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Stay & Play (Added 24Apr25)
We would love to invite our current families as well as any potentially new families to our Stay & Play event on Monday 12th May! Please come along for the children to have a play and for the adults to meet some new friends and see our school! Any questions, please call the school office.
April Newsletter (Added 22Apr25)
Please see our latest Sway newsletter! Lots of exciting news about our last term and for information on what's coming next.
Braw Veg Project at LibbertonPS (Added 01Apr25)
Please see our Sway newsletter outlining everything undertaken for this fabulous project! Huge thanks to Julie from Biggar Market Garden for all her help!
Biggar Community Market Garden Trip (Added 28Mar25)
We all had a fantastic time at Biggar Community Market Garden yesterday, engaging in hands-on activities that brought learning to life! We planted sunflowers and marigolds, created flower seed bombs, and took part in a scavenger and biodiversity hunt - exploring the importance of nature and sustainability. Throughout the day, our school values shone through. Everyone showed respect for the environment, were inclusive by working together, demonstrated kindness in caring for nature, displayed resilience in tackling new challenges and embraced ambition as we learned about the impact of our actions. A huge thank you to everyone at Biggar Community Market Garden for welcoming us and providing such a brilliant learning experience! We can’t wait to see how our flowers grow and continue to make a positive impact on our environment. Please check the Gallery page for some photographs of this fabulous project!
ECO Day (Added 01Apr25
Some pupils had the opportunity to make wildflower seed bombs at our recent Eco Day. This was a messy job, but the children loved it! The seed bombs we made were distributed on the school’s walk to their outdoor learning afternoon at the woods. Meg, a member of the Nurture group (Stitch Clan) had suggested for each pupil to have a plant that they could care for and look after. So back in December, pupils planted two daffodils each and these were left to grow over the winter months. The pupils took one daffodil home to plant and look after, while the other daffodil was planted in the school grounds at the car park fence. This was a lovely whole school initiative that linked both ECO and the Nurture Principles. We also took part in Earth Hour by not using any electricity, turning off the lights and having time outdoors, which supported this year’s theme “The Power of Nature”. The pupils learnt that Earth Hour is known as “lights off” and was celebrated on Saturday 22nd of March 2025. See the Gallery page for some pictures.
Small Schools Cross Country Tournament (Added 250325)
We had a fantastic morning at the Small Schools Cross Country Tournament recently at Lanark Racecourse! The sun even came out to help everyone along! A massive well done to all of the children for their tremendous effort and support of each other. Huge congratulations to Alfie (P5) who came First for the P4/5 Boys race and Craig (P6) who came Second for the P6 Boys race! For the Team medals, our P6 boys (Sam, Kenny & Craig) won First place overall and our P7 girls (Lucy, Jennifer & Ella) were Third! Please see the Gallery page for some great photographs!
Braw Produce Project (Added 130325)
We are currently improving our school grounds environment through the help and support of the BrawVeg/ Produce Project. Pupils have enjoyed tasting different fruits and vegetables and having a go at planting and growing themselves. Our new compost bin is being filled daily through our participation in South Lanarkshire Council’s Waster Warriors Project. We hope all this work will contribute towards earning our next ECOflag! See our Gallery page for some pictures of what we have been doing.
UNCRC Newsletter 3 (Added 130325)
Please see below our latest UNCRC Newsletter. Article 24 (Health, Food, Water & Environment) is our focus for the month of March and has been introduced to both classes. This links with all our ECO work including Waste Warriors and the Braw Veg/Produce project and the children are making links with other UNCRC articles where relevant during their lessons
World Book Day (Added 10Mar25)
Our Lion King Clan organised various activities including some outside reading, a book and a blether and a quiz for World Book Day! Everyone had a fantastic day sharing their favourite books and enjoying a special lunch along with all of the activities! Well done everyone! Please see our Gallery page for some great photographs.
