February 19, 2010
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Rachel, Erin, Eilidh and Charlotte entered a gymnastics competition at Craigswillow Sports Centre on Thursday the 18th of Febuary. They did really well and came second with a silver medal. WELL DONE!=) girls!
Scottish Schools Swimming Championships January 30, 2010
Posted by wgordon in : Awards, P7 , add a commentSam from P7B was competing this morning in the Scottish Schools Swimming Championships at Tollcross in Glasgow. His event was the 50m breaststroke. Sam entered the race in 18th place and finished in eighth, with a fantastic time of 44.25 seconds! Well done, Sam! Mid Calder PS is very proud of your achievement.
Sam Qualifies for the Scottish Schools Swimming January 4, 2010
Posted by wgordon in : Awards, P7 , add a commentHuge congratulations to Sam, P7B in qualifying for the Scottish Schools Swimming Competition. This event will take place at Tollcross in Glasgow on Saturday, 30th January. Sam will compete in the 50m Breststroke. 
P6 Robot Challenge at University of Edinburgh December 9, 2009
Posted by wgordon in : Awards, P6 , 2commentsCongratulations to the team who took part at the tournament at Edinburgh university-you are a credit to the school. It was a very close call, with a couple of difficult rounds. The robots are notorious for not doing what they are supposed to do! We won a highly commended trophy in the team work section. (Mrs Hendry)
Hallowe’en Disco Prize Winners October 29, 2009
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European Quality Label October 10, 2009
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This week we received the following e-mail - Congratulations! Your school has been awarded the European Quality Label for the excellence of the work in the eTwinning project “Easter Season”. This means that your work, the work of your students and your school have been recognised at the highest European level.
Well done to Mrs Clements and her last session’s P3/2 class for a fantastic effort!
Congratulations to P7A September 2, 2009
Posted by wgordon in : Awards, Curriculum for Excellence, Global citizenship, International Education, P7 , 1 comment so farGordon Ford and Moira Niven visited Mid Calder Primary today to congratulate the pupils of P7A. Our special guests were treated to a short presentation of the Novel Idea project which was awarded a European Award for Languages, the only primary school in Britain to gain the award this year.
International School Award August 21, 2009
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This week we heard that Mid Calder Primary has been awarded the International School Award 2009 – 2011.
The International School Award
(Full ISA)
This category is designed for schools ready to demonstrate an international ethos throughout the school, which is included in the school development plan. This will involve substantial curriculum-based international activity and schools must demonstrate collaborative work. It is likely that the school has a history of international activity over the past two years.
Many thanks to visitors, parents, teachers and most of all the children involved in helping the school to obtain this award.
French adventures win language award for West Lothian Primary July 6, 2009
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2 July 2009
French adventures win language award for West Lothian Primary
A primary school near Livingston, West Lothian, has won a prestigious European award for its innovative language project. As part of the winning initiative at Mid Calder Primary, children wrote, illustrated and published James Walker and the Buried Treasure - an adventure story in both French and English.
Working with a primary school in France, ‘A novel idea’ saw pupils from both countries writing alternate chapters of the book in French and English and sending them back and forth across the channel. Pupils at Mid Calder also produced illustrations and animations of some of the chapters – and set up a blog so that parents could vote for their favourite part of the story!
Representatives from the school received a European Award for Languages along with eleven other winning projects at an award ceremony in Bristol on Tuesday 30 June, presented by languages advocate Baroness Coussins and broadcaster Henry Bonsu. The Award recognises innovative approaches to language learning, and is coordinated in the UK by CILT, the National Centre for Languages. The ‘Novel Idea’ project also won the EuroTalk Primary Language Prize, awarded for the best project from the primary sector.
The European Award for Languages judges said of the project, ‘A Novel Idea is a sure sign of a commitment to the international dimension of education in this small Scottish primary school. The project has increased motivation and confidence in great measure.’
Wilma Gordon at Mid Calder Primary said, ‘As a school we are delighted to have received this award. It is wonderful to get recognition for something which has been such a pleasure to teach, especially as the children took ownership of the project and once the structure was established they moved from strength to strength.’
For more information on the European Award for Languages, visit www.cilt.org.uk/eal
10th Anniversary of Scottish Parliament July 3, 2009
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On Wednesday, 1st July Eilidh, Ellie and Alex arrived at the Scottish Parliament to join the celebrations for the 10th anniversary of the Scottish Parliament. The girls were invited as part of their prize for winning the Euro Poster competition. Unfortunately, the event took place during the summer holiday!
The morning began with entertainers.
The gilrs attended the ceremony and were able to hear the address by Her Majesty the Queen in the Debating Chamber.
Lunch was in the marquee, Parliament Gardens where the girls met the MSPs. Here they are with Fiona Hyslop who is Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning. She is also MSP for Lothians.
Talking to Angela Constance who is a Scottish National Party politician and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Livingston.
John Swinney is the MSP for North Tayside and is currently Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth in the Scottish Government.
Strawberries and Arthur’s Seat in background.
After lunch the girls were back in the Debating Chamber for a photo call. Here they are with Alasdair Morgan MSP, Trish Godman MSP and the Presiding Officer Alex Fergusson MSP.
Face and arm painting.
Making an animation - no problem for these experts! The girls’ animation can be found on You Tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugzZYSCf5s0 It is the last one.
