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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 →

WE have enjoyed our wet week! You have booted-up and had time outside on the Trail Trail and Kick Pitch where we played together. We have also enjoyed jigsaw challenges this week and have built towers with our giant Lego! We have also worked really hard on our problem solving skills...we have matched our 1-10 ... Continue reading TheLifeOfTay! →

Some recent photos of P4/3 during Outdoor Learning. Miss Nelson leads this each week and as the photos show, the children love it! Charlotte - I liked making my name with twigs and mud and leaves. Jude - I liked going to the park and playing with my friends. Joseph - I like exploring in ... Continue reading P4/3 Outdoor Learning →

In Primary one this week we have been learning all about firework safety. We used bonfire night to inspire our writing for the week, we talked lots about what fireworks look, sound and smell like. After our discussions we drew pictures of fireworks and wrote a sentence. We also used fireworks to inspire ... Continue reading Primary 1 →

HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM ALL IN P4/3! Wow! Excellent effort for all the costumes. The children have had a great morning!

An action packed week has been enjoyed in Tay class. We have enjoyed playing catch on the Kick Pitch and have built towers in the Outdoor Classroom where we worked well together. In class we have created squirrel tails in our Autumn Art class and matching the heads and tails of safari animals in our ... Continue reading TheLifeOfTay! →