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Secondly,
the NCS has received £154,800 from the New Opportunities Fund for ‘out of hours
activities’ in all Turriff schools. Details of a comprehensive programme, which will
be offered to all youngsters, will be issued in the near future. The aim of this project
is to give pupils the opportunity to opt in
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The Twelve Weeks of
Term!!
Mrs
Rankin’s class have written ‘new’ lyrics to go with the famous Christmas
song ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’!!
(You need
to sing it as you read it to get the full effect!!!)
So after 3. 1…..2…..3…...
On the 1st week of term my teacher gave to me …a
ve-ree comfy green chair
On the 2nd week of term my teacher gave to me …2
choc-late bars
On the 3rd week
of term my teacher gave to me …3 answer book
On the 4th
week of term my teacher gave to me …4 footballs
On the 5th
week of term my teacher gave to me …5 lo-lli-pops
On the 6th week of term my teacher gave to me
…6 hours of P.E.
On the 7th week of
term my teacher gave to me …7 free school dinners
On the 8th week of term my teacher gave to me …8 more
minutes play
On the 9th
week of term my teacher gave to me …9 merit po-ints
On the 10th week of term my teacher gave to
me …10 punishment lines
On the 11th
week of term my teacher gave to me …11 behaviour sheets
On the last day of term my teacher gave to me… 12 hours of music
So...did it work? Did all the words fit in?
COMPETITION!! -
How many of EACH item did the person get by the end of the 12 days?
Answers by EMAIL by Monday January 6th 2002 - markethill.pr@rmplc.co.uk
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A
(Typical) Day in the School Office!!!
Probably the one place that almost everyone in the school visits at some point during the
week is........ the school office. This is a very busy place where there is never a dull
moment!
After entering the school all visitors should report to the school office
to 'Sign In' before doing anything else.However, at certain times of the day you may need
to wait for a little while before Mrs Gray gets a chance to speak to you.First thing in the morning - before Mrs Gray even gets there - the
phone will have been ringing....and ringing! Especially if there has been some snow!!!
Sometimes you need to be very patient when you phone early in the morning as there is not
always someone in the office are to answer it.
Then there are pupils waiting in the queue - usually a
long queue! They hand in money, want to buy footballs want to phone home for the PE kit
they forgot, the homework they thought they had with them or for new trousers as they fell
in a puddle. (I don't know how they always manage to find the puddles!!!)
The phone starts to ring again. The front door buzzer
goes off again. Mrs Gray man's the phone while Mrs Mitchell gets the door.
After the initial buzz in the first half hour of the day
things settle down a bit. (But just a bit!) The phone only rings every other minute while
the door merrily buzzes away. Now comes the job of getting the PE Kit, the homework, the
pack lunch and the trousers to the right people!!
The PC which was witched on half an hour ago (or was it
an hour?) has to decided to 'freeze' and so requires a re-boot!
At last the deafening noise of the bell goes off - a
chance for a cup of coffee and a break. Just as you round the desk to make your
escape.......yes....you've guessed it - the phone rings again! By the time the query is
dealt with John arrives in the office with a bleeding nose. Tissues....QUICK!! Don't drip
all over my newly printed letter that took ages to get finished as the computer froze -
AGAIN!! (Oh how I long for my old typewriter!!)
Before you know it it's the bell again - and you didn't
get anywhere near the staff room! Oh well! At least it's a reasonably quiet day today.
It's a busy day for money today - like most days. There's
the 'Tuck shop', 'Panto money', money for the PTA calendar and more donations for the
'Rotary Shoe Box' appeal. I really need to find somewhere for all these bags of donations!
I can't even see the floor.
One of the staff pops their head round the office door
and asks if the letter they asked to be typed last night is ready yet. I know I have the
draft copy here - somewhere! Oh, here it is - under today's mail. Not a lot today - just
three boxes and 15 letters. Most of it will be junk as normal I presume!
The letter will be ready on Tuesday I say. ( I don't know
which Tuesday - but there are at least 2 more until the end of term!!)
At last there is a lull after the lunchtime rush - more
phone calls home for new trousers, shoes or the jumper for the boy who was sick just as
the bell went!
Success at last - the PC is working nicely and all the
emails are printed off. Even that letter has been typed and is ready for posting. Now I
might get the mail done!
At last it's time to go home! Quick, I better go while
the phone is quiet. If it goes again Mrs Morton or Mr Jenkins can get it! Or they can
phone tomorrow morning.
