P7 Info W/B 27th January 2020

Hi all,

Athletics CompetitionWell done Loanhead Primary for not only WINNING the athletics competition two weeks ago but we have since heard that Loanhead also WON the whole county competition ( beating 27 other schools!). Our lads and lassies will proudly go on to represent Midlothian in the local county championships at the end of February. For a small school, this is an incredible achievement! Loanhead, you rock!

Poetry– A huge well done to MB, AO and LCh for giving us a musical rendition of ‘Scots Wha Hae’ at the annual Scots Poetry recital on Friday.

Maths/Numeracy – a numeracy sheet will be sent home on Wednesday to be completed by next Wednesday. This week we are studying finance.

Debates – Debates take place this week on Tues, Wed and Thursday. Your child knows which day he/she is debating on. Children should have researched and written notes at home for this.

Pupil Talks/Kids Teach – Many children are nearly finished preparing their WW2 pupil talks. I will confirm dates with pupils this week as to when they can present their work.

RME – We will be finding out about Judaism over the next couple of weeks and learning about Jewish places of worship, Holy books, artefacts, festivals, customs and making a comparison of these with Christianity.

Schedule for the week:

Monday:

PE – please bring a full kit to change into.

Tuesday:

PE – please bring a full kit to change into.

Wednesday

PE – please bring a full kit to change into.

Maths/Numeracy sheet home

 

That’s all for now!

Thank you,

Miss S Brunt

 

P7 Info W/B 20th January 2020

Hi all,

Athletics CompetitionWell done Loanhead Primary for WINNING the athletics competition last week – beating five other schools. Loanhead, you rock! We will wait to hear if we gained enough points to go on to the next stage of this event!

Parent/Teacher/Pupil Meetings ‘Learning Trios’

The second round of meetings will take place on Thursday and Friday , 6th and 7th February respectively. Appointment forms will be sent out this week.

Poetry– All pupils across the school have the task of reading and reciting a Scots poem. P7 have ‘Scots Wha Hae’ and ‘Lament for a Lost Dinner Ticket’ to choose to read. We’ll hear the recitals this week beginning Monday 20th January to choose two pupils to recite their poem at a special assembly on Friday 24th January. Expression and performance are very important!

Maths/Numeracy – A revision sheet will be sent home on Wednesday to be completed by next Wednesday.

Debates – Children will be given a topic to research this week and prepare to debate this. Debates will take place week beginning 27th January so this gives children one week to plan. More information to follow.

Pupil Talks/Kids Teach – Many children are nearly finished preparing their WW2 pupil talks. I will confirm dates with pupils this week as to when they can present their work.

Schedule for the week: Monday:

PE – please bring a full kit to change into.

Tuesday:

PE – please bring a full kit to change into.

Wednesday

PE – please bring a full kit to change into.

Maths/Numeracy sheet home

 

That’s all for now!

Thank you,

Miss S Brunt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P7 Info W/B 13th January 2020

Hi all,

Poetry– Last week was Scottish Week . All pupils across the school have the task of reading and reciting a Scots poem. P7 have ‘Scots Wha Hae’ and ‘Lament for a Lost Dinner Ticket’  to read. We’ll hear the recitals week beginning Monday 20th January to choose two pupils to recite their poem at a special assembly on Friday 24th January. Expression and performance are very important!

Maths/Numeracy – a revision sheet will be sent home on Wednesday to be completed by next Wednesday.

Debates – Children will be given a topic to research this week and prepare to debate this. Debates will take place week beginning 27th January so this gives children 2 weeks to plan. More information to follow.

Pupil Talks/Kids Teach – Many children are nearly finished preparing their WW2 pupil talks. I will confirm dates with pupils this week as to when they can present their work.

Athletics CompetitionA group of P7s have been chosen to represent the school at this event. Please ensure all payments and permission slips are returned. This is an afternoon event.

Schedule for the week:

Monday:

PE – please bring a full kit to change into.

Tuesday:

PE – please bring a full kit to change into.

Wednesday

PE – please bring a full kit to change into.

Maths/Numeracy sheet home

 

That’s all for now!

Thank you,

Miss S Brunt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi all,

 

Poetry– Last week was Scottish Week . All pupils across the school have the task of reading and reciting a Scots poem. P7 have ‘Scots Wha Hae’ and ‘Lament for a Lost Dinner Ticket’ to choose to read. We’ll hear the recitals week beginning Monday 20th January to choose two pupils to recite their poem at a special assembly on Friday 24th January. Expression and performance are very important!

Maths/Numeracy – a revision sheet will be sent home on Wednesday to be completed by next Wednesday.

Debates – Children will be given a topic to research this week and prepare to debate this. Debates will take place week beginning 27th January so this gives children 2 weeks to plan. More information to follow.

Pupil Talks/Kids Teach – Many children are nearly finished preparing their WW2 pupil talks. I will confirm dates with pupils this week as to when they can present their work.

Athletics CompetitionA group of P7s have been chosen to represent the school at this event. Please ensure all payments and permission slips are returned. This is an afternoon event.

Schedule for the week:

Monday:

PE – please bring a full kit to change into.

Tuesday:

PE – please bring a full kit to change into.

Wednesday

PE – please bring a full kit to change into.

Maths/Numeracy sheet home

 

That’s all for now!

Thank you,

Miss S Brunt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P7 Info W/B Tuesday 7th January 2020

Hi all,

Happy New Year! Thanks to everyone who gave me a lovely gift before the Christmas break. All very much appreciated.

What’s coming up this term?

