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Primary 3 have had a very busy and exciting start to the new term! Since returning after Christmas, we have been working hard, having fun and learning lots of new things across the curriculum. Scots Language and Scottish Traditions We have been learning about the famous Scottish poet Robert Burns and exploring Scottish traditions such ... Continue reading P3 Update! →

Primary 1 kicked of the week with some buddy time, our buddies read us a story that we picked and then we had some time to play together. They then helped us with our Scottish songs for the school assembly. As part of our RE this week we learned all about St Valentine ... Continue reading Hello February in Primary 1 →

A lovely week has been enjoyed in Tay. We can not believe that it is already half term - and half way through our first year at St Mary's. This week some of us have begun working on initial CVC words - their associate sounds and pictures. We have also continued to work on our ... Continue reading TheLifeOfTay! →

Primary 5 have had a busy and exciting start to the week! On Monday and Tuesday, we began our STEM space project, focusing on improving our spatial reasoning skills. We took part in two fun, active and hands-on maths lessons where we explored axis, lines of symmetry and reflections. In Religion, we learned about the ... Continue reading Busy Bees in P5 →

January has gone in a flash. It's been a busy month, filled with fun and new learning. A lesson that was particularly enjoyed by P5 was our narrative about a wee Scottish Mouse. We enjoyed listening to the Robert Burns poem and added our own elements to the story. Next week is our Scots Poetry ... Continue reading P5 Update 30.1.26 →

Another quick week in Lomond class... The coloured rice was definitely a favourite sensory activity. All of the class enjoyed 'What's in the Box?' - inside the box were some shiny cheerleader pom poms. Everyone enjoyed looking at them and shaking them. The children did good waiting, good looking and passed the Pom poms on ... Continue reading Lomond Class →

Ness Class have been exploring Scottish songs, poems, literature and myths. Inspired by the story of Nessie, Ness class decided they wanted to make jelly monsters during Food Tech this week. We set our own jelly, gave our monsters chocolate hair and scary laces. Lots of munching followed. Clearing up and washing is something we ... Continue reading Pots of Monsters in Ness Class →

Primary 1 have had lots of fun learning this week. We have been learning about ice. How we can make ice, what we use ice for, how ice is made outside and how to melt ice . To start with we made ice then put it in hot water, the ice melted before ... Continue reading Primary 1 →

This week has been full of wonderful learning experiences! In literacy, the pupils explored stories through sensory activities and working on building their phonics skills using songs, visuals, and hands on resources. Everyone worked really hard on recognising sounds and practising blending at their own level. In numeracy, we focused on practical, real - life ... Continue reading Rannoch Class →

Well...Welcome! 360 Alphabet work... A-Z Train puzzles Patterns a plenty...of our own workings... Numbers...pictures and spot patterns. Team Tay is on it! Such commitment, and focus. So, so, proud!!

In our committee group this week we discussed what's going well in both digital and play in our classes, we also talked about what we would like to see in our classrooms going forward. We made a two stars and a wish for each class. Using our collaboration skills to decide what our wish ... Continue reading Play & Digital Pupil Committee →

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 →