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Find these words:
TROTTERS SNUFFLE
PORK
BACON
PIGLET
PIGGERIES
WALLOW MUD
THE PRIMARY 2
PIG QUIZ!!
Match the answers.
A pig’s nose
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Pigs toes are called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Rolling in the mud _ _ _ _ _ _
A male pig
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Meat from a pig _ _ _ _
A baby pig is a
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WALLOW SNOUT SOW
TROTTERS
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Good
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This
year we have continued with a variety of different ways of encouraging the pupils to
follow our ‘Golden Rules’ and our ‘School Rules’. Every pupil has a copy of
our ‘Good Behaviour Rules’ booklet and copies of our ‘Golden Rules’ are displayed in every
area of the school and in all the rooms in the school.
The
‘Golden Rules’ are as follows:
Work hard
Look after property
Listen carefully
Last
year we introduced our ‘Reward Cards’
where pupils can save any stickers they get
from their teacher. Once the card is completed, requiring 28 stickers (this is hard
work!!), they take the card to the office where it is stamped with a ‘Well Done’ stamp and they get a new card
to start again! The stickers are very popular with both the pupils and the staff.
‘Praise
Slips’
still exist!! They seem to have been partially replaced by the sticker cards but are still
there for occasions that staff feel they are suitable. I think it is about time that we
had another ‘Praise Slip Day’ to see if we can get this up and running again!!
Our
‘Merit System’ is still popular – but this requires a more
sustained effort to EARN their point every week. It is a very worthy achievement if by the
end of the session a pupil has managed to get 35 Merit Points, or above, for all their
hard work and good behaviour through the year.
At
the time of going to press we have just reached the 14 week point where pupils can get
their BRONZE certificate for 14 points or their GREEN certificate for 7 points.
So
far this year we have given out …….
437
GREEN Certificates for 7 points.
This is…….. 94% of all our Primary pupils.
348
BRONZE
certificates for 14 points.
This is…… 75% of all our Primary pupils.
Well done to everyone who has received their Green and Bronze
certificates! Keep it up… we want to see how many can get their ‘Special
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Parental
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As
part of our on-going development work in school parents from the Nursery and the Primary
were given copies of ‘Parental Questionnaires’ to complete and return before the
summer holidays. A summary of the results are provided below.
Parent
Questionnaires (Primary) – 380
sent out with 178 replies.
Out
of the 178 REPLIES the following was noted:-
ALL
or MOST parents said that:
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Their
child enjoyed being at school.
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Their
child found school work interesting.
·
Their
child gets an appropriate amount of work.
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Their
child is encouraged to work at the best of their ability.
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Their
child is treated fairly by teachers.
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Their
child respects their teacher.
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Their
child is respected by their teacher.
ALL
or MOST parents said that:
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The
school gives accurate / helpful reports.
·
The
school sends letters which are friendly and welcoming.
·
Teachers
are good at letting you know about strengths / concerns.
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They
are happy about the activities and the curriculum.
·
Parent
meetings are arranged at a suitable time and are well organised and structured.
·
They
feel welcome at parent evenings.
· They
are treated like partners.
· Find
the parent interviews useful.
· They
feel welcome at the school.
· The
school is clean / in good order.
· Teachers
know their children individually.
· Teachers
are approachable / sympathetic.
· They
strongly agree with school uniform.
· The
Head Teacher is approachable / friendly.
· The
school has a good reputation in the community.
· They
can raise issues which concern them.
A
VARIED response was given to issues such as:
· Homework
should be spread more evenly across the week.
· Some
of the school rules.
· Helping
their children with school work.
· Understanding
present methods and approaches to learning.
· Accommodation.
· Homework.
· What
part can be played in their child’s education.
· Contacting
the school, apart from parent evenings, to sort out a problem.
· How
useful the School Board is.
· Parents
being involved in classroom activity.
· How
their children may be helped during any difficulty.
We would like to thank all of those
parents who took the time
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As part of their class work about
‘The Body’ P5 pupils wrote about their experiences of a visit to the dentists!
A
Visit to the Dentist
I was having my
breakfast when my mum said to hurry up because she had booked an appointment to the
dentist that day and we were late. I finished my breakfast and quickly cleaned my teeth. I
had to go to the dentist because I had been 6 months since my last check up and I needed
another one. I got into our car and we drove to the dentist’s and got out of the car
and went in.
