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S5 and S6 Wider Achievement Primary Reading Project
S5 and S6 Wider Achievement Primary Reading Project
S5 and S6 pupils can volunteer for this Wider Achievement reading project with our five primary schools:
Bishopmill
East End
St Sylvester's
Seafield
West End
You will support primary pupils in our local communty and help to develop their motivation and confidence and love of reading.
You can make new friendships and enjoy being a part of a team while developing your own volunteering and leadership skills.
2025 - 26
2025 - 26
Welcome to our new Primary Reading Team: Ben, Phoebe, Kaia, Faith and Anna
Welcome to our new Primary Reading Team: Ben, Phoebe, Kaia, Faith and Anna
The Fantastic Five
The Fantastic Five
26 August: first session with St Sylvester's Primary 6/7 class
26 August: first session with St Sylvester's Primary 6/7 class
Reading and sharing stories
Reading and sharing stories
We are on the board!
We are on the board!
We began this session's project with a visit to St Sylvester's Primary School and the team will be reading with the P6/7 class for a few weeks.
Making new friends
Making new friends
2024 - 2025 Reading Project
2024 - 2025 Reading Project
Our targeted primary reading project for the 2024-25 session had a wonderful team of senior pupils and all relished this project with our primary schools.
March 2025: West End Primary School
March 2025: West End Primary School
26 March: West End P3 and final visit of session
26 March: West End P3 and final visit of session
Our final visit to West End Primary School and the final visit, too, for this session. It was great fun, with lots of sharing of stories.
The Primary Reading Group of senior pupils ended their project with P3 pupils in West End Primary School.
They will begin SQA exams and study leave after the holidays, with the S6 pupils about to leave school too.
The project will return in the new session with the new senior cohorts.
19 March: West End P2s
19 March: West End P2s
Our primary reading project group was with West End P2s: in a beautiful classroom and all enjoyed the picture books. books. There was a lot of fun and sharing stories with the P2s.
12 March: West End P3s
12 March: West End P3s
Enthusiasm, energy and fun! All for our senior reading group and our collection of books.
The Primary Reading Group was with P3 pupils in West End Primary School.
5 March: West End Primary 1s
5 March: West End Primary 1s
The Primary Reading Project Group begin a new rotation on 5 March. With West End Primary School and beginning with the P1s.
Great fun with the P1s in West End Primary School 😀 📚 and the seniors in the Primary Reading Group.
February 2025: Seafield Primary School
February 2025: Seafield Primary School
26 February: final week with Seafield Primary School pupils
26 February: final week with Seafield Primary School pupils
This was our final week with pupils in Seafield Primary School.
Reading and sharing stories.
The seniors in the primary reading project group have had a great time meeting the Seafield pupils and making friends.
19 February: sharing stories week 3 at Seafield Primary School
19 February: sharing stories week 3 at Seafield Primary School
All are having a great time reading and making friends.
Week three already with Seafield Primary pupils.
There are so many wonderful books to share.
12 February
12 February
The Primary Reading Team 📚enjoyed week two with their little pals in Seafield Primary School.
Wider Achievement Reading Schools project and our selection of books has been a hit .
5 February: We are delighted to be back in Seafield Primary School and reading with pupils in P6 and P7 classes
5 February: We are delighted to be back in Seafield Primary School and reading with pupils in P6 and P7 classes
22 January: loving the enthusiasm from St Sylvester's pupils
22 January: loving the enthusiasm from St Sylvester's pupils
The Primary Reading Team ❤️ the enthusiasm from their primary buddies. We are currently reading with the P1/2 and P5/6 classes at St Sylvester's School.
15 January: Week 2 with St Sylvester's Primary School
15 January: Week 2 with St Sylvester's Primary School
P1/2 St Sylvester's
P1/2 St Sylvester's
Reading and sharing stories with P1/2 pupils in St Sylvester's Primary School is a joy!
All are loving the picture book and the story of the duck and the cow: Farmer Duck.
Senior pupils Jagoda and Ada joined in with drawing pictures with their primary buddies.
P5/6 St Sylvester's
P5/6 St Sylvester's
Our primary reading team is also reading with the P5/6 pupils in St Sylvester's Primary School. Lots of books 📚 to share.
And, all are enjoying lots of fun with the St Sylvester's pupils.
8 January 2025: new year and new classes - St Sylvester's P1/2 and P5/6
8 January 2025: new year and new classes - St Sylvester's P1/2 and P5/6
Our primary reading project resumed on 8 January and our first school of the year is St Sylvester's.
Our seniors are reading with the P1/2 and the P5/6 classes. We brought a brand new collection of books for the P5/6 class and they were a hit!
And....Ben the Bear chose a book too!
November and December 2024: East End Primary 2
November and December 2024: East End Primary 2
11 December: final session with East End P2s with stories, hot chocolate and secrets not to be revealed until the end...
11 December: final session with East End P2s with stories, hot chocolate and secrets not to be revealed until the end...
Hot chocolate, a Christmas quiz and handmade thank you cards. All shared by the P2s and their teacher for our seniors in the primary reading team.
