We have a number of events and workshops planned for next week, being led by Miss Aylward for parents and Children to sit together and find out about staying safe on line.
FEBRUARY 7th – P3 and P4 at 9am
Early Years at 2.45pm
FEBRUARY 8th – P5, P6 and P7 at 9am
Primary 1 and 2 at 2.30pm
We have also recently added to our website page so please do take a look.
We all know that the internest is an amazing reource for learning, a great tool for finding information and a that we can use it for fun. it is really important that we keep ourseleves safe and that as parents and carers we can give good advice and look after our children on line.
Tickets for our Social Event on 23rd November 2017 will be available from the school office on MONDAY 20th NOVEMBER. To attend everyone must have a ticket!
Numbers are limited so please send in your request clearly marked and we will return the tickets in your child’s bag or come in perosn to collect them.
We are looking forward to some great entertainment and some dancing!
At our recent In Service Day staff worked together to produce two information posters about Assessment is For Learning. This is a very effective set of strategies and resources we use to support pupils in their learning and in identifying ways to improve and build on their skills.
I was really pleased to receive the following email from our judges,
Dear Mrs Jessop
It was almost impossible to decide which Design a Mathematician pictures to give awards to, since there were so many excellent entries in the competition. After a lot of discussion Lotte Hollands (who organised our MathWeek activities) and I decided that we would award one first prize and joint second and third prizes, though there were many more entries that were worthy of mention.
We were both very impressed by the number of different jobs that were drawn – mathematicians don’t just teach maths, and also at how few stereotypical old men with crazy hair were drawn – mathematics is a career for everyone.
At Heriot-Watt University, for instance, five of our recent staff appointments in mathematics have been women and we have many different nationalities working and studying together here.
The first prize was Willow Morgana Mathers – this was an excellently drawn picture of a female mathematician or scientist – or maybe even a medic, all of whom would be using mathematics in their everyday work.
Joint second prize went to Ella Goodall for a designer (and cat) and Malika Sahnoun for a robot mathematician (on a hover skateboard)
Ella showed that mathematics is used in all kind of careers and also drew a great outfit, and as for Malika’s design, we just liked the robot!
Joint third prize went to Mairi for her petsitter and Paul for himself in a rocket going to space. These were unexpected places to find mathematics being used, but it certainly is important in both cases either for keeping the pet or Paul safe.
Once again congratulations to EVERYONE for the great designs. We had great fun looking at them and arguing about the prizewinners.
Royal Mile Primary School 