I went over and sat
in the waiting room while my mum spoke to the receptionist. There was a big selection of
books at one end of the room and a game with beads at the other end. I went to play with
the beads for a while and then read a story about a little tiger cub that got lost. A man
came through and told my mum it was my turn. My mum and I went through to a large room
with a long chair and lots of funny instruments. The dentist told me to sit down on the
chair and he then pressed a button and the chair fell back like a bed. The chair
wasn’t very comfy – but I didn’t mind. This light with a mirror in the
middle came down and shone right in my face. The dentist took this funny hoover and put it
round all my mouth. It felt like a mini spider crawling around in my mouth. He looked
around my mouth with a little mirror on a stick. He said my teeth were fine. Then it was
my mum’s turn. After that we went back through into the waiting room.
My mum went up to
the reception and the receptionist gave me some stickers and then I went to sit down while
my mum paid. The stickers were of a cat and mouse called Tom and Jerry. We went home
although I wish we didn’t because we had a great time and I can’t wait until the
next time.
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This term
P7/4’s project has been energy. We have learnta lot. Soon coal, oil and gas will run
out and wind power is one of the ways that we will make electricity in the future. To make
electricity from the wind we need turbines. These turbines are built on high ground where
there is enough wind to make them turn. Although turbines are a good, cleanway to make
electricity but they cost a lot of money and some people think they ruin the landscape.
Making electricity from wind is kinder to the environment than coal, gas and oil. Wind
power is becoming more popular as fossil fuels run out.
Ruth
Wright & Heather Burnett
The Wind
When the wind is howling between the buildings,
It is a wolf, desperately searching for its lost cubs.
When the wind is whispering through the trees,
It is a bird stealthily darting in between the branches to get
to its nest.
When the wind is carrying a dandelion seed along,
It is a bee buzzing quickly back to its hive.
When the wind is breaking branches off a tree,
It is a monkey silently playing with its brother.
When the wind is blowing umbrellas inside out,
It is a lion angrily roaring long and loud.
Yoshe
Jones
The wind
When the wind is howling between the buildings,
It is a wolf, desperately searching
for its lost cubs.
When the wind is whisperingthrough the trees,
It is the birds, silently making anest for their young.
When the wind is blowing umbrellas inside out,
It is a lion, roaring for something delicious to eat,
When the wind is carrying a dandelion seed along,
It is a bee buzzing quickly backto its
warm hive.
When the wind is breaking branchesoff a tree,
It is a monkey, playing about in the homely tree.
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As part of their theme on 'farming' P2 wrote poems about 'The
Harvest'.
Happy harvest hands
Apples ripe and sweet
Red combine in the
field
Vegetables crunchy
and crisp
Everyone works hard
Soon the crops will
all be in
The
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Parental
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As
part of our on-going development work in school parents from the Nursery and the Primary
were given copies of ‘Parental Questionnaires’ to complete and return before the
summer holidays. A summary of the results are provided below.
Parent
Questionnaires (Nursery) – 80
sent out with 48 replies.
Out
of the 48 REPLIES the following was noted:-
ALL parents said that:
· Their
child likes going to nursery.
· Most
children find activities interesting.
· The
nursery is kept clean, bright and in good order.
· There
is no problem about children’s behaviour in class.
· The
staff treat the children kindly and friendly.
· The
children like the staff.
· The
nursery has a good reputation in the community.
· Parents
know what nursery is about.
· The
school has explained what part parents can have in their child’s education.
· They
are happy and comfortable at nursery.
· The
nursery uses parents’ skills.
· The
nursery explains what is going on.
· The
staff keep parents informed about their child’s progress.
· They
are happy about the nursery activities.
· That
children with a difficulty will be helped.
· The
staff know the child as an individual.
· Parents
can ask for help and advice.
· Staff
are approachable.
MOST
parents said that:
· There
should be some parent activities at nursery.
· They
get a chance to speak honestly about concerns.
· They
are informed about their child’s strengths.
· They
get a nice welcome.
· They
would like to be more involved in nursery.
· Say
there is plenty for parents to do.
· Information from the nursery is good.
ALL parents said that:
· Their
child likes going to nursery.
· Most
children find activities interesting.
· The
nursery is kept clean, bright and in good order.
· There
is no problem about children’s behaviour in class.
· The
staff treat the children kindly and friendly.
· The
children like the staff.
· The
nursery has a good reputation in the community.
· Parents
know what nursery is about.
· The
school has explained what part parents can have in their child’s education.
· They
are happy and comfortable at nursery.
· The
nursery uses parents’ skills.
· The
nursery explains what is going on.
· The
staff keep parents informed about their child’s progress.
