Hi all,
🚶♀️***WALK TO SCHOOL WEEK***🚶♀️
This week, pupils are encouraged to get to school using leg power where possible!
👞Shoesday Tuesday – To promote Walk to School Week, wear your favourite shoes ( appropriate for school!) on Tuesday. To round off the week, we will go for a local walk with our buddies on Friday.
➡️ Transition Information – Pupils going to Lasswade High will now have a transition task to do each Tuesday and this can be found in their S1 Google Classroom. I am also asking children to check this daily for updates.
Beeslack – We have been notified there will be a transition evening on May 25th – we will update you when we get more details about this event.
Pupils going to Beeslack for Transition Days ( June 15 -17th) need to be dropped there by parents. Details to follow nearer the time. Lasswade pupils will have a bus provided for them on these three days ( same dates as Beeslack)
🚴Bikeability Group 2 – training continues on Monday 16th May – children know who is in this group and need to bring their bike to school.
PE – Tuesday and Thursday – please come to school dressed for PE outdoors. Remember to bring a water bottle for hydration.
Homework : Spelling
💻Chromebooks – These devices do need to be taken home and charged up for the following school day. In P7, we use Chromebooks daily. Children now have earphones for various uses in class eg. watching tutorials or using the audio function in writing and on very rare occasions (perhaps during Art & Design where it is beneficial to have a relaxed atmosphere) are allowed to listen to music; please note this is not allowed at any other time during the school day.
📝Poetry Competition – The annual poetry competition is upon us. P7 have been putting their knowledge of figurative language to good use to create poems. One poem will be selected to be put forward in to the school wide competition.
French Friday – There will be a French theme on Friday 20th May. Wear red, white and blue clothes to school if you wish.
📅Calendar of events – The latest school newsletter should have been received. This has important dates for your diary. P7 also created a calendar in Google Drawings on Friday and added these dates in. There are only seven weeks left yet still so much to fit in.
❗❗Please keep Tuesday 28th June ( afternoon) free for the P7 Leavers Show! Time to be confirmed soon – please be aware of the hugely busy term we have in school with lots of classes to arrange and timetable for.
❗❗❗Also, please note the new time for school to close on the very final day – on Thursday 30th June, school will now close at 12:25pm and not 3:15pm as originally proposed.
That’s all for now,
Thank you,
Miss Brunt
Spelling: homework tasks consist of pupils writing new spelling words in their homework jotter on Wednesday each week. At home they should use:
writing out their new spelling words three times in neat columns. They should also complete an activity card which will earn pupils credit card points. Completed spelling homework should be returned the following Monday to be marked and the next spelling pattern will be given for homework on Wednesday each week. All activities are discussed in class so your child should be able to complete these tasks independently or with minimal adult support.
Numeracy & Maths: each week an activity sheet will be given to practise work which has been taught in class. Pupils can write straight onto this sheet so no need to copy into their jotters and this can be returned in their folder on Monday of the following week.
Reading: all pupils have been allocated a reading book which goes home once or twice per week to be read with an adult. It is extremely important that this activity is done at home as only through regular reading practice, will children improve this valuable life skill! Please ensure your child’s reading book is returned to school on the date written on the bookmark. It would also be helpful if you could initial this when you have heard your child read.
PE/Health & Wellbeing: this will be a mix of indoor and outdoor activities where possible and to that end, can children please come dressed for outdoor PE on Monday and Wednesday each week. An outdoor kit will consist of trainers, shorts/jogging bottoms/leggings, t-shirt, fleece and outdoor showerproof jacket. We still don’t have a changing area at present so children will wear their kit for the day. Additionally, please ensure pupils bring a water bottle to keep hydrated.
Mandarin – P4 will continue to take part in weekly, half hour Mandarin lessons every Wednesday morning and we are very excited about the up and coming trip to Edinburgh Zoo to visit the pandas (more details to follow).
Digital Devices – All pupils are now managing their Chrome Books between school and home very well. Please remember that the devices will follow pupils through their schooling, therefore it is extremely important that they are taken care of and we ask that you ensure that pupils pack their device every morning for use in school. If they are forgotten then the office will phone home and request that it is dropped at school to ensure valuable learning is not missed.
Indoor Shoes – All pupils have been requested to bring a pair of indoor shoes, suitable for PE, to school. This is to protect the school carpets which cost a great deal to clean.
Whole School Assembly – We are delighted to be back together in the hall as a whole school to take part in weekly assemblies. Unfortunately due to the timing of P4 swimming sessions we will only be able to attend the Head Teacher Award assemblies at the end of May and June.
Outdoor Learning – Pupils will continue to enjoy learning in the outdoors during the summer term as we study the various trees that surround our school.
Diary dates: