Together we will develop skills for life in a high-quality learning and nurturing environment, meeting the needs of all. Our goal is to continue to raise attainment by being the best we can be.
“Be the best you can be”
be a happy and caring school
gain skills that help us now and in the future
listen to others and have our voices heard
accept challenges, aim high and believe in ourselves and others
care for ourselves, each other and the world around us
celebrate our own and others’ achievements
support everyone to make the right choices
have a healthy body and mind
include, respect and value everyone
take risks, try again and learn from our mistakes
Kindness
Courage
Fairness
Positivity
Respect
In Literacy we...
have lots of opportunities to access literacy across the school
explore books and do author studies
use lots of resources to help us practice spelling,
reading and writing
enjoy talking about our writing
have lots of books to choose from for all ages
can visit the library and borrow fiction, non-fiction,
magazines, newspapers, graphic novels etc
use active learning games and activities to help us
practice our spelling
use Nelson Handwriting in P3-7
enjoy presenting and giving talks
use talking partners and group work to help each other learn
take our learning outside
complete the First Ministers Reading Challenge in P3-7
invite parents in to share what we are learning
complete assessments to understand our learning
Literacy Guide for Parents
Nursery -Primary 3
Literacy Guide for Parents
Primary 4-7
Summer holiday Reading Challenge
Please find the following link to our Reading Thinglink. Each number has a range of activities around reading which you and your child can engage with over the holidays. There are 7 links - one for each week of the holidays. We hope you enjoy these, and they encourage your child to keep reading and develop their love of books and reading skills.
https://www.thinglink.com/scene/1463948242914902019
The stars at the bottom link to E-sgoil which has an amazing range of learning activities around the Summer of Play.
I wish you all a wonderful holiday and hopefully lots of days lying in the sun reading!!!
Best wishes
Susan Blair