This week is Scottish Week and it’s building up to the yearly poetry recital. Students will be asked to read, learn and recite a Scots poem; either by Robert Burns or a contemporary Scottish poet. Two pupils will be chosen to recite their poem at a special assembly on Friday 24th January.

Topic – we are still focussing on WW2 as our project but should finish this in the next couple of weeks. I’m going to speak with the class to finalise plans for their pupil talks on the subject.

Maths/Numeracy – a revision sheet will be sent home on Wednesday to be completed by next Wednesday.

Schedule for the week:

Tuesday:

PE – please bring a full kit to change into!

Wednesday

PE – please bring a full kit to change into!

Maths/Numeracy sheet home

Poem home to learn

 

 That’s all for now,

Best wishes for 2020,

Miss S Brunt

*Foodbank donations for our Friday church service*

After the success of our donations to the food bank last year for the church service, we have decided to organise the same again this year.  We ask that pupils bring a non perishable item for The Food Bank (January) with them to carry down to church on the last day of term.  Items in demand include:

https://midlothian.foodbank.org.uk/2016/11/23/christmas-appeal-2016/

P7 Info W/B 16th December 2019

Hi all,

The final week of term is here. Can I take this opportunity to wish everyone a lovely time over the festive period and to thank you all for your continued support.

Schedule for the week:

Monday-

House ‘Sing Off’ practice – organised and led by P7 House Captains.

Tuesday:

PE

House ‘Sing Off’ practice.

Wednesday

PE

House ‘Sing Off’ practice.

Thursday – PARTY! (pm)

Children can wear their party gear to school or change just after lunch. Party costs £2.

House ‘Sing Off ‘ (am)

 

Friday: – CHURCH

**Would you be so kind as to provide your child with one food item to take to church please? The collection will be donated to the local foodbank. Non- perishable items only and children will carry their item to the church. Many, many thanks.***

SCHOOL FINISHES AT 12:25pm as normal. 

Pupils return to school on Tuesday 7th January 2020.

Other info:

General- P7 will take part in Team Challenges this week. There’s 5 teams. There’s a sports challenge, a mega-quiz, a ‘survival’ game called Arctic Adventure which takes place in a PE hall and a strategy challenge which really tests team work! Hopefully, this will all be a lot of fun and it continues to develop skills at the same time!

Congratulations to everyone who played their part so well in the school concert ‘Silent Night’. There was such positive feedback from parents about it – each class performed wonderfully but of course, I am especially proud of P7. Well done and thank you!

Best wishes for 2020,

Miss S Brunt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P7 Info W/B 9th December 2019

 

Hi all,

Schedule for the week:

Monday- Can children bring any items of clothing needed for their Christmas concert costume in today please. Children should know what they need. We will have a pre-dress rehearsal! 

Tuesday: Christmas Jumper Day and Christmas Lunch.

The two choices for lunch are turkey or macaroni cheese. Children can bring a packed lunch instead if they wish.

P3-7 Dress rehearsal in front of the school.

PE

Wednesday:   Brunton Theatre Pantomime ‘Cinderella’ ( afternoon). A reminder that children will be late back. Children should wear their school uniform as normal and do not need to bring sweets or snacks.

PE

Thursday – P3-7 Christmas Concert Show # 1          2pm     Tickets should be booked and received by now.

Friday – P3-7 Christmas Concert Show # 2          11am     Tickets should be booked and received by now.

Independent Study Task – There will be NO new numeracy task sent home on Wednesday. However, there are still many numeracy sheets from two weeks before last and last week to come in. Children should still be practising fractions and percentages ‘LearnIts’ that Mrs Caldwell sent home. The children know what this is.

Reading – We are progressing through ‘Goodnight Mr Tom’ in class and completing comprehension tasks based on this story.

Other info:

Secondary school – a reminder that everyone should have registered with their chosen secondary school by now.

General- The next two weeks ahead are very busy with festive activities but  I have also planned a series of fun team challenges which will test their problem solving, numeracy, literacy, collaborative, sporting and creative skills. Watch this space P7!

We will also have a discussion about the voting system used in the UK to choose the next government; this is part of our curriculum and too good an opportunity to miss with the General Election being on Thursday!

Thanks for your support,

Miss S Brunt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P7 Info W/B 2nd December 2019

Hi all,

Schedule for the week:

Tuesday:

PE

Wednesday:

PE

Independent Study Task – There will be a new numeracy task sent home on Wednesday. However, there are still many numeracy sheets from the week before last to come in. Children should still be practising the fractions and percentages ‘LearnIts’ that Mrs Caldwell sent home. The children know what this is.

Reading – We are reading ‘Goodnight Mr Tom’ in class and completing comprehension tasks based on this story.

Other info:

School Fair – The total raised is yet to be announced but can I say a massive THANK YOU to all my P7 pupils who ably planned and manned their stalls, giving up their own time to do this. I was so impressed by how each and every one conducted themselves. Well done!

Panto– Wed 11th Dec pm – Can pupils make sure they have payment and permission slips completed and handed in ASAP ( paper copy or ParentPay). Many thanks.

Concert costumes – P3 to 7 are practising for a concert performance of the Christmas play ‘Silent Night’. Children need to provide their own costume where possible.

  • Mice – Mice masks will be made in school and I’ve asked the children to consult and co-ordinate with each other to decide on what else to wear!
  • Villagers – The role of a Villager just needs a hat, scarf, gloves over dress down clothes. I think the children will be far too hot if they wear a coat!
  • Narrators – Christmas jumpers, if possible.

The two lead roles know what they are wearing.

Please do not buy anything new for this concert  – let me know if you are stuck and we’ll see if we can source an outfit from somewhere.  S.Brunt@mgfl.net

Thanks for your support,

Miss S Brunt