Summer Fair May 28, 2009
Posted by S Gilhooly in : Uncategorized , comments closedLorettto’s Summer Fair is happening on Saturday the 6th of June. Many of the classes are getting themselves organised to have a stall at the Fair. Mrs Brown has been coming into our classroom to help us plant and grow some herbs and plants. They are really beginning to get bigger! We have still got a lot of things to do to prepare for the fair, it’s hard work but we are enjoying it! The next thing is designing and decorating pots for people to buy so that their plants look good.
Please come along to the Summer Fair. There will be plenty of things for you to do. We might even have a barbeque! Yum, Yum! For more information about the Fair have a look at the school’s notice board and the posters around the school, they will tell you all you need to know!
Hope to see you there,
Primary 6
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle May 19, 2009
Posted by C Capaldi in : Eco Committee , add a commentAt the summer fair on 6th June, the Eco Committee would like to have a second hand toy stall. If you have any unwanted toys or games (complete and in good condition) hand them in to your class eco rep over the coming weeks.
Remember that we also have a recycled toy competition on the go! There have already been some fabulous creations (made entirely from recycled objects) submitted. Be sure to have yours in by the end of May.
John Muir Birthplace Visit May 6, 2009
Posted by S Rosie in : Primary 5 , 2commentsOn Thursday 30th April, Primary 5 travelled to Dunbar to visit John Muir’s birthplace. They had a fantastic time exploring the museum and finding out many new facts about John Muir’s fascinating life.
Did you know?
John Muir once went camping at Yosemite with President Roosevelt.
John Muir walked 1000 miles across America from Kentucky to the Bay of Mexico.
John Muir invented many things including a ‘loafer’s chair’ which fired a gun shot if anyone got too comfortable loafing!
John Muir (right) with President Roosevelt.
House Winners (Easter Egg Hunt) May 6, 2009
Posted by C Pottie in : Uncategorized , comments closedBefore the Easter holidays, St Patricks were the proud winners of the House Prize for the second time running! Everyone had a super time taking part in an Easter Egg Hunt organised by Miss Fitzpatrick and Miss Pottie. Many thanks to Mr Bonner and Mrs Mohammad for hiding the eggs and for helping out.
Primary 5 Litter Project May 6, 2009
Posted by S Rosie in : Eco Committee, Primary 5 , add a commentBefore the Easter holidays P5 took part in a mini project about litter. They split into groups and were asked to research one aspect of litter and create a presentation about it. The results were fantastic! The class created models (including a zoo and a forest), powerpoint presentations, poems, stories, gameshows, banners and much more! The class learned about recycling, the effects of litter on animals, how to help the litter problem and what types of litter are found on beaches and in forests.
Primary 5 also spent time picking up litter from the playground and found over 250 pieces of litter, including plastic, sweetie wrappers, drinks cans and even a fork and spoon! The class recorded the amount and the types of litter found and displayed them in colourful graphs! The class have also been using ICT to design posters to stop people dropping litter in and around the school!
WELL DONE PRIMARY FIVE!!!
NUMBERS PHRASES QUIZ April 21, 2009
Posted by Julie Roberts in : Parent Council , add a commentThe winner of the Number Phrases Quiz recently run by the Parent Council was won by Kirsty Ross. Well done to Kirsty who wins the £25 cash prize! Thanks to everyone who bought a quiz sheet for their support. If you want to check your answers click here: quiz-sheet.
Edinburgh Zoo April 3, 2009
Posted by C Capaldi in : Primary 7 , add a commentOn Thursday 2nd of April 2009, Primary 7 went to Edinburgh Zoo. We were learning about the cycle of life with Primary 6 class. In the morning, Primary 6 and 7s got to go round the zoo in two different groups.
We saw the lemurs - they were so cute. We saw a type of deer and it was adorable but my favourite part was the budongo trail, it showed a lot of cheeky monkeys swinging around. Also there were monkey smells and we smelt them then it told us what it was. It was great seeing them.
After lunch, our instructor Ruth collected us and we set off to see some animals. First we saw the penguins, it was the season for them to nest and lay their eggs. Afterwards we saw the Indian Rhinos, there were two - they were both boys. They had a big creak in their enclosure, they liked to sunbathe. Then we went to see the gibbons, the mother is called Lucy she is an orange colour and the dad is black and called John. We went into the monkey house to see some monkeys we saw the cutest baby monkey.
After we went back to the education centre and they showed us a video about the cycle of life. It was a great experience all together and the funniest bit had to be the bird landing on Abbie’s head, it was funny!
By Shannon F, Shannon M and Abbie.
The most intresing facts we discovered are:
‘The gibbons sing to each other’ - Samantha and Marnie.
‘Learning about male and female Rhinos’ - Shannon F
‘Watching penguins steal stones for thier own nest’ - Amy
‘The baby elephant grows in its mum for 2 years’ - Gavin, Holly, Daniel, Ivanna and Christie
‘The female gibbons change colour as they grow older’ - Bianka
‘How penguins greet one another’ - Ryan A
‘You can get albino penguins’ - Taila
‘The Indian Rhino is in danger’ - Abbie
Workout for LEPRA April 3, 2009
Posted by C Capaldi in : Primary 7, School News , add a comment
On Thursday 19th March Wendy came in to talk to the school about LEPRA and how they help people suffering from leprosy get better and have a normal life. She told us that if we could raise £21 we could save someones life. We all took home envelopes and tried to raise as much money as possible. Lepra came back on the 30th of March to find out how much we had raised, we also had a sponsored aerobic workout, it was alot of fun. Some people raised astonishing amounts of money - we look forward to finding out the total!!!