New Newsletter & School Handbook (Added 10Jan25)
Please see below for our latest Newsletter (January 2025) and check the 'About Us' page for our new School Handbook.
Important Information: Primary School Admissions - August 2025 (Added 11Dec24)
Please share this information with family and friends who have children who will be starting school in August 2025 (even if they are deferring): The infant enrolment process will begin from 6 January 2025 for children who are due to start school in August 2025. Parents can enrol children from 6 January 2025 using the online registration form available on the SLC website. Contact will be made by the catchment school with each parent between Monday 13 – Friday 17 January. Details about the school enrolment process is available on the SLC website: https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/info/200186/primary_school_information/392/enrolling_your_child_for_school
Stay n Play
We will be holding our next Stay n Play date on Monday 20th January from 3-4pm for any current and interested parents and thier child/ren to come along and meet us! This is an excellent opportunity for all the children to have fun and get to know each other and there will be tea/coffee available so that the adults can chat and make some new friends too! We would love to see you! Any questions, please call the school office on 01899 308281.
MERRY CHRISTMAS! (Added 17Dec24)
We would like to wish all our families and friends of Libberton Primary a very safe, happy Christmas! Have a look on our Gallery page for some photographs of our wonderful Christmas festivities - we have all had a wonderful time! We will be closed from 2.30pm on Friday 20th December and will reopen on Monday 6th January as normal.
Our new School Vision (Added 28Nov24)
At Libberton Primary, our children are at the heart of everything that we do. In partnership with our parents and the wider community, we strive to create an environment and culture which inspires everyone to be their very best.
Our new School Values (Added 06Nov24)
After much consultation with pupils, parents and staff, our new values are: Inclusive, Ambitious, Resilient, Respect and Kindness. We are working hard on implementing these into daily life at school moving forward.
Halloween Fun! (Added 31Oct24)
Wiston Primary joined us for some Halloween activities yesterday. We talked about and shared some of our favourite books, made Halloween pictures and had fun in the woods. We even made broomsticks - look on the Gallery page to see us fly! We had lots of fabulous costumes and fun in school today too for our Halloween Party!
PC Leggate came to see Primary 5-7 (Added 10Oct24)
P5-7 enjoyed a visit from PC Leggate on Thursday 3rd of October. The session focused on being safe online and on social media platforms. Pupils were highly engaged during the session and learnt lots of important information. They listened carefully to understand the positives and negatives that come with using social media platforms and the internet. PC Leggate emphasised the importance of young people being able to share any negative experiences online with those at home.
Primary 1-4's trip to the National Museum of Scotland (Added 10Oct24)
P1-4 had a fabulous day at the National Museum of Scotland yesterday. They had great fun exploring the museum taking part in the Hedjet Egyptian hunt. They all demonstrated they were Confident Individuals by using their listening skills, receiving new information and giving information they had previously learned from our Egyptian topic in class. Have a look at our Gallery page for some photographs of our day.
Sporting Events this week (Added 26Sept24)
Our Primary 6/7s had a fabulous opportunity this week to demonstrate their fabulous rugby skills at the Rugby Festival along with other schools from our community. The children had been enjoying weekly rugby sessions with a representative from Biggar Rugby Club over the past few weeks and it showed! We even had some winners - Ella and Pyper from Team England who came first and Jennifer and Leon from team Scotland who came 2nd!
In addition, the Primary 4/5s had a wonderful time at the Football Festival at the grounds of Symington Tinto Football Club. At the start of the day, pupils enjoyed participating in some football drills to develop their skills and to get to know their team mates from across different schools. They then moved onto mini football games, where they were incredibly active! All pupils worked well in their teams and demonstrated that they were ambitious to do well.
Well done to everyone who participated and were fabulous team mates! See our Gallery page for some more photographs from these events.
Stay & Play - Tuesday 24th September '24 3-4pm
We will be holding a Stay & Play event and would love to see any current pupils and their parent/s and any potential new families! This is an excellent opportunity to get to know us and the other children and parents in a relaxed, informal environment with a tea/coffee and a biscuit!