· They
are happy about the nursery activities.
· That
children with a difficulty will be helped.
· The
staff know the child as an individual.
· Parents
can ask for help and advice.
· Staff
are approachable.
MOST
parents said that:
· There
should be some parent activities at nursery.
· They
get a chance to speak honestly about concerns.
· They
are informed about their child’s strengths.
· They
get a nice welcome.
· They
would like to be more involved in nursery.
· Say
there is plenty for parents to do.
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Poetry is the order of the day for Mrs Dyrlaga’s class – including
a recipe you may not want to try this Christmas!! Happiness
is….
A red, soft silky dress gleaming in the light.
Beautiful bright colours all delightful.
Leaves rustling
lightly in the warm windy sun.
Steamy garlic running from the garlic bread.
The sweet smell from white roses tickling my nose.
The spring when all the flowers bloom.
By Tammy Duncan
Happiness
is…..
Touching a smooth piece of silk.
Smelling a freshly picked strawberry.
Tasting milky white chocolate.
Hearing the birds chirping sweetly in the morning.
Seeing beautiful colourful flowers in
people’s gardens.
Feeling very happy with my family.
By Lindsay Forbes
An Elephant by
Stephen Hogarth
An elephant has…..
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P.T.A.
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This
year, we seem to have an all-time record for PTA membership. Seventeen (yes, seventeen!)
parents and teachers have volunteered for the PTA committee. Not all have made an
appearance at our meetings yet…….. still, plenty of time (next meeting is 14th
January !!). Including myself, the committee members are Alison Macintosh, Jackie George,
Margaret Wilson, Sharon McKilligan, Suzanne Irvine, Lucy Mair, Katrina Duthie, Rosemary
Skordouli, Sheila Murray, Audrey Wilson, Liz Smith, Valerie Duguid, Lavonne Paterson and
my two male buddies, Peter Wood and Eric Mutch. Phew !! Of course, we are all ably
assisted by Head teacher, Rachael Morton.
There
have only been two PTA meetings since summer and we have mostly covered fund raising. It is really hard to come up with new ideas, so
I’m afraid we fell back on some old (but successful) favourites. The trolley dash
raffle raised around £1000, the school calendars around £1200 and the school disco over
£300 (we could have sold a thousand glow necklaces !). In all, quite successful which
made the bank balance seem fairly healthy. Step in Mrs. Morton and her Staff !!
For
Christmas, it was agreed that some PTA funds would buy “Golden Time” toys and
equipment. This seemed a better idea than individual gifts for pupils, as each pupil
doesn’t get much for the same amount of money spent. Class teachers will choose what
they feel is needed for their “stage”.
A more
ambitious project is that of new playground games and equipment. We hope to purchase some
marked out games for the playground surface. These need to last, so we need to choose some
with a 3-year guarantee. There are some really clever ideas available, so keep your eyes
open !! Some simpler games may also be marked out by the school using less durable paint.
But this will provide a chance to change the games as the paint fades. Some wall mounted
games also look interesting along with some benches for a quiet seating area in the
playground (could that be possible ?). Finally, the smaller playground toys and equipment
will be added to or replaced.
In
all, this will effectively clear out the PTA treasure chest. However, we have heaps of
good ideas from the committee that we hope will involve both parents and pupils. So look
out for craft work, sales, beetle drives, quizzes, concerts …………..any
other ideas will be appreciated.
I must also
say “Thanks” to committee members and parents who have put in so much work so
far. Your willingness is greatly appreciated.
Neil
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A Day
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Here are a selection of
poems written by pupils in both primary classes.
Firemen
fighting fire,
Inside people
are trapped,
Running to
the fire,
Everybody is
safe.
Shaun Milne P3/17
Ice, Ice…
Bruce P 3/18
Inside people
are trapped,
Race for
survival,
Everyone is
safe!
Rachael Thomson P 3/17
Snow,
Snow
Snow,
snow, cold soft snow,
Snow,
snow, wet fluffy snow,
Snow,
snow, crisp slippy snow,
Snow,
snow powdery fun snow,
Soft
snow is the best!
It
is fun!
Marielle Tulloch P3/18
Ice,
Ice
Ice, ice,
very sharp ice,
Ice, ice, big
cracking ice,
Ice, ice,
Bang! Bump!
Ice, ice,
falling over ice,
I like ice!
Zed Pr 3/18
In a dark,
dark forest there was a dark, dark swamp,
And in that
dark, dark swamp there was a dark, dark castle,
And in that
dark, dark castle there was a dark, dark, dungeon,
And in that
dark, dark dungeon there was a VAMPIRE BAT!!
