Following on from Our Planet is Changing video, our class also wanted us to share with you their erupting volcanoes. We created the volcanoes using paper mache, then used vinegar, washing up liquid, bicarbonate of soda and food colouring to make them erupt!

PARENT EXIT POLL
We really hope you enjoy taking part in ‘Lochardil’s Digital Drop-in Day’ today and seeing your child’s learning in Health and Wellbeing across this final term. Hop onto their google classroom to have a look at what your child’s class have shared today.   We would be ever so grateful if you could complete this quick exit poll, so that we can gauge your valuable opinions and ideas, on how we can make our school even better than it already is!

Many thanks in advance,

The Lochardil Team!

Welcome to our Online Open Day!  This term, our class has been learning about Our Planet.  We have looked at what our planet is make of and found out about the different habitats that take up our earth’s surface.  We have also explored climate change and our impact on our planet.

Here is a video our class has created, entitled Our Planet is Changing.   The video includes both negative and positive ways our planet and it’s inhabitants are being impacted and are changing.  We also thought about our emotions when we consider the future of our planet. We hope you enjoy it.

Please see attached flyer for P7s moving to S1 in August 2021.

We have really missed being able to invite you in to share our learning this year. Tomorrow all classes will be taking part in our first ever Virtual Drop in Open Day where they will be sharing a snapshot of their learning with you. Keep an eye on our google classrooms and drop in on them at a time that suits you to see what everyone has been up to. We will also share a Google form questionnaire to gather your feedback which we would be grateful if you could complete. Thank you for your ongoing support .

On Thursday 17th June we will have our School Picnic Lunch option and on Friday it will not be curry but Sausages (pork or Quorn) or soup and a cheese sandwich.

The picnic lunch will be indoors within the class bubbles.

Just a reminder that tomorrow is the final day to hand in or order online any Tempest photograph orders so that you do not miss out on the free delivery to school. Should these arrive after the end of term they will be distributed after the summer break.

You have mail – check your child’s bag today for their school report.

Please remember to return the feedback sheet by Wednesday 16th June.

To celebrate Scotland Men’s team playing in the Euro’s this year, their first major tournament in almost 22 years we plan to have a dress down day ( football tops are permitted) on Monday 14th June as Scotland take on the Czech Republic whom we also will be supporting.

We are delighted to announce that Cole Thomson in Pr 7A has been awarded joint winner of the Boys Sports Championship. Due to an error with the points total from sports day being amended, Cole now claims his medal and trophy alongside Archie. Well done to Cole!

We have a small selection of pre loved uniform with plenty life left. Email lochardil.primary@highland.gov.uk with your requirements and we will let you know if we can supply. £2 for a school sweatshirt/cardi and £1 for a polo shirt for school funds. Thanks in advance.

We had a super day at Loch Insh . We loved paddle boarding, tubing and archery.

We will share more with you next week as part of our Open Morning Health and Wellbeing Virtual event.

Our P7 pupils will be arriving back a little later than originally planned today. Estimated to be here for about 4.15pm not 4pm as originally planned. Apologies for any inconvenience caused. They have had a fantatsic day!

Today the children will bring home order forms for the class photograph that was taken last week. Should you wish to order you may order online or return the sealed envelope to the school by Tuesday 15th June and you will avoid any delivery charge.

Just a little reminder that you can turn your everyday online shopping into FREE donations that raise money to support our Parent Council continue to help make our school a fabulous place.

How does it work?

Easyfundraising turns your everyday online shopping into free donations for our school. How? Just start your online shopping first at easyfundraising, then shop as normal. The retailers will then make a small donation to say “thank you”.

Please consider using our link to help raise finds for our school if you are shopping online. All support is greatly appreciated.

https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/lochardilpc/

School is closed to all school pupils and the ELC on Monday the 7th June for Inset day. Have a lovely weekend.

Hi all,

Over the last few weeks, we have enjoyed playing with a tin can game, throwing beanbags to win points!

We have also been outside all this week due to the lovely weather – let’s hope it continues!

Please remember to re-register your child for Out of School Club / Breakfast Club for next term, and pop some suncream in your child’s bag if you want us to apply it in OOSC.

Thanks!

Please see attached poster that may be of interest to your child.

Please see attached poster that may be of interest to your child.

Overnight on 2 – 3 June one of the classrooms on the top floor of our main building was flooded. This has resulted in two classrooms being put out of use while repairs are being carried out to the extensive damage caused. Two classes of pupils are currently being displaced one will be situated in the gym hall and the other in the dining hall for the time being. These alternative arrangements may be in place for the next 3 weeks until repairs are fully carried out. We apologise for any inconvenience due to these unforeseen circumstances.

We will communicate with parents/carers of both classes directly and continue to update as we have further updates. Please feel reassured we intend to ensue there is minimal disruption for all our children to ensure they continue to learn and achieve as planned, and feel safe and happy within their temporary provision here within their school.

Thanks for your understanding and support as always.

Audrey Kellacher

Celebration of Sports Day

Our annual Sports Day is planned for P1-P7 this Thursday 3^rd June and ELC on Friday 4^th June.  We are excited to celebrate our HWB and sporting talent, and also more importantly have fun!  Due to the current Covid-19 situation there will be NO opportunity for parents/carers to join us this year as you are aware.  We discourage any gathering opportunity in a bid to reduce the transmission of the virus within our community, and if we find any spectators starting to observe we will need to stop for safety and perhaps move indoors.