Welcome back to a new school term! (Added 16Aug24)
It was so lovely this week to see everyone back in school looking so smart in their uniforms! A special warm welcome to our new P1 learners who are starting with us; Cameron and Quinn and Mrs Melissa Ross, our Acting Principal Teacher. Mrs Sheridan continues her maternity leave until Spring 2025 with Mrs Gallant covering Primary 1-4 and Miss Logan has also joined the Libberton team 3 days a week. Please see below for our latest Newsletter!
We would love to invite our current families as well as any potentially new families to our Stay & Play event on Monday 12th May! Please come along for the children to have a play and for the adults to meet some new friends and see our school! Any questions, please call the school office.
April Newsletter (Added 22Apr25)
Please see our latest Sway newsletter! Lots of exciting news about our last term and for information on what's coming next.
Braw Veg Project at LibbertonPS (Added 01Apr25)
Please see our Sway newsletter outlining everything undertaken for this fabulous project! Huge thanks to Julie from Biggar Market Garden for all her help!
Biggar Community Market Garden Trip (Added 28Mar25)
We all had a fantastic time at Biggar Community Market Garden yesterday, engaging in hands-on activities that brought learning to life! We planted sunflowers and marigolds, created flower seed bombs, and took part in a scavenger and biodiversity hunt - exploring the importance of nature and sustainability. Throughout the day, our school values shone through. Everyone showed respect for the environment, were inclusive by working together, demonstrated kindness in caring for nature, displayed resilience in tackling new challenges and embraced ambition as we learned about the impact of our actions. A huge thank you to everyone at Biggar Community Market Garden for welcoming us and providing such a brilliant learning experience! We can’t wait to see how our flowers grow and continue to make a positive impact on our environment. Please check the Gallery page for some photographs of this fabulous project!
ECO Day (Added 01Apr25
Some pupils had the opportunity to make wildflower seed bombs at our recent Eco Day. This was a messy job, but the children loved it! The seed bombs we made were distributed on the school’s walk to their outdoor learning afternoon at the woods. Meg, a member of the Nurture group (Stitch Clan) had suggested for each pupil to have a plant that they could care for and look after. So back in December, pupils planted two daffodils each and these were left to grow over the winter months. The pupils took one daffodil home to plant and look after, while the other daffodil was planted in the school grounds at the car park fence. This was a lovely whole school initiative that linked both ECO and the Nurture Principles. We also took part in Earth Hour by not using any electricity, turning off the lights and having time outdoors, which supported this year’s theme “The Power of Nature”. The pupils learnt that Earth Hour is known as “lights off” and was celebrated on Saturday 22nd of March 2025. See the Gallery page for some pictures.
Small Schools Cross Country Tournament (Added 250325)
We had a fantastic morning at the Small Schools Cross Country Tournament recently at Lanark Racecourse! The sun even came out to help everyone along! A massive well done to all of the children for their tremendous effort and support of each other. Huge congratulations to Alfie (P5) who came First for the P4/5 Boys race and Craig (P6) who came Second for the P6 Boys race! For the Team medals, our P6 boys (Sam, Kenny & Craig) won First place overall and our P7 girls (Lucy, Jennifer & Ella) were Third! Please see the Gallery page for some great photographs!
Braw Produce Project (Added 130325)
We are currently improving our school grounds environment through the help and support of the BrawVeg/ Produce Project. Pupils have enjoyed tasting different fruits and vegetables and having a go at planting and growing themselves. Our new compost bin is being filled daily through our participation in South Lanarkshire Council’s Waster Warriors Project. We hope all this work will contribute towards earning our next ECOflag! See our Gallery page for some pictures of what we have been doing.
UNCRC Newsletter 3 (Added 130325)
Please see below our latest UNCRC Newsletter. Article 24 (Health, Food, Water & Environment) is our focus for the