Cameron P3/17
Snow,
Snow
Snow,
snow, soft fluffy snow,
Snow,
snow, crunchy hard snow,
Snow,
snow, slushy wet snow,
Snow,
snow twinkling bright snow,
I
like sledging
the best!
It
is fun!
Lee P3/18
As
part of their theme on 'Hot & Cold' both classes read the book 'Penguin's Progress' by
Jill Tomlinson. They really enjoyed the book and they found out a lot about what it is
like to be a penguin at the South Pole.
Here
is a report on the book by Claire Singer.
The book is about a baby penguin growing up and having to get used to lots of different
things.
My
favourite part was when Otto, Leo and Josie were sliding on the ice for the first time.
Otto went sliding past and shouted 'Come on!'.
I
also liked it when when Otto pulled the squids leg and said, 'Oh, that's what a squid
looks like!'.
Bethan
Jackson wrote:-
My favourite part was when Otto and Josie jumped up high and landed on the ice cave and
when they swim in the sea.
Jarret
Masson wrote:-
My favourite part was when Otto can swim and when he can slide on his belly because he got
his feathers and when it was the end when his auntie saw a big ice-mountain and she went
under the water and came flying in the air.
Penguin's
Progress is all about a penguin growing up so we wondered what we would like to do when we
grow up.
When
I grow up I want to......
be
a scientist so I can study volcanoes.
Scott P3/18
be
an engineer or an FBI agent!
Ryan P3/17
be
a pop star and a vet.
Nicole P3/18
be
a farmer so I can drive a tractor and get my boots covered in muck!
Kerr P 3/17
be
a mechanic and a Ferrari driver.
Tony P3/18
be
a vet because I would like to be able to make animals better. Corrie 3/17
be
a lorry driver.
Steven P3/18
be
a fireman because I could save people and use an axe and drive a fire engine.
Neil P3/17
be
an army motorbike rider.
Calum P3/18
work
in a children's hospital.
Lucy P3/17
be
a toy maker.
Marie P3/18
be
a footballer.
Michael P3/17
And
finally...keeping all her options open...
I
want to be a pop star, a vet, a police woman or a millionaire! Poppy
Mrs
Cunningham would like to be a millionaire, while Mrs Laing would like to be a
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Nursery
Support Group:
Chair:
Kate Baird
Vice-Chair: Maggie
Smillie
Secretary: Claire Bain
Treasurer: Emma
Astridge
Committee: Mrs Feely
Mrs Machie Mrs MacKay
Mrs
Milne Ms Milne
Mrs Wilson Mrs
Duguid
Mrs
Hickey-Laing
Mrs Riddell Mrs
Simpson
Mrs Stewart
So
far this session the Support Group, with the help of staff and parents and the kids,
raised over £900 from a sponsored aerobics activity session. The sum raised is to be used
by the Nursery Staff to buy a variety of teaching resources including ‘story
sacks’ and a trampoline and also to renew items that have been damaged with general
wear and tear. Cameras shall also be purchased for both the red and blue groups. Thanks to
all those who got involved – particularly Tracy and Tom from Turriff Sports Centre.
In
the run up to Christmas the children have been working hard to raise funds through their
artistic endeavours by providing self-portraits for 2002 calendars. From the sale of these
the Support Group hope to provide further funds for the Nursery.
At
this year’s Christmas party we hope that Santa will be giving out gifts of books to
each child along with items for the whole of the Nursery. We made sure that we sent away our letter to Santa in plenty of
time for him to get organised.
In
the New Year the Support Group have booked a ‘bag-packing’ session at Safeway to
be held on the 2nd of March 2002. A family disco in Buckley's is also to be
organised. We intend organising puppet shows and picnics etc during the last term. Details
of these will be outlined in the Newsletters given to parents.
This
is a very good opportunity here to say ‘Thank You’ to all those who have helped
in the above events and for your support in the coming year.Special thanks to the Nursery
Staff for keeping the Support Group on the straight and narrow!
P.S.
There are still calendars left for sale – at a great price of £2.00 each!
Kate
Baird
Chairperson
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My First Day At School by Pr 1/8
(As dictated by the pupils)
Can you remember your first day at school? Do you WANT
to remember your first day at school?? Email us with your memories and we may put some of
them onto the Website!!
markethill.pr@rmplc.co.uk
My First Day At School By Fraser
Kennedy
My
name is Fraser. I am 5 years old. My Dad and my Mum brought me to school on my first day.
