School Blog

This week we looked at Picasso and made our own card board faces.

Today we learned about sources of evidence that we can trust to give us reliable information. We used what we learned to find out about the Cost of Living Crisis and what we can do to help.

Starting this week with a visit to Breich Woodland in Spring, looking at the changes since Winter. We were on the lookout for bluebells, which we saw, animals coming out of hibernation, which we didn't see, and the birds singing and building their nests. We collected sticks to make kites to make the most of ... Continue reading "Forest School"

As the weather is becoming brighter and a little warmer we were inspired by our classroom flowers. We looked closely at pictures made with oil pastels and discussed how great pastels are for drawing and making bright artworks. We practised some pastel techniques before starting to create our flowers! They look amazing, we are all ... Continue reading "Brighter Days"

This morning we had an exciting Italian visitor from West Calder high school. We had great fun learning numbers and playing some fun language games.

We are all sad to be leaving Ford Castle soon as we have the best time! We enjoyed busting some moves last night at the silent disco and our morning activities have been exciting. We're all ready for some lunch and a chill on the bus home.

p2/3 enjoyed exploring length using rulers and meter sticks today. We estimated the lengths of different objects then checked our answers! Everyone did a great job!

Our upper school children have started to provide games at lunchtime to liven up and structure the children's play times. This helps to keep all children active, safe and happy. Today was a great success and is helping to develop our young leaders in p6/7 with a variety of leadership skills and confidence through physical ... Continue reading "Lunch time leaders"