By Marie , Bianka and Chloe P .
P7 Regional Tag Rugby Tournament April 3, 2009
Posted by C Capaldi in : Primary 7 , add a commentOn Wednesday 25th March, Primary 7 took part in a Tag Rugby Tournament at Meadowmill. In our group we had to play Sandersons Wynd, East Linton, Cockenzie and Whitcraig. We never managed to make it through to the semi finals but we all played really well, kept our chins up and loved every moment.
By Nathan Stokes
The nursery children learn about composting April 1, 2009
Posted by Janette Gaunt in : Eco Committee, Nursery , 1 comment so farTo help the nursery children understand why we put things in the compost bucket, 2 members of the Eco Comittee came to talk to the afternoon group. Hannah and Marie explained to the children what can and can’t go into the green compost bucket in the nursery. We then went with them to the big compost bin in the woods. We saw the compost at the bottom of the bin and Marie tipped our fruit and vegetable waste into the bin. The buckets have to be cleaned, and we watched the girls wash them out. We helped by drying the buckets.
We are going to try and cut down on the fruit and vegetables that go into the compost bucket, by choosing our snack carefully. We are going to all try to remember to put our fruit and vegetable waste into the compost bucket, and not in the bin.
Lagganlia April 1, 2009
Posted by C Capaldi in : Primary 7 , add a commentFrom 9th to 13th of March, Primary 7 went to school camp at Lagganlia. We met lots of other children who will be going up to St. David’s with us next year and took part in loads of fantastic and challenging activities which included: orienteering, archery, snowboarding, mountain biking, tree climbing, mountain walking, rock climbing, abseiling, gorge walking and skiing.
We also had evening activities. On Monday evening, we did a nightlines activity when we were blindfolded and led through the trees and over nets. On Tuesday we had night time orienteering where we had to finds letters of the alphabet and then make names of animals with our letters and Wednesday we had a treasure hunt which proved tricky but fun. Finally, on Thursday it was the best - we finished with a disco. The music wasn’t that great but, we all danced and we had a good laugh.
By Amy and Chloe P
We all enjoyed ourselves very much during the week. Here are some of our achievements, most memorable moments and funniest memories:
“My greatest achievement was climbing the wall and nearly getting to the top and getting support from a boy from another school” - Rebecca
“My greatest achievement was skiing on a dry slope!” - Holly
“My greastest achievement was rock climbing” - Shannon M
“My greatest achievement was completing the ropes course and climbing the mountain.” - Brodi-lee
“My most memorable moment was learning to snowboard backwards!” - Daniel
“My funniest moment was skiing into the water - funny or what?!” - Marie
“My funniest moment was when Mrs Capaldi fell up the gorge.” - Talia
P6 Cluster Hockey Festival March 27, 2009
Posted by S Gilhooly in : Primary 6, School News , comments closed
On Tuesday the 24th of March P6 classes from some schools in Musselburgh took part in a Hockey Festival which took place at Pinkie playing fields. We were split up into 6 teams of 4 people, they were called Cheetahs, Pumas, Panthers, Dolphins, Gazelles and the Lumas.
There were students from Telford College there to help referee the games. One of our P6 pupils were injured so they got given a job - he was the time keeper of all the matches. He had to blow the air horn to start and end the games.
The festival started at 10 am and finished at 12 noon. It was a cold day but we were all warm because we were playing Hockey the whole time and we were filled with excitement.
“I thought it was a really good day out and very successful” - Jamie
“I thought it was really enjoyable and I recommend it to P5″ - Beth
“It was fun to do something with other schools in Musselburgh” - Amy
“When the Dolphins were a player down a player from Stoneyhill came to join our team to help out! I was very thankful and made him feel very welcome by giving him some support” - Fraser
What we’re up to… March 4, 2009
Posted by C Capaldi in : Eco Committee , 1 comment so farThe Eco Committee are working very hard to compost our fruit waste and recycle used paper. We compost everyday after lunch. One of our Eco reps collect the composting bins from the lunch hall and then empty them out at the big composting bin, then wash the bins out . On a Friday we recycle paper. Eco reps from each class come round the classes and collect the recycling bags and then the janitor puts the recycling in the big recycling bin and it gets picked up by East Lothian Council. We have a light monitor in each class, to make sure the lights are only on when needed to be.
By Marie Howie, Primary Seven Eco Rep
Nursery Care Commission Report March 2, 2009
Posted by Janette Gaunt in : Nursery , add a commentThe nursery was inspected by the Care Commission on 19 September 2008. The report is now available to see in the nursery, and also on the Nursery Class page on this website.
Parent Council Meeting January 27, 2009
Posted by Julie Roberts in : Parent Council Meetings , comments closedThe next Parent Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday 24th Feb at 6.30pm in the School Dining Hall. All parents welcome to attend.