I felt nae bad. I wore a shirt and breeks. (I’ve got long socks on today). I had an
apple for playtime. I played a game and played at playtime and drew a picture. I think I
come to school because I’m finished Nursery.
My
First Day At School By Muir Freer
My name is Muir. I am 4 years old. Mum brought me to school on my first day.
I felt fine and happy. I wore a black jumper and black trousers and my school uniform. I
had my schoolbag and my playpiece with the most important thing – I had a banana. I
painted a picture of Sean. I think I come to school to do work because it is important.
My
First Day At School By
Christy-Marie Burnett
My
name is Christy-Marie. I am 5 years old. Mum brought me to school on my first day. I felt
really happy. I wore a skirt, cardigan and a white t-shirt. I had my bag and a snack with
me. I drew on my first day. I think I come to school to learn things.
My
First Day At School By Stanley
Sung
My
name is Stanley. I am 5 years old. My mum brought me to school on my first day. I felt
happy. I wore trousers and my school jumper. I had some cars and a sandwich for a snack
with me. I played with Duplo. I think I come to school because I like school.
My
First Day At School By Craig
Metcalfe
My name is Craig. I am 5 years old. Mum brought me to
school on my first day. I dinnae ken how I felt. I don’t mind coming. I wore my
school uniform – a jersey, a T-shirt and trousers. They are all new. I had a
playpiece and a drink, my bag and my pencil case. I could not find it at first. Where did
I find it? Mum found it on the top shelf. I played on my first day at school. I think I
come to be clever. Sometimes I come to school too much!
My
First Day At School By Rachel
Robertson
My
name is Rachel. I am 4 years old. My Mum brought me to school on my first day. I felt fine
and happy. I wore a white T-shirt. I had a bag with a playpiece and a painting overall
with me. I played with bricks and painted on my first day. I think we come to school
because we are big.
My
First Day At School By Ryan
Smillie
My
name is Ryan. I am 5 years old. We came in dad’s car on my first day at school. I
wore my school clothes. They are black – long trousers and a T-shirt. I had a school
bag, food, new pencils and a red toy car with me. I made puppets and played snap. I think
I come to school because it is lovely.
My
First Day At School By Emma Singer
My
name is Emma. I am 5 years old. Mummy brought me to school on my first day. I felt happy.
I wore a jumper and T-shirt and a dress and shoes and socks. I had a packed lunch in my
school bag and a note book and Nursery book. I drew with crayons and my colour chart. I
think I come to school because I grow every day . |
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Special Award from the Save the Children Fund |
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news_page
Follow this link for the report with photos from the event. |
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The
pupils of Markethill School attended St Ninian’s & Forglen Church on Tuesday 19th
December 2000 for their end of term Christmas Service. This was a very special service as the school was presented with a special
certificate of achievement on behalf of the ‘Save the Children Fund’ by the Lord
Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire, Mr Angus Farquharson, Esq., OBE. The
special certificate was presented to the school for the fund raising it has done over the
years for the ‘Save the Children Fund’. The church collection from our end of
term services is donated to the fund and over the last 7 or 8 years we have donated around
£2500.
We
had a number of important guests attending the service who were there as part of the
presentation group.
Mr
Farquharson, Esq., OBE and his wife, Mrs Farquharson, were accompanied by the Lord
Lieutenant’s Chaplain, The Rev. John Forbes, Mrs Foad, Chairperson of the Deveron
& District Branch of ‘Save the Children’, Mrs Russell, Treasurer of the
Deveron & District Branch and Mrs McLennon, Area Manager for the North of Scotland
Save the Children Fund.
The
Rev. Randall and The Rev. Miss Dyer conducted the service.
Mrs
Morton thanked the visitors for coming and said that it was very exciting to receive the
certificate – especially as it was signed by The Princess Royal herself! She thanked
all the pupils, parents and staff who over the years had donated to the church collections
and that the money raised went to a very good cause. Mrs Morton reminded the pupils that
is important to think of others and to show awareness and concern for the needs of groups
in society through involvement in fund-raising or practical work for charities, especially
at this time of year when so many people round the world are suffering.
Mrs
Foad spoke to the pupils and told them about how their money was used to help children and
families all over the world. The money is needed to help children who live in countries
where there are wars or where a natural disaster has made their lives very difficult. She
said that the money raised could have bought 10000 Mars bars – but that by doing
without these sweets we had been able to help feed almost 100 people for a whole year! A
very worthwhile thing to do.
