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Rannoch Class have had a wonderfully busy and exciting week as we celebrated Book Week Scotland. Our learners explored stories in lots of sensory and meaningful ways, with activities designed to support communication, curiosity and confidence. We set up a range of sensory stations, including numbers and shapes trays filled with textured materials to ... Continue reading Busy week in Rannoch →

Catholic Education Week takes place each year from the Feast of St Margaret of Scotland (16th November) until the Feast of St Andrew (30th November). Catholic Education Week 2025 uses the theme "Pilgrims of Hope," which connects to the Jubilee Year 2025 proclaimed by Pope Francis. The Jubilee year is a special time of celebration, ... Continue reading Catholic Education Week - Pilgrims of Hope →

Last week we celebrated Book Week with lots of exciting activities. We took part in a whole school book swap, and our parents joined us for cosy hot chocolate, biscuits and lots of fun Read, Write, Count activities. Primary 3 also had great fun creating book characters from potatoes and joined the school to create ... Continue reading P3 Book Week! →

Primary 1 kicked off book week listening to some authors read their books aloud. We chose the books that were included in our book bags. On Monday afternoon we had a book bag gifting party in class. Some parents came along and we shared biscuits and hot chocolate ☕️ with marshmallows. We looked inside ... Continue reading Book Week in Primary 1 →

It has been a busy week in P5. We enjoyed taking part in another drumming workshop where we were introduced to some new percussion instruments. We took part in a whole school reading river which was a bit of a novelty. I'm not sure it was high quality reading but we all thought it was ... Continue reading P5 Update 21.11.25 →

What a fantastic first week of cooking club! We learned all the routines of cooking club and important steps such as cleaning our hands etc before we start cooking. This week we made iced biscuits . We had lots of fun using lots of different skills. We are all looking forward to next week.

A busy week in the Autumnal sun. We have been outside and enjoyed time in the short-lived snow. Our numberwork is progressing day by day and some of us are now beginning to recognise pictures and related numerals. We have also advanced in our Literacy and are beginning to independently order the months of the ... Continue reading TheLifeOfTay! →

Primary 5 are enjoying a fantastic week celebrating Book Week Scotland! We started with a lovely visit to the library where everyone had the chance to browse, and chat about their favourite stories. Back in school, we held a fun book swap, giving pupils the opportunity to discover new authors and genres through books shared ... Continue reading Book Week Scotland in P5! →

Continuing our celebration of books and reading for enjoyment during this Book Week we went for a visit to West Calder Library. The rain did not put us off and we had a lovely walk into West Calder. Ann the librarian was very welcoming and delighted to see us. She read us a very funny ... Continue reading P4/3 Visit to the Library →

We got Book Week Scotland off to a fun start with our hosting party in P4/3. Some of our parents and carers joined us this afternoon to do some fun activities related to books. P3 were gifted a Read, Write, Count bag and P4 were gifted a new book. We all enjoyed creating a book ... Continue reading P4/3 Gifting Party →

P5 had a visit this week from Resilient Rhythms. It was fascinating to learn about the origins of a new musical instrument, and have a go at it. We are looking forward to sharing what we have learned in the coming weeks. We have been continuing our learning about Mary Queen of Scots and enjoyed ... Continue reading P5 update 14.11.25 →

Primary one learned all about remembrance day this week. We participated in a whole school assembly led by Primary 6 ,everyone was wry respectful during the two items silence. Back in class we made our own poppies using our handprints. During Outdoor learning we went up to the local woodland area with our clipboards to ... Continue reading Primary 1 →