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Last week, we were collecting for West Lothian Foodbank. The food has been collected and we just wanted to say a huge thank you to all parents and carers who were able to generously contribute towards this cause. This will help families in need in our local community as well as across West Lothian.

Well done to the learners who took part in the P7 Football Festival yesterday afternoon at James Young High School, where the team did amazingly! They played 5 games, won 4 and drew 1 without conceding a single goal. We are so proud of you all! A big thanks also goes out to two of... Continue reading P7 Football Festival

Talk Money Week is an annual campaign to get the nation talking about money. This year, the week takes place from 4th - 8th November and the theme is 'Do One Thing'. Equipping our children and young people to have the knowledge and skills to manage money effectively now and in the future is a valuable endeavour. Please see the below Sway for further... Continue reading Talk Money Week 2024

To celebrate the learning we have been exploring in our IDL Olympic and Paralympic topic we were very lucky to have a visit from Josh Manson. Josh spoke about his experiences being a wheelchair basketball player, ran a basketball training session and even gave us a go at manoeuvring a wheelchair. Click here to explore... Continue reading Olympics and Paralympics IDL - Celebration Event

Allergy UK run a 'It's Time To Take Allergy Seriously' campaign, which includes a focus on the importance of being allergy aware during festivities and celebrations including forthcoming Halloween. "For the parents of children with food allergies, Halloween especially, can present an extra reason to be frightened. It is estimated that 1 in 12 children are... Continue reading Food Allergies and Halloween

Baird Clan have begun to get in the Halloween spirit this week by creating our own spooky characters! We started with a game of "table wars", with each table giving examples of Halloween related vocabulary until only one table was left. We then created riddles in pairs or independently as a way of focusing on... Continue reading Spooktacular Baird Clan

We have had a great start back from the October break in Burn's clan. We have been developing our public speaking skills, as we get ready for our clan assembly. We have also started a new topic in math's, we have been exploring different strategies to help us develop our addition and subtraction. We have... Continue reading Burn's

Ben Lomond Clan have been having a blast in clan this week with some spooky Halloween-themed activities. We kicked things off by taking a look at Vincent Van Gogh's 'Starry Night' before adding our own Halloween twist to it. The children then crafted some amazing artwork inspired by this stunning piece, focusing on colour and... Continue reading Halloween in Ben Lomond Clan

Tummel Clan have been very busy exploring their namesake habitats, the Tummel River and Loch. To consolidate our learning, we upcycled materials to make a three-dimensional model of a scene called a diorama. We had to apply what we had learned about the habitat such as the climate, plants and animals. We also had to... Continue reading Tummel Dioramas

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This afternoon, we had our very first House Meetings in our four houses: Fallow, Red, Roe and Sika. Our Junior Leadership did a fantastic job introducing themselves properly to all of our houses and sharing more about themselves. The children then got the chance to speak to someone they didn't already know, or find out... Continue reading Our Very First House Meetings!

Please see the attached regarding a collection for West Lothian Foodbank. Thank you for your support. Foodbank Collection 2024