The Papaya that spoke! (Added 30Apr25) 

Mrs Sheridan’s writing group has begun learning a new story. ‘The Papaya That Spoke’ is an amusing story about a farmer and lots of talking objects. As part of the Talk4Writing process, children learn to tell a story before writing it in their own words (‘imitating’) and then making changes to make the story their own (‘innovating’).  Please click here to see us in action! 

We enjoyed trying some papaya and other fruits. Pomegranate was a big hit! The group have enjoyed practising the story and demonstrate that they are ambitious and confident individuals performing it to their friends. They have sequenced the main events and made a story map to help them learn it by heart.


Getting Messy! (Added 01Apr25)
Our Primary 1 pupils had a fantastic time practising their spelling in a fun and creative way – using shaving foam!  They demonstrated ambition as they embraced new ways to develop their literacy skills, all while having lots of fun.  The fun didn’t stop there – P2-4 were eager to join in too, getting hands-on with their spelling in the same creative way!  

Braw Produce Project
By Jack, P3
We are working with Braw Produce from Biggar Market Garden to grow our own plants and do some planting in the school grounds.  One day when the Braw Produce lady, Julie was in, she brought in some socks with the vegetables inside and we had to put our hands in and guess what it was!  That was fun!  Also, on a different day, we put out cardboard on the grass in our outside area and we put down compost down on the top; everyone was helping because it was a lot of work with the wheelbarrow.  Seeds are going to be put into the soil to see what grows.  We’ve also got some sunflowers and potatoes in the class which we are growing.  The sunflowers are actually growing really fast.  We also have Waste Warriors in the lunchroom who are helping us to eat more of our lunch so that there isn’t so much waste, but we are also putting any waste into our new compost bin to make our own compost! 


World Book Day
By Addi, P2
We had lots of activities for World Book Day organised by the Lion King Clan, and one of them was Biscuit and a Blether!  We had biscuits in the middle of a circle where we sat and then we were sharing about the books which we recommended to everyone else!  My book was Matilda!  It’s about Mr and Mrs Wormwood sending Matilda to school with the headmistress who is not nice!  Her name is Miss Trunchball!  It’s a really funny book and I enjoyed sharing it with everyone.  We also got to bring a teddy, a blanket, an oodie or a onesie to school which was really fun.  We also did paired reading, so the Primary 1-4 class were able to read with someone from the Primary 5-7 class, which we really enjoyed.  We had a special World Book Day lunch which Mrs Hodge made for us – it was delicious!  We also did a book quiz which was based on Julia Donaldson books and if you got the question right, we won ten gems!  It was a brilliant day!


Our Nativity
By Ben & Meg P4
We performed in 'A Rock and Roll Nativity' in December at the school and invited all our families and friends of the school to come and see it.  Ben, who played King Herod, really enjoyed the part where he was very angry at everyone and had the opportunity to shout and be cross!  All the children who participated really enjoyed playing their various parts and did a very good job.  ‘H.E.R.O.D.’ was the best song – everyone loved singing this one.  The Parent Council held a raffle which was very well supported, and we managed to raise £1140 for school funds! 

Panto
‘A Cracking Christmas Carol’ was the Panto the whole school went to see at Lanark Memorial Hall this year.  We all booed at Scrooge who played a baddie in the show, but we were very happy when Tiny Tim came onto the stage.  The ghosts were very funny – one was from the past, one from the present and one from the future.  There were lots of songs which were very good too!  There was a break in the middle of the show and Libberton Primary had crisps and some juice!  We had a really amazing day.