Roving Reports weekly summary
Here’s what the classes said to our P7 Roving Reporters Ava, Lilly, Lena and Fergus yesterday.
“In class this week we have enjoyed learning…”
- In P1P they began focusing on the ‘D’ and ‘E’ phonemes as well as look at pictures and writing a story.
- In P1/2W they really enjoyed Scottish dancing during P.E with P7W.
- P2S have been counting in tens +and building a compost bin!
- P3DF enjoyed art about King Midas (on the iPads) and writing about tea pots.
- P3/4C were trying to get all the answers correct in maths and were practising representing numbers non-canonically!
- P4/5 enjoyed writing using a picture as a prompt. They also enjoyed taking winter photos in the secret garden.
- In P5M, they started learning about the Nativity story as well as the 4,6 and 8 times tables.
- In P5/6 they were learning about area models in maths.
- In P6BB they have been enjoying practising social dancing in PE.
- In P6/7D they have been learning to divide using arrays as well as investing the winter festival of Hanukkah.
- P7W enjoyed doing the writing challenge.
Crazy Christmas plans
We’re getting excited about the final two weeks of term. We’ve been working really hard up to this point, keeping core learning the priority but from Monday we’re letting our hair down and getting fully into the festive fun. We’ll be creating the Edenside Show, enjoying parties, making Christmas cards to send to local care homes and attending the church for a nativity service. Then in the last week we’ll be going to the panto (well online panto), eating a Christmas lunch, watching our Edenside show and singing carols around the Kelso Town Christmas tree. Phew – I’m exhausted just writing this!
Don’t forget, from Monday children are invited to ‘wear something Christmassy’ every day. It could be tinsel in hair or a fun Elf jumper. It’s all for fun.
COVID 19 update – Omicron
With the new Omicron variant making the news at the moment, we are continuing to be vigilant in our safety measures. We continue to wear face masks, maintain social distance, sanitise our hands, ventilate rooms and test regularly. Please, as families, do all you can to ensure we make it to the end of the term as healthily as possible. Please be extra vigilant in spotting and acting on any COVID symptoms. Let’s do this together. Thank you.
Parent Council thanks
On behalf of our children and families, I want to express my thanks to our Parent Council for all their efforts in providing some ‘normal’ Christmas activity. The ‘make your own’ cards and mugs was a great success, with completed items to be delivered next week. Then the Swap Shop was a great community option for being environmental friendly by reusing Christmas clothing instead of throwing items away. And finally, the 50/50 prize draw is a simple but effective way to raise some much needed funds for the school and give a lucky winner a nice surprise just before Christmas. So thank you Parent Council – you’re the best!
Dates for your diary – reminder
Christmas parties
- Nursery = Thursday 16th morning
- P1s = Thursday 16th morning
- P2s = Wednesday 15th morning
- P3s = Tuesday 14th morning
- P4s = Wednesday 15th morning
- P5s = Tuesday 14th afternoon
- P6s = Wednesday 15th afternoon
- P7s = Thursday 16th afternoon
Christmas lunch > Tuesday 21st December – remember to order via ParentPay
Carols at the tree > Wednesday 22nd December – please use ParentPay to give permission for your child to walk to the town centre.
- 9.30ish = Nursery (pre-schoolers), P2S, P56M and P6BB
- 11.15ish = P3DF, P34C, P45W and P5M
- 1.45ish = P1P, P1/2W, P6/7D and P7W
Last day of term > Thursday 23rd December
Back to school > Monday 10th January 2022