Quote from P6 pupil: “ I have gained confidence from doing Scottish poetry. I have
enjoyed sharing my learning with parents. I have enjoyed being on the Health
Promotion Group and helping to make the school healthier.”
Other notable achievements during 2010/2011 – a flavour of the year
Successful Learners:
Classes shared their knowledge with parents through exhibitions of their work
including: P1s sharing their learning at the opening of their Garden Centre; P6
working with QMU students to produce a WWII drama, which they presented at
the Brunton Hall; P7 children blogging on school website and leaving comments
during their Benmore trip.
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A number of pupils were successfully presented for examination in woodwind and
brass.
Confident Individuals:
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P7’s end of year performance of ‘Rocky Monster Show and the P1-3 Nativity,
along with an informal nursery nativity and P1 Royal Wedding are some of the
activities that highlighted the wealth of talent amongst our pupils.
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Pupils have taken part in a number of sporting events including running,
athletics, golf, TAG rugby, badminton, hockey, football, cross-country, indoor
bowls, swimming, handball and orienteering.
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P6/7 pupils shared their knowledge of ICT with Nursery buddies.
Effective Contributors:
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Our Health Promotion Group have taken responsibility for writing letters to
parents, speaking at transition meetings to nursery parents, and advising on
the Teddy Bears Picnic. They also promote the School Tuck Shop and Smoothie
Fridays via the school web page and by visiting all classes.
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P5 visited Greenfield Park care home to sing Christmas Carols and were made
very welcome by the residents and staff. They also shared their learning with
the wider community through a broadcast on Forth One.
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P7 organised a Beach Party at Yellowcraigs. They chose the food and menus,
created spreadsheets, chose decorations, organised entertainment and
activities
Responsible Citizens:
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The nursery raised funds for the SPCA by having a bat ball and informing
parents and carers about the animal welfare charity. They also raised over
£60 for Comic Relief and Children In Need by dressing up and having a cake
sale.
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Children from the 3 year olds in our nursery to our P7s, took part in a whole
school Strip the Willow for Comic Relief.
Stoneyhill Primary School
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Standards, quality and
development
Summary for parents
June 2011
Once again, we have used the nine Quality Indicators, set out within
the HMIe publication How Good Is Our School 3, as the basis for our
self-evaluation. We judge our progress in each of these to be
excellent in some and very good in most and a bank of evidence backs
up our evaluations. These evaluations will form the focus for the visits
that our Quality Improvement Officer will make next session.
This is a summary of the full report which is available on our website
or to borrow from the school office
What did we set out to do?
1. To develop a whole school assessment policy which takes account of
the principles of A Curriculum for Excellence
2. To develop a useful, practical and easily managed way to store and
share assessment evidence.
3. To develop a whole school outdoor learning policy.
4. To revise existing Support for Learning Policy to reflect current
practice and ensure that it is in line with local and national advice.
How did we do?
Priority 1 – very good progress has been made. A policy has been produced
that embraces the principles set out in Building the Curriculum 5. It is a
whole school policy and takes into account what pupils write, make, say and
do.
Priority 2 – very good progress has been made. Each class now has an
assessment folder on the school server where audio and video files can be
stored. These can be accessed by any member of staff ensuring continuity
and progression.
Priority 3 – very good progress has been made. A whole school outdoor
learning policy and programme has been introduced which allows for
progression through Early to Second Level. This will form the basis for
planning in session 2011/2012.
Priority 4 – very good progress has been made. The revised Support for
Learning Policy incorporates local and national advice and reflects current
practice.
What are we going to do next?
We have identified the following areas for development in session
2011/2012:
1. To review and revise our current Behaviour Policy in consultation with
pupils, staff and parents.
2. To forge more formal links with identified charities.
3. To revise our existing Expressive Arts Policy to reflect current practice
and ensure that it is in line with local and national advice.
Achievement
In Stoneyhill, we follow Curriculum for Excellence and the guidance that it
gives concerning measuring achievement. We evaluate children’s achievement
using evidence from a broad range of sources eg written work, class talks,
models, video evidence etc, both in and out of school and by reference to
their progress over time, across a range of activities.
In Language and Literacy, almost all of our pupils are working within or
beyond the level identified for their stage.
In Maths and Numeracy, almost all of our pupils are working within or beyond
the level identified for their stage.
From entering the nursery as a three year old until leaving primary 7 as an
eleven/twelve year old, we try hard to ensure that every child feels that
he/she has achieved as much as possible in all areas of the school. High
attainment and high achievement go hand in hand in an environment where
motivation is high and learning is fun. We celebrate achievement through
assemblies, newsletters, Celebrating Success events, giving certificates,
Special Assemblies, individual recognition etc. We would very much like the
support of parents/carers in helping us to become aware of the activities
that children take part in out of school by adding to their child’s learning
story or How Am I Doing? booklet. We would also appreciate the support of
parents/carer’ in ensuring that their child attends school as much as possible
as there is a link between attendance and achievement.