AUTUMN HOLIDAY
The school will be closed from Monday 12th October to Friday 16th October inclusive.
It will re-open on Monday 19th October at the usual time of 9 a.m.
PARENT / TEACHER OPEN EVENING
As intimated in the September newsletter, we trialled our new format of meeting with
parents in the first term. Instead of the usual teacher appointments, we held an Open
Evening on Thursday 10th September.
Thank you to all parents/carers who came along. The feedback received from
parents/carers was very positive and pupils enjoyed having the opportunity to show their
parents around their classrooms.
The second parents meeting in March will be in the usual more formal format of a 10 minute
parent consultation meeting.
PARENT COUNCIL
The Parent Council A.G.M. will be held in the school on Thursday 29th October at 6pm.
Please come along to find out about the work of the parent council and meet your
representatives.
Mrs Sheena Richardson, Chairperson, will discuss the work of the Parent Council last year
and the focus of the group this session.
The Parent Council events calendar has been organised for this term and events include:
Wednesday 28th October
bag in your child’s school bag)
- Bags 2 School pick up (please look out for your
Thursday 29th October (6.30 p.m. – 8 p.m.) – Halloween disco (Prizes for the best costumes)
Friday 30th October
(7.30pm-late)
Saturday 9th January 2016 (10am)
- Race Night at Blackwood Victoria Bowling Club
(More information to follow!)
-Bag packing Event at Tesco, Lesmahagow
INTERNATIONAL WALK to SCHOOL MONTH
As you will be aware it is very difficult for us to participate in this event
however, as a health promoting school we will be challenging ourselves to see
how many miles we can walk by walking around the playground for a short time everyday for
a full week starting Monday 19th October – Friday 23rd October.
Walking is of benefit for many reasons:
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It’s free!
Healthy exercise
Time for social interaction
PUPIL GROUPS
The members of the various pupil groups have now been selected. They are:
SCHOOL CAPTAIN – Kyle McMillan
VICE CAPTAIN
- Mark Bryson
VICE CAPTAIN
- Robbie Duddy
JUNIOR ROAD SAFETY OFFICERS
Mackenzie, Jae and Callum
PUPIL COUNCIL
Zoe, Addison, Boyd, Lochlyn, Steven, Liam R, Zecoy, Liam A, Morgan, Haamid, Leah,
Cameron, Lewis B, Shannon and Charlie.
ECO/HEALTH GROUP
Andrew, Isla, Scott, Mackenzie B, Jae, Callum, Summer, Chloe, Makenzie M, Kyle, Finlay,
Allan, Lewis M, Casey, Adam, Jayden and Euan.
RIGHTS RESPECTING SCHOOLS GROUP
Robbie, Christopher, Connar, Darcie, Keiran, Anna, Jessica, Aiden, Khai, Devlin, Mark, Paige
and Ellie.
PLAYGROUND PLAY LEADERS
Mackenzie, Kyle, Christopher, Lochlyn, Shannon and Devlin
We value the contributions of all our pupil groups and welcome pupils’ suggestions and ideas.
Thanks also to the members of staff who work with the pupil representatives and support
them with their projects.
ROOM 1 NEWS!
DINOSAUR TOPIC
Room 1 are learning all about Dinosaurs. They have been writing
fantastic imaginative stories about what would happen if they
discovered a dinosaur egg in the garden.
Room 1 have created a fantastic dinosaur display and made dinosaur
masks, dinosaur models and paintings.
TESCO VISIT
On Wednesday 23 September Room 1 visited Tesco in Lesmahagow. They
learned about all bread and got to taste a lot of different sorts of bread.
Some favourites were cheese bread and chocolate crepes.
ROOM 3 NEWS!
On Friday 2nd October, Room 3 took part in an ACE sports event at the John Cumming
Stadium. The children had a go at athletics, football and tennis. Luckily, the rain stayed
off and everyone had a great day.
On Thursday 8th October, Room 3 visited Blackwood library where they learned
how to search for books. The children used some of the dictionary skills they
have been learning in class to help them search for fiction books which are arranged in
alphabetical order. The children used numeracy skills to help put non-fiction books, which
are numbered, into the correct order.
In class, P3/4/5 have been learning all about ancient Egypt. They have
learned all about archaeology, found out about the importance of the River
Nile and learned all about the pyramids. This week, they have been
investigating mummification.
ROOM 4 NEWS!
Room 4 have been learning all about healthy eating. Taking on the role as ‘Healthy Heroes,
they are now experts in the workings of the digestive system and wrote super imaginative
stories about the journey of food.
Last week the children worked in teams to create a healthy smoothie and
the winning team made a delicious tropical smoothie. Everyone enjoyed
trying the creations!!
EDINA TRUST BULB PROJECT
After the autumn holiday, Room 4 will be planting bulbs. This is a UK wide initiative involving
children from all across the country. The children will monitor, record and collate
information about the growth of their bulbs and how the weather conditions affect the
development of the plants.
Room 4 would welcome any help with this project. If you are a keen gardener and can spare
a few hours per week then please contact the school.
SHOE BOX APPEAL
The Eco/Health Group would like to take part in this year’s Shoe Box Appeal. It
is a lovely way to bring a smile to those less fortunate than ourselves. The
Eco/Health group are asking pupils, parents and staff to donate items for a shoe
box or make up their own box. An information leaflet should be in your child’s bag. Please
contact Mrs Dyer if you wish further information.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
12th – 16th October
October holiday
27th October
Parents meeting for P6/7 Residential Visit @5:30pm
28th October
Bags 2 School pick up
28th October
Influenza School Programme (P1-7)
30th October
Shoe box Appeal uplift
2nd November
Inset Day 3
11th – 13th November
P6/7 Residential Visit to Barcaple
9th December
Christmas Lunch
10th December
Christmas Pantomime @ Motherwell Civic
15th December
Christmas Assembly/Nativity @ 9:30am
16th December
Christmas Party – Room 4
17th December
Christmas Party – Room 3
18th December
Christmas Party – Room 1
23rd December
School closes for Christmas holiday @2:30pm
October 2015