Eva
mummy tickles me - Daniel
mummy and daddy hug me - Emilia
mummy, daddy and Elaine let me watch telly - Edward
mummy gives me a bubble bath - Isla
mummy holds my hand - Natasha
mummy lets me have chocolate - Owen
daddy picks me up and puts me on his back - Mackenna
mummy and daddy read me a story - Corin
mummy gives me chocolate and sweets - Maja
daddy and mummy read me a story - Oliver
mummy gives me sweets - James
mummy does everything with me - Fraser
mummy makes me spaghetti bolonaise - Kathryn
mummy lets me have sweets - Astrid
mummy gives me sweets - Rhiannon
P1/2 were working together to build castles and have fun in the snow.
Primary 3-7 worked together to build snow structures. We made igloos, volcanoes and even the Bejiing Bird’s Nest Olympic Stadium! We enjoyed learning outside and everyone had great fun.
Today the first day back after the holidays we have been out playing in the snow! What fun we had!
We have received the following information from our Executive Director of Education and Children’s Services:
‘The weather forecast for East Lothian is for low temperatures and a possibility of light snow showers this afternoon and evening. Taking this into account and the progress made by our Roads team it has been decided to open all schools, in East Lothian tomorrow - Friday 8th January. ‘
Therefore we look forward to seeing everyone back at school tomorrow.
Catriona McKinnon, Head Teacher
