School Blog

Over the past weeks we have studied our local community and learned about the different ways in which the surrounding land is used. We have learned that the land is used for recreation such as parks, football fields and the 5 sisters zoo, agriculture which we learned is farming and it is also used for ... Continue reading P4 art →

Prior to the February holiday Tay Class made bird feeders using apple slices. peanut butter and bird seed. They're super quick and easy to make - why don't you have a try? We hung ours around the Trim Trail so we could observe them and see how quickly the birds eat them. As a treat ... Continue reading Tay Class Update →

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 →

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 →

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 →

What a lovely day we have had in P4 and we are very lucky to have 2 mums who work very hard in our local community. Mrs McFarlane (Luke's mum) very kindly let us visit her at her work in the Polbeth Hub where she discussed with us all the ways the hub helps and ... Continue reading Our community in P4 →

Dear Parent/Carer, Please follow the link below to access information regarding remote learning which will be happening tomorrow as a result of the red weather warning. The school will be closed with staff setting learning activities from home either via Seesaw or Microsoft Teams. Remote Learning at St Mary's Yours sincerely, Helen Pritchard Head Teacher

This week we have enjoyed time with our Committee friends outside in the fresh air...where we also enjoyed Outdoor Morning. We have also enjoyed learning more about the initial sound 'i'. We have confidently identified those items with the sound through pictures, model making and songs. In our number work we have continued our learning ... Continue reading Rannoch News →

We have had a super week in Rannoch Class...Despite the snow being away we have enjoyed beginning our new Topic - 'Winter' We have been learning about related weather, what to wear and what animals do when the weather grows cold. In our Read, Write Inc. lessons we have been learning about the initial sound ... Continue reading Rannoch News →

Happy new year from primary 7! we have came back from our winter holidays feeling refreshed and ready to learn. We have settled back into out structure and routine and enjoyed setting out 2025 goals. We discussed how we can be the best versions of ourselves for our last few years of primary school. We ... Continue reading It's 2025 →

A super week back into school! It's been lovely to see each other again. We have enjoyed time outside in the snow and on the sleds. In class we have resumed our learning of the initial phonic sounds and our Beyond Number studies where we are looking at sequencing and patterns... We are really looking ... Continue reading Rannoch News →