New blog for a new school year

Hello all!

This blog is now archived.

To keep up to date with P6/7 during the new school year (2017-2018)  please follow us at: P6/7 Blog 2017-2018

Goodbye!

 

 

Fond farewells

P7 wanted to reciprocate the awards they’ve received over the years and so they presented every member of staff with a certificate at this morning’s assembly.  We also celebrated a number of children who have achieved success with their keywords.  The most difficult part was saying goodbye to Mr Brown, Miss McLoughlin and our amazing P7s.  Goodbye and Good Luck to all of you!

Thank you for all your lovely messages, cards and gifts.  As always, I am touched by your generosity.  Have a happy, safe and restful summer.

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P7 Leavers Assembly

It was an emotional morning as the school gathered with parents and friends to look back on the P7s’ time in Glenurquhart Primary School.  Everyone enjoyed the PowerPoint  which Mrs Laird had created, looking back on another busy year.  The P7 video was really special and moved quite a few pupils, parents and staff to tears!

The Parent Council presented each P7 with a special gift to equip them for GUHS: A Casio Scientific Calculator!  Many thanks to Lynn Milton for presenting the calculators on the PC’s behalf.

Huge congratulations to our citizenship cup winners this year, Ewan and Sarah.

I am very proud that it was so difficult for the pupils and staff to decide who to vote for.  All our P7s have contributed to our school in a wide variety of ways over the years.  I hope that they will make similarly positive contributions to Glen Urquhart High School during their high school careers.

Lost Property

Primary 4

P4-7 lost property has been laid out in the senior open area.  Please feel free to pop in in the morning to have a look.  We will give the children an opportunity  to look through it in the morning and then it will be bagged for the charity shop before lunchtime tomorrow.  None of the items are named.

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Fundraising for Loch Insh trip

To all P6 parents,

Please see the letter below about payments towards the residential and some fundraising ideas that P6 would like to share.

Loch Insh fundraising 2nd payment letter

P6 would like to have a sponsored marathon (the class working as a team) OR a sponsored sleep over.  Please return the reply slip or comment below to let us know what you think!

BBC 2 “Ask Lara”

Today P6 watched the first episode of “Ask Lara.”  Episode 1 was all about spots!  If parents would like to watch it, please click on the link below.  Tomorrow we will be watching episode 2 and discussing the causes and effects of having body odour.

Ask Lara Episode 1

PE tomorrow!

Just a reminder that P6 have PE tomorrow instead of Thursday!  And it’s the same again next week too!

Wee Adventure Inverness!

Primary 4

Our Forestry Commission Ranger has passed on this interesting booklet.  Please click on link below for more details.

Wee Adventure Poster FINAL

Let’s go on a Wee Adventure points you to the best places for an outdoor adventure.  Choose from over 50 walking and biking routes to suit all ages and ability of adventurer, including pram and wheelchair friendly routes and some big challenges. Play games along the way, spot nature, uncover history, and say wow at the geography. All routes have been shared and tested by local families and put in one handy book as a not-for-profit project by registered charity Wee Adventure. Includes areas of Inverness-shire (including Loch Ness and the Cairngorm National Park), Ross-shire and the Black Isle, and the Nairnshire and Moray Coast.

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Visit to Highland Council HQ!

Huge thanks to Council Leader Margaret Davidson and councillors Janet Campbell, Emma Knox, Jimmy Gray and George Cruickshank for explaining what it’s like to be a councillor to us.  It was really interesting to hear people from different political perspectives, including independent councillors who don’t represent a political party.  All the councillors agreed that the job requires good listening, careful judgement and the ability to prioritise.  All the councillors want the best for Highland, even although they might disagree about how to achieve that.

Thanks also to our debating opponents from Crown Primary School!  We enjoyed debating food waste and shark culls.  The time went so fast that not everyone in the audience got to make their points!  It was a great experience to debate in the chamber and be questioned by a panel of councillors.  They gave us really useful feedback.  The councillors were impressed by our research and preparation but we all have to learn to speak slowly and clearly.  We also need to practise maintaining really good eye contact throughout, and only glancing at our notes.

Class Photo orders

All photograph orders are to be returned to the school by Tuesday 13th June 2017 (tomorrow.)
If you miss this deadline, you can order from Tempest by completing the order form and send it directly to them.
Thank you