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Hello there, Friday once more!

Thank you so much to the all the parent helpers and friends who came in this week. We were delighted to have so many people to help us with the Towpath Tidy. The children did a great job.

School Photos were taken on Tuesday you will receive the proofs after the holidays, they have been taken against a white background, the class groups were also taken in a very informal manner, and I sure they will look super. I am excited to see what they will look like.

All children have made invites to our book launch on Wednesday and you should have recieved yours by now. We will be delighted to see you all there. 1.30 on the 24th March in the school hall. We will have Highland Children's Books selling a selection of children's books. Children will be able to spend their £1 world book day, book voucher there. You will also get a cuppa as you hear some of their stories.

I have seen a copy of the proof of our book and it looks tremendous, every child in the school has contributed in some way to the book. We will be selling the books at a cost of £5 which will go towards school funds.


Pr 3/4/5
The children have been busy learning about other world religions, they have know all sorts of interesting facts about Islam, Seikhism, Buddhism and Hinduism. They have also been learning more about shapes. They have been playing Scabee - a french beetle drive game, they really enjoyed this.

Pr 1/2/3
The children had an Egypt day on Monday and made pyramids, nets of pyramids and created their names using Hieroglyphics. I was impressed by the many facts the children could tell me about the Egyptians, they were very excited by the topic. The children have been learning about the body, body parts and the skeleton.

Pr 5/6/7
It was all go in the class yesterday as the Pr 5/6/7 took part in a WW2 activity day. 6 groups of pupils studied different aspects of the war, and were supported by staff, parents and friends. The children learned about the Wellington bomber which crash landed in Loch Ness and created a model. Gas masks, why they were needed, they also created masks and made a Gas Mask safety video. Another group learned about rationing and created some WW2 recipes, some of these were not very tasty! A group of boys learned about Scapa Flow, the sinking of the Royal Oak and what happened to the Gondolier from Fort Augustus and they created a huge map of the area. Some girls learned about Evacuation and created a super frieze. Yet another group learned about the bombing in the Highlands in particular the bombing raid to Foyers, they also made a great frieze.

I was very very impressed by the quality of the work, and the enthusiasm which the children displayed. It really was a great day, a real example of Curriculum for Excellence and active learning in action.

Next week will be VERY VERY busy as we head to the end of term, we will also be packing up the classes ready for the move to the new classrooms. The new classrooms are looking just fantastic and it is really exciting.

I think that both the staff and pupils will certainly be needing to put their feet up during the holidays!

Important dates next week:

Tuesday 7pm Parents Meeting for the Edinburgh Trip
Wednesday 1.30 Book Launch
Thursday 1.30 Easter Service in the church
Friday 3.15 - School close for Easter Holidays - An Easter bonnet parade.

I look forward to seeing many of you over the coming week.

Kindest Regards

W S Scollay