So… please remember gym clothes, suncream, a water bottle, and sportsmanship for Thursday/ Friday.

We will film aspects of the Sports Day for each class and this will be made available on the Google Classroom for you to enjoy alongside your child at a later time.  Enjoy

The children will take part in a celebration of sports day on Thursday throughout the day. We intend to share some of the action via the google classroom.

Weather permitting our class photo’s will go ahead outside on Tuesday 1st June. Full Lochardil uniform please.

This years Wear Yellow Day in aid of the Highland Hospice will be on Friday 28th May.  We invite children to wear sunny and bright colours to help us celebrate this amazing charity.  Donations are welcome.

Thank you.

In P6 we have been learning about different climate zones of the world for part of our topic. We have broken off into groups and are each working on a display about our chosen climate zone. They are beginning to look fabulous already. We have the north and south frigid zones, the north and south temperate zones and the tropics. Keep your eyes peeled for the finished displays.

You should have received an order form for the above home in your child’s bag yesterday. Should you wish to place an order you can do so online or return the sealed envelope to school by Monday 31.05.21 to avoid any delivery costs.

The Best Start Grant School Age Payment is a £250 payment made around the time a child normally starts Primary 1.

It is open to people who get tax credits or certain benefits and are a parent or carer of a child born between between 1 March 2016 and 28 February 2017.

People are encouraged to apply online at mygov.scot/beststart or by calling 0800 182 2222

If eligible you can also apply for Scottish Child Payment and other Best Start Grant payments at the same time.

To view the latest Parent Council Meeting minutes visit the PC section of the blog as they have now been published.

Thankfully it stayed dry this afternoon and the children enjoyed being outdoor making their natural material creations. Here are some photos of their fantastic work.

The children had fun today learning the names of our internal organs and placing them on their body diagrams. Here are some photos of them busy at work.

We celebrated Green Mental Health Week with some poetry. We looked at the structure of Pantoum and Terza Rima poems and tried our own versions with a Nature theme. We learned how taking notice of nature is good for our wellbeing.

Well done to Cole, Kyla, Freya and Julia who received a £5 Simpsons Voucher from the Dowling family. This was for the woodland creatures art work linked with the mural Mr and Mrs Dowling were designing for their garden wall. Two Local artists who were involved in creating the mural, chose some “winners” from each class and the Dowling’s donated prizes. Thank you to them for involving pupils in this local project.

See attached leaflet for summer activities.

Well done to all the pupils who received some very special prizes from the Dowling family today. They have kindly donated gift tokens, art books, craft kits and colouring pens to encourage our aspiring artists. It was a super project to be involved in. Make sure you take the time to view the mural on Green Drive – it’s well worth a detour!

It was such a pleasure to get some feedback form Susan and Heather last week.

“My name is Susan McCreevy and I’m one of the artists that painted the mural for Alasdair Dowling. 

I thought I’d let you know how impressed Heather Afrin and myself were with the wonderful drawings produced by the children at your school. 

I have attached some photos of the completed mural, it still has to be varnished before being displayed in Alasdair’s garden for the children to see it.

It was a pleasure to be involved with this lovely project and we hope it will be enjoyed for many years to come.”

Please make some time to view the mural in place at Mr and Mrs Dowling’s residence on Green Drive. The Dowling’s have a long association with the school and we were delighted to take up their invitation to draw some local wildlife for their mural.

The children were planning a holiday for myself and Miss Graham, as part of our unit about money. They had us going to all sorts of lovely places in Europe. From Edinburgh to Bristol in the UK, and from Greece to the Faroe Islands in Europe. The activities they planned for us ranged from bungee jumping from the Clifton Suspension Bridge, to a helicopter flight over Paris. And what a lot of super restaurants they found! I was getting hungry just looking at the menus. Most of them got the holidays for under budget, so lots of spending money too!

We did some desk drumming this week. It was a lot of fun!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVIXnuGs7hg

Small groups have been working together to programme Marty to go round an obstacle course.

Jack is relaxing during his 10 min King of the Class reward for getting the most dojos last week. Although he has chosen to be more of a sheriff!

We had great fun making up our ‘Regulation Playlist,’ for Mental Health Week. These are songs that help you to regulate your moods. Enjoy making some of these for homework!

Registration for School Age Childcare (SAC) formally known at OOSC for session 2021-2022 is now open. Places will be allocated on a first come, first serve basis. If you are booking for multiple children you will need to complete an individual form for each child. You will find the registration on the following link:

https://forms.gle/vbZ7qndgCxFy2NqNA

If you have any questions, please contact us.

Thank you.

Apologies, there has been an error with the form. We will rectify this and update today.

Thank you

Please see attached letter if you are a parent in the above classes. Our children wish to enter this competition and have produced some beautiful pieces of work. Should you prefer that your child does not take part please email the school on lochardil.primary@highland.gov.uk or let the class teacher know.

Thank you for all the uniform orders. Unfortunately I have two orders that were paid in cash with no name – could they be yours ? Please email lochardil.primary@highland.gov.uk so we can check and get the order to it’s rightful owner when it arrives.

There is still time to return the order form tomorrow Friday 7th May 2021 for delivery June 2021.

What fun the children had using art straws to make their skeleton. They shared lots of interesting facts they knew about our skeleton.

Just a reminder that Lochardil Primary and ELC are closed to all pupils and staff tomorrow Thursday 6th May 2021.

Just a reminder that all uniform slips need to be returned with payment by Friday 7th May. This will allow enough time for them to be produced and delivered before the end of term. Thank you in advance.