Whitecraig Primary School

[ March 5, 2008; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. March 6, 2008; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] Our second parents’ nights of this academic session will take place on Wednesday 5th March 2008 from 6.00 - 8.00pm and Thursday 6th March 2008 from 4.00 - 6.00pm.  All appointments are restricted to ten minutes each, therefore if parents/carers  require more time to discuss a specific issue, we would ask that you make a further appointment. 

Earlier this year the pupils in P3/4 were asked by East Lothain Council Parks Department to complete a park survey on the play park in Whitecraig.
The children looked at the park and discussed in pairs what they would like to improve. They then completed the survey forms and returned them to the council.
The [...]

P6/7 have been set the challenge of creating their own WW2 museum.
The children decided that they wanted their museum to be inside a model Anderson Shelter and have begun to form their frame.
They are working as a class and are using artefacts that they have asked friends and family for. The children’s parents and relatives will [...]

The children from Whitecraig Primary School will be taking part in World Maths Day on 5th March 2008.
This is a celebration of numbers as children from around the globe join to set a world record in answering mental arithmetic questions. This event this year will involve more than a quarter of a million children. In [...]

P1/2 have been studying Transport for their class project this term.
Miss Ritchie, their class teacher, recently set them a tranport challenge! 
The class was divided into small groups and each group had to invent a piece of transport. They had to discuss their ideas in their groups and agree on what to invent. They took turns in talking [...]

The children of P3/4 recently enjoyed a bright art lesson with Mrs Gilbert.
During the lesson, the children painted some wonderful colourful cats which are now brightening up the corridors and the children’s cloakroom bays.
They started by painting the outline of the cats and then decorated them by adding stripes, dots and circles using metallic paints.
We are sure [...]

Rosie at East Lothian Roots & Fruits recently visited each of the classes in the school.
When she was with the P1/2 class, Rosie split open a vanilla pod and let the children smell the wonderful aroma from the seeds! She also grated a nutmeg to allow the children to smell the nutty, warm sweet smell from it.
Rosie then [...]

The children from the Nursery Class have been very busy this week (commencing 18th February 2008) looking at Birds and Caring for Wildlife.
All of the children have made bird cake and pine cone feeders which are now out in the Nursery Garden for the birds to feed on. 
The children also made cardboard model birds, complete with [...]

P1/2 held their first Fun Maths Games Afternoon on 21st February 2008 and the whole class had a really fantastic time playing the maths games.
Every child had the opportunity to work with a parent/carer and a partner and the games were all fun!
There was a lovely atmosphere in the hall and it was great for [...]

Each year on 22 February, Girl Guides and Girl Scouts all over the world celebrate World Thinking Day.
World Thinking Day was first created in 1926 at the fourth Girl Guide/Girl Scout International Conference, held at Girl Scouts of the USA’s Camp Edith Macy (now called Edith Macy Conference Center). Conference attendees decided that there should [...]