Entries from January 2011 ↓

P7 Meet Jacqueline Wilson

Our pupils in Primary 7 had a fantastic opportunity to meet with Jacqueline Wilson in the recent BBC authors live session at the studios in Glasgow. To see a recording of highlights of the progamme, please click on the image of Jacqueline Wilson below.

Scots Week Assembly

On Monday 24th January, children enjoyed music, singing and poetry at our Scots Assembly.  The celebrations started off with a live performance of bagpipe music, followed by singing traditional children’s Scottish songs.  Primary 5 children shared information about Robert Burns. One representative from each class gave a recital of their Scots poem to the whole school.  [...]

January Newsletter

Please read our latest newsletter Newsletter Jan 2011

P4 Story Share

Today, three girls in P4 shared their stories with the rest of the school.  The were reading their own work and this was broadcast on our secure schools Glow intranet.  The children in other classes were able to link into their broadcast and do have some photos of their stories for you to look at.

P7 Visit Author at BBC

Pupils in Primary 7 have been successful in their bid to meet the author Jacqueline Wilson at the BBC Studios in Glasgow on Thursday 27th January.  Not only will they get the chance to look round the studios but they will be part of a special audience and have the opportunity to ask questions and [...]

After School Clubs

After school clubs start soon.  For details of what’s on when, please click   to view the leaflet  After School Clubs Jan – Mar 2011 which was sent home with pupils.

P5 use Maths in Context

Children in Primary 5 have been using their maths skills in a very practical way.  They were asked to work out how many tiles would be needed to cover the floor in the blue room.  They had lots of suggestions including using a measuring tape or a metre stick.  They used [...]

Nursery and P1 visit to Purves Puppets

Unfortunately due to the severe weather, the visit to the puppet show in December was cancelled.  It has been rearranged for Wednesday 26th January.  A copy of the letter sent home is available here  Nursery P1 Visit Purves Puppets

Engage for Education

The Scottish Government have launched a website  www.engageforeducation.org  with current information on education across Scotland.  There are useful links to Glow, Curriculum for Excellence and more.

Happy New Year

We hope you all enjoyed the Christmas Holidays and we look forward to seeing everybody back on Monday 10th January 2011.