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It was great for everyone to be back in Ness Class this week. We all had great breaks: some of us had a birthday, some of us went to London, some went to Oban, some had day trips but we all enjoyed a good rest. This was why we were ready to get back to ... Continue reading Welcome Back Ness Class →
We have thoroughly enjoyed our first week back after the holidays - it has been lovely to see our friends again. We have had a very busy week....In Read, Write, Inc. we have worked hard on developing our Phonic skills and our reading. In Maths we have also worked hard on learning about Fractions of ... Continue reading P2 News →
This week we have enjoyed time with our friends during Committee Time...we wrapped up warm and enjoyed fun times on the Trim Trail. In Literacy we have focused on the initial sound 'g' and have begun to look a telling the time to the hour in our 'Beyond Number' studies. We have also started a ... Continue reading Rannoch News →
This week in Primary 1 we had a theme of love ❤️ and kindness. We learned all about St Valentine and how we can show love and kindness to others. We made tie die love hearts to display in class to remind us how to show love and kindness. In outdoor learning this week, due ... Continue reading Primary 1 →
A fabulous end to a busy term in Ness Class. We have really enjoyed our learning with many highlights to share. Our focus on Scotland and Burns led to many exciting learning opportunities and amazing Food Technology sessions. In Numeracy we have been very successful developing our strategies for multiplying- we really like grouping our ... Continue reading Half Term Update- Ness Class →
Well done to our Numeracy Mini Champions who met on Teams with Mini Champions from schools across West Lothian. We were able to chat to each school and learn about what other schools do to improve Maths learning in their schools. We also shared the things we do in our school to make Maths fun ... Continue reading Numeracy Mini-Champions →
On Monday Primary 1 performed our Scottish song and poem that we have been practicing in front of the whole school as part of the school Scottish Poetry competition. We did very well and everyone should be proud of themselves. We then enjoyed a lovely buddy time with our Primary 7 buddies where we read ... Continue reading Primary 1 →
A lovely end to a very busy, and happy, term in Rannoch Class. We enjoyed the returning sun out on the Trim Trail this week! We have also begun to learn about the world 'Under the Sea'. We have focused on learning words beginning and ending with the 'p' sound, and have completed our current ... Continue reading Rannoch News →
Today our literacy Mini Champs joined lots of other primary schools in West Lothian at our termly meeting. They very proudly represented St Mary's in sharing what we do for writing in our school. Dominic, Olivia, Amelia and Jackson listened well and took notes of interesting ideas we could use in our school. I was ... Continue reading Literacy Mini Champs →
Primary 5 have been working hard all term on their Scots language topic and got to share it with parents and carers at our Scots Showcase and Burns Supper this week! We began the week with the Scots poetry competition. Katie, Hope and Amelia were our class finalists, with Amelia lifting the trophy with her ... Continue reading Primary 5's blithe Scots Showcase and Burns Supper →
In Primary 1 we learned about the Lunar New Year . we found it very interesting that each year is represented by a animal and that this year is the year of the snake . We talked about what animals represented the years we were born, 2018 the dog , 2019 the pig and ... Continue reading Primary 1 →
This week in Rannoch we have continued our phonics learning journey in looking at the initial sound 'n'.....we've looked at words from the height of a bird's nest to the very tip of our noses! In Beyond Number we have made great progress in understanding, and recognising, 'what comes next'. In our other number work ... Continue reading Rannoch News →
