School Blog

P4/3 had a fantastic school trip. We started at the Kelpies and we couldn't believe how big they were. We walked all the way around them and loved seeing the swan's with their baby cygnets. We then walked along to the Helix park. We loved climbing and sliding. We all had great fun. We then ... Continue reading P4/3 kelpies trip →

P4/3 enjoyed the Career Fair last week. The children learned about a variety of jobs in the local community and the work involved in these important roles. The children were excellent at asking purposeful questions to learn more about these different jobs. A great learning experience for all!

Congratulations to our wonderful P4 children who received the Sacrament of Holy Communion yesterday in the Church. We are all very proud of you and it was a joy to see you on this special day. May God bless you as you continue on your journey of faith.

We have had the best Health Week. in the last day we started with an important talk from the Police. We will think about our behaviour outside of school and make sure we are respectful and think of others. It is important to look after our local community and to think of our actions and ... Continue reading P4/3 last day of Health Week →

Day 2 of Health Week has been just as busy as day 1. In the morning we had a visit from Childsmile. It was very interesting and we learned lots about looking after our teeth. We were very shocked to learn the amount of sugar is some of the drinks we like. We are going ... Continue reading P4/3 Day 2 Health Week →

What a great start to our Health Week. For our first activity this morning we could choose to make either a fruit kebab or a smoothie. The fun part was using the smoothie bike! We chose the fruit we like and added it to the blender. To blend the fruit we had to cycle. They ... Continue reading P4/3 Day 1 of Health Week →

P4/3 had a fantastic trip today to Deep Sea World. We saw lots of different fish and animals. We especially enjoyed going through the tunnel and trying to spot the sharks. We learned lots about the seals and saw them being fed and we had an informative session in the classroom which really made us ... Continue reading P4/3 Deep Sea World →

What a day! We all loved World Book Day, especially coming to school wearing our pyjamas and some of us dressed up as our favourite book character. Darcy - I liked the Authors Live. Freya - After Authors Live we did our own comic strip characters! Mine's is called Cherry Girl and her super power ... Continue reading World Book Day P4/3 →

ENERGY HOUR AT ST MARY'S! We are all being Eco Warriors! On Friday we had our Energy Hour where the whole school switched energy off in order to play our part in being eco friendly. The Eco Committee asked that we all refrain from using laptops, iPads, lights in the classroom and staff laptops ... Continue reading Primary 4/3 - Energy Hour →

We have had a very busy first day back. Today is Pancake Tuesday and we all had the chance to flip our own pancakes. We know that tomorrow is the beginning of Lent and it is tradition to use up all the ingredients the day before Ash Wednesday and to make pancakes. Some of us ... Continue reading Pancake Tuesday in P4/3 →

We are very lucky to have 4 sports leaders from West Calder High School who will be working with us for a block of multi sports. This is to help them to achieve their Level 6 Sports Academy. We have loved playing the warm up games and all the different stations they have organised for ... Continue reading Sports leaders in P4/3 →

Robert Burns (1759-1796) On Friday, P4/3 celebrated Scotland's national poet, Robert Burns. He was a famous poet and songwriter and known for writing in Scots. He wrote about nature, love, and animals, with famous works like "Auld Lang Syne". His birthday is celebrated annually on 25th January (Burns Night) with suppers featuring haggis, neeps and ... Continue reading Primary 4/3 celebrating Robert Burns →