Hot chocolate, a Christmas quiz and handmade thank you cards. All shared by the P2s and their teacher for our seniors in the primary reading team.
All have enjoyed a fantastic few weeks and made new friends!
All have enjoyed a fantastic few weeks and made new friends!
4 December: good times with friends
4 December: good times with friends
Fun times with the P2 reading buddies again in the East End Primary 2 class. What enthusiastic readers the P2s are! Our seniors in the primary reading team their little friends.
27 November: Energetic and enthusiastic P2s
27 November: Energetic and enthusiastic P2s
The senior primary reading team are enjoying this weekly Wednesday visit enormously.
20 November: meeting the class for the first time
20 November: meeting the class for the first time
What a lovely way to end the day: meeting this class in East End Primary School.
What a lovely way to end the day: meeting this class in East End Primary School.
Class readers, followed by picture books and new friendships being made.
Class readers, followed by picture books and new friendships being made.
October - November 2024
October - November 2024
Bishopmill Primary School
Bishopmill Primary School
13 November: final session with Bishopmill Primary School
13 November: final session with Bishopmill Primary School
The primary reading project team were with their P2 pals in Bishopmill Primary School for their final session on 13 November. The P2s designed, drew and wrote Thank You cards for our S5s and S6s. Wonderful!
6 November: fabulous fun
6 November: fabulous fun
Fabulous Fun with Bishopmill P2s with picture books, stories and giggles!
30 October: week 2 with Bishopmill P2s
30 October: week 2 with Bishopmill P2s
All are loving the picture books
All are loving the picture books
23 October: Bishopmill P2 classes
23 October: Bishopmill P2 classes
September - October 2024
September - October 2024
Seafield Primary School
Seafield Primary School
2 October: final session with Seafield P7
2 October: final session with Seafield P7
All have enjoyed a great time sharing books and stories.
All have enjoyed a great time sharing books and stories.
Volcanoes shared too!
Volcanoes shared too!
25 September: Seafield Primary 7 Pupils - Week Three
25 September: Seafield Primary 7 Pupils - Week Three
18 September: Seafield Primary 7 Pupils - Week Two
18 September: Seafield Primary 7 Pupils - Week Two
11 September: first visit of this session to Seafield Primary School and reading with P7 pupils
11 September: first visit of this session to Seafield Primary School and reading with P7 pupils
Our primary reading team of senior pupils will be in Seafield Primary School until the end of term. Always have a good time there!
We brought our books to read with P7s and explored the Seafield Primary School library, too!
August - September 2024
August - September 2024
St Sylvester's (and one week with East End) Primary School
St Sylvester's (and one week with East End) Primary School
3 September: final visit to St Sylvester's P7 class
3 September: final visit to St Sylvester's P7 class
Our final visit to St Slylvester's P7 class and to their wonderful library.
The S5s and S6s have enjoyed a great start to term with this Thursday reading project.
28 August: Alfresco reading with East End Primary pupil
28 August: Alfresco reading with East End Primary pupil
Our primary reading team enjoyed meeting P7 pupils in East End Primary School and sharing stories in the sunshine.
June 2024
June 2024
West End Primary School
West End Primary School
26 June: Final visit to West End Primary School
26 June: Final visit to West End Primary School
Some of the S5/S6 group who have been reading each Wednesday with lower primary classes in West End Primary.
The primary reading project will resume in August.
19 June: sunshine reading at West End Primary School
19 June: sunshine reading at West End Primary School
Jagoda sharing stories
Jagoda sharing stories
Fraser and the boys
Fraser and the boys
Finally, we have sunshine and the best thing, it was agreed - is reading with friends outside.
Finally, we have sunshine and the best thing, it was agreed - is reading with friends outside.
Ada alfresco reading
Ada alfresco reading
Reading inside is cool too!
Reading inside is cool too!
Amirah and Natalie reading aloud
Amirah and Natalie reading aloud
West End Primary P2s, P3s and P4s with our senior pupils
West End Primary P2s, P3s and P4s with our senior pupils
Sophie and story time
Sophie and story time
12 June: West End Primary 1, 2 and 4 pupils
12 June: West End Primary 1, 2 and 4 pupils
Wednesday afternoons in June are West End times!
Wednesday afternoons in June are West End times!
Our reading project with primary schools is all about sharing great books and the love of reading.
5 June: New primary reading for the new session begins with West End Primary School
5 June: New primary reading for the new session begins with West End Primary School
This session’s reading partnership projects, which offer Wider Achievement opportunities for senior pupils, began on 5 June.
Ten of our senior cohort began sharing picture and story books with West Primary School pupils in classes P1, P2 and P4 and they all enjoyed selecting books and getting to know each other.
The primary pupils also enjoyed being read aloud to and having the opportunity to spend time with the S5 and S6 pupils.
The group are: Sophie Anderson, Ada Carmichael, Amirah Cherif, Amelia Conway, Jagoda Dados, Kenzie Johnston, Fraser Lochhead, Bo Stanley and Natalie Taggart.
We look forward to developing and sustaining these Reading School projects.
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