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I would like to thank everyone, pupils, parents and staff,  for their lovely gifts.  I will bring Baby Birrell in to see you all as soon as the stork makes our delivery! Have a lovely summer and best wishes for the start of next session.  See you soon, Mrs Birrell x

On Thursday 17th March , the kitchen will be serving a Red Nose themed lunch! Pupils will have the choice of meatballs in tomato sauce (red noses!) or pizza. There will be no baked potatoes that day. On Friday 18th March , Comic Relief day itself, Pupil Council have organised a number of events for the school.  Firstly, they are encouraging [...]

On Thursday 3rd March it is World Book Day.  At Saltoun we love to read and like to take any opportunity to celebrate this! We would like to invite parents to come into school for Family Reading at 9am.   Parents/carers please bring your favourite children’s story (either from your childhood or a current book your read to [...]

At Saltoun we are proud of our excellent behaviour and very good manners.  We follow the 3C’s – care, courtesy and consideration!  In March we are recognising Manner of the Month, showing respect to everyone.  We have made a bright display in our front entrance hall.  Please help by taking part in Manner of the Month.  The top 10 sticker [...]

Due to weather conditions, this evenings Carol Singing will be cancelled.  Unfortunately, due to busy schedules, there is no other time to fit this in before the holidays.  However, we will see you at the Church on Thursday 23rd December for our Nativity. There will be crafts, tea, coffee and raffle at school afterwards.

Remember your party clothes on Monday afternoon!!

After advice from the Authority and looking at local weather reports, school will be open tomorrow.  See the East Lothian website for further information regarding school lunches and transport etc.

I would like to thank all the parents who helped to clear pathways at the school today!  I really appreciate it.  I also have it on good authority that some of our pupils helped too – Euan, Niall, Murdo, Rhona, Catherine, Jessica and Lucy – with their own wee shovels!  It’s because of your special efforts that [...]

Can you spot 6 of these things outside? snowdrift            icicle             robin                  snowman with carrot nose      icy puddle animal prints         red sledge          snow angel           bird at a feeder        winter clothing Photograph your findings and bring them into school when we get back.  Print them out and add…[Read more]

Can you design and build an igloo for a doll or teddy bear?

Take a photograph or your igloo with your doll or teddy inside it.

Children in P1/2, do you remember last week Mrs Pearson had you keeping an account of what you did at the weekend?  You could do it for this snowy week too. What did you do on Monday? Where did you go? Who went with you? Try and write it down for every day this week.  You can [...]

Fancy a challenge???!!! Calling all boys and girls of P3-7.  My challenge, if you choose to accept it, is to design a vehicle that is able to travel on the roads outside! Recall our Be the Boss lessons last week and consider who your target market is, who is the investor and why should you get the [...]

Boys and girls, I have noted down some of the websites that you already use in class with your teachers and some new ones that you might like.

http://www.spellingcity.com/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/

http://www.woodlands.junior.kent.sch.uk/

Hope you are keeping busy at home!

Measure the depth of the snow in your area.  You will need: a ruler (maybe two), a pencil, paper to record your results. Task: 1. Measure the depth of snow at half hour intervals for 3 hours. 2. Record your measurements in a table. 3. Make a line graph with the results. 4. Post your information on the website. [...]

Make some paper snowflakes to add to our winter display in the entrance hall when we get back to school.  Or alternatively, take photographs of real snowflakes and post them on the website!

Have you built a snowman? Have you had great escapades in the snow? Write about your adventures. Please use the opening phrases to start a story about the winter weather. Alternatively, use one of the titles to write a story about winter. I woke up this mornign to a blanket of crisp snow….. The snow had finally [...]

Saltoun Primary School will continue to be closed on Wednesday 1st December.  Further information will be posted tomorrow afternoon.

Saltoun Primary School will be closed on Tuesday 30th November.  We will update the website with further information tomorrow.

If anyone is near the school and could feed the chickens, I am sure they would be grateful…..and the staff would be too!

Due to a further 6-8 inches of snowfall overnight, Saltoun Primary will be closed today, Monday 29th November.  Whether school is opened tomorrow, will be decided later on today, after further weather reports and advice from the Authority.

Everyone is welcome to Saltoun’s Snowman Drive on Wed 1st December at 3.15pm-5pm.  We will kick off the afternoon by decorating the tree outside the Village Hall with our homemade ( and waterproof!) Christmas decorations.  Following this, we will go inside and warm up with hot chocolate and a mince pie.  Then the Drive will begin!  There [...]