Mr
Farquharson, Esq., OBE then spoke to the pupils. He told us all about a recent trip he had
had to Bosnia where he met and saw many families and children who had suffered terribly
during the fighting. He thanked us for our fund-raising efforts and then handed over the
signed certificate to four of our P6 & P7 pupils.
Mr
Farquharson, Esq., OBE, read out a letter he received from The Princess Royal’s
Private Secretary, Colonel Timothy Earl, OBE.
‘Her
Royal Highness The Princes Royal would like me to convey her thanks and appreciation to
all those at the who participated in the fund-raising efforts
which raised the impressive sum of £2500 for the Save the Children Fund.’
The
choir also entertained the congregation by singing two of their carols from the musical
they put on for parents called ‘Who?’.
The
collection, along with a donation from Deveron Stroke Club, came to £174. This will be
sent to the ‘Save the Children Fund’ very soon.
We would like to thank our visitors for coming
to our service and especially to the Lord Lieutenant for passing on the message he
received from The Princess Royal. |
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Mrs Gardiner P4 |
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We have been studying Vikings this term.
We placed adverts in ‘The Viking Times’.
The Viking Times
Edition 1 - December 989AD |
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Famous for our nice, shiny helmets and swords. The
best in Norway! Also, good protective shields. Very shiny body armour – but hurry as
this is our best seller! |
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Fed up with no fish for tea?
You need a longship. Come along to Viking Sails – best
ships at low, low trading deals. Fearsome prows! |
Did you know?
If firewood was in short supply, Vikings would warm their meat under their tunics and eat
it
raw!
Uuuuuuuugh!! |
Looking
for a profitable way to spend summer?
Join Erik the Viking on a
cruise to England. Warrior training will be given. Own sword and shield essential! |
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FOR SALE!!
Viking Longhouse
2
Denvick Gate
Denmark
Traditionally built detached house with a private Fjord running past it.
Convenient for close cobbler, carpenter, blacksmith and jeweller. |
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erry Christmas to you all
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veryone is having fun
R
inging bells and Christmas songs
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ound the Christmas tree we’ll run
Yellow
wrapping, maybe gold
Crackers,
holly & mistletoe
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undreds of pressies under the tree
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ed decorations twinkle and glow
I vy hangs around the home
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tars shine in the sky at night
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he smell of turkey fills the air
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any homes are filled with light
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nd so to leave with a final thought
S
anta’s coming with presents for you lot.
Merry
Christmas from P4/3 |
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Mr Wood Pr 7 |
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This poem was written by Christopher
Dunning. It was written as part of their topic work on 'Energy'. It is about 'The Wind'. Wind
The wind, one morning sprang up form sleep,
A strong gust travels down the street,
It is causing havoc and commotion,
The icy blasts send messages that......
Winter is just around the corner.
Like opening a freezer,
It sends shivers to people,
Making cheeks go rosy red,
As it speeds down the road on a wild goose chase.
Outside town in the big field,
Windmills soar round like chain saws,
Generating power in the process,
It has a very icy effect,
As it whirls around the town,
Blowing things away,
I hear gates banging and dustbins clattering.
It blows leaves around like paper being torn,
It is pitch black as we gather by the massive bonfire,
As we watch colourful fireworks flare up into the cold, dark night sky.
As trees get battered,
The wind is howling like a hellhound,
It races through the glowing meadows....
WIND!!
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Class
Visits / Visitors |
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So far this
session we have had a few visitors in to see pupils or to visit classes. There have also
been one or two visits by classes. Over
the year we have a number of students who come to the school to work with classes. We have
had 3 students this year to classes in the school and there
have been a number of students to the nursery for both teaching placements and Nursery
Nurse placements.
Among
the other visitors we have had to school have been: |
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Grampian Fire
Brigade
Fire Safety
Officer
Working with P6 pupils
on Fire Safety. |
Reverend Miss
Dyer –
St
Congan’s Episcopal Church
Class
visits as part
of our RE
programme. |
Techfest 2001
‘Rockets
into Space’
P4 built and launched space rockets as
part of their ‘Space’ topic. |
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Techfest 2001
Sir Isaac Newton
The
‘Greatest Scientist
of All Time’ came and ‘lectured’ P4 & P5 al about his greatest
discoveries. |
Techfest 2001
‘Dr. Bunhead’
Dr
Bunhead visited P6
& P7 pupils and demonstrated a
dazzling array of scientific experiments
and facts. |
Nurse Harper
Nurse
Harper visited
all the P1 classes to
talk to them about
the importance of
looking after themselves. She
told them all about
the ‘Clean Gang’. |
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PC Forbes
PC Forbes has visits arranged with all the classes
over the session to look at issues such as ‘Bullying’ and ‘Drug
Awareness’. |
P3
Visit to the Fire Station
Both P3 classes went on
visits to the Fire Station as part of their work on ‘Hot and Cold’ |
P7 - Turriff Sports Centre
All P7 pupils went to the Sports Centre for the media launch of the 'Scotland
Against Drugs' Campaign organised through Turriff New Community School.
