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We have been busy again this week and have loved our Art work...we designed Highland cows with wooly forelocks and googly eyes! We have also worked on our shape recognition and number formation. Our literacy skills are also coming also stormingly...a bit like the weather! We have headed out though...undeterred by the squalls, and enjoyed ... Continue reading Thelifeoftay! →

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.

On Thursday P6 went to St Margaret's to take part in the annual Almond Cup. We competed in a fun day of football, tennis, fitness, rugby, javelin and more! We competed for points and displayed our super team working and motivational skills. We also enjoyed a delicious hot dog lunch and enjoyed using the high ... Continue reading P6 compete in the Almond Cup at St Margaret's →

It has been a busy and active couple of weeks at St Mary's. We've had a slightly chilly but successful sports day and a jam packed health week. Highlights were our annual visit to the bowling club, sorry I've no pictures, and the visit on Friday from PC Henderson, who kindly answered about 1523 questions ... Continue reading An Active May in P5 →

Nurture class had so much fun at the careers fayre! The children loved exploring the police cars, fire engines and ambulance up close. They enjoyed chatting with the officers and had great fun trying on some of the uniforms. It was a brilliant hands-on experience and a very exciting day for everyone.

We have been bathed in glorious sun this week and our smiles have been shining too as we have played and learned with, and from, each other. We have built castles in the sand and he have learned about mixing colours in our sensory play with beautiful coloured sand. Our focus on beautiful colours has ... Continue reading TheLifeOfTay! →

Primary 1 have had another fabulous learning week! On Monday we learned all about Pentecost and how the Holy Spirit is all around us. We made our own Holy Spirit headbands. As well have caterpillars in class we have been learning all about the life cycle of butterflies and we used this to ... Continue reading Primary 1 →

This week, our Nurture Class had lots of fun taking part in Health Week. The children enjoyed trying lots of different activities throughout the week and had a great time keeping active. We learned some new skills in judo, took part in marathons and active games, and had lots of fun trying circus skills too! ... Continue reading Health week in nurture class →

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 →

Last day of Health Week and it's was another busy one. We started our day with a session with PC Sean. This was lots of fun as well as giving us lots of information about how to stay safe and how the police can help us. We also got the opportunity to investigate some equipment ... Continue reading Primary 1 Health Week Day 4 →

Back with a bang this morning as we had a session with our Active Schools Coordinator. We were learning tennis skills, running and moving in different directions, bouncing balls and then using a tennis racket . After break we walked up to West Calder bowling club where we learned all about playing ... Continue reading Primary 1 Health week day 3 →