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And to top it
all…….the WHOLE SCHOOL went to Haddo House to the pantomime.
(“Oh no we didn’t!!” ……………… “Oh yes we did!!!”)
All
460 pupils of the school boarded 10 busses and drove off into the frosty mist heading for
Haddo House on our annual visit to the panto!!
This year’s Pantomime was ‘Aladdin’
and was enjoyed by almost everyone!! (“Oh
no it wasn’t!!!! ………….”Oh yes it was…….!!!”)
(It was actually!!!!) |
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Community Committee Report |
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MARKETHILL
COMMUNITY COMMITTEE 2001 -
2002
CHAIRWOMAN: TANYA PETRIE P7/6
MEMBER: LEWIS IRVINE P6/19
VICE-CHAIRMAN: MARTIN SIRRELL P7/7
MEMBER: DAVID FIRTH P6/19
TREASURER: THOMAS
CHURCH P7/7
MEMBER: JODIE MUTCH P 6/19
SECRETARY: RUTH WRIGHT P 7/5
MEMBER: JENNIFER MACKIE
P6/20
PUBLICITY
OFFICER: LISA GRANT P 7/4
MEMBER: ANDREW
DALGARNO P6/20
MEMBER: CATRIONA MACKISON P
6/19
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Mrs Elphinstone / Mrs Dalgarno Pr 1/2 |
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 FARM ANIMAL QUIZ by PR
1/29
We have been studying ‘Farm Animals’ this
term.
We all know the answers to these questions.
But………DO YOU?? |
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YES
or NO
1.
Cows eat cake and biscuits.
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2.
Dairy cows give us milk.
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3.
A baby cow is called a calf.
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4.
Cattle have one stomach.
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5.
A sheep’s coat is waterproof.
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6.
Female sheep are called rams.
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7.
Sheep mostly eat grass.
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8.
Ewes have 8 lambs at a time.
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9.
Meat from a pig is called beef.
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10.
A father pig is called a boar.
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11.
Pigs feet are called trotters.
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12.
A baby pig is called a kitten.
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You
can find the answers further down the page!!
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As well as our ‘Golden
Rules’ and our ‘Good Behaviour Rules’ book the pupils also have a booklet
on bullying. This is used as part of our ‘Personal & Social Development’
work so that the pupils think about the subject of bullying and why it is something we
want to ‘stamp out’ if possible.
The booklet has the following sections:-
What is
bullying?
What does a bully look like?
Why
do people bully others?
Where can you be bullied?
What can the school do?
What can YOU do to help?
The booklet aims to give the children some information about
bullying, things they can watch out for and what they can do to try and deal with any
problems that crop up.
ALWAYS
REMEMBER…….You
have the right to feel safe and happy
You DO
NOT have to put up with bullying.
You ARE
NOT to blame for people bullying you.
You DO
NOT have to do anything you don’t want
to. |
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Mrs
Tedcastle P5 |
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Mrs
Tedcastle’s class have been thinking about Christmas and what it means to them. There
seem to be some bright ‘sparks’ in the class as they tried to think about
what……..
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Singing
Christmas carols
The
school holidays |
Jolliness
and happiness
Primary
5/6/21’s page was sponsored by
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& ? !!!!!!!
Clue
…..think of three words!!
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The answers to the farm quiz were:
1.NO 2. YES
3. YES 4. NO 5. YES
6. NO
7. YES 8. NO 9. NO
10. YES 11. YES 12. NO
Did you get them correct? |
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Due to the nature of some of the work produced by
classes we have not been able to include their contribution to the Website. You will need
to track down a 'paper version' and find the missing articles!!! We hope that you have enjoyed looking at some of our
Newsbook items. The pupils and staff have put a lot of work into preparing this booklet.
We hope that it gives a little picture of some of the work that is done at school.
Merry Christmas from all of us at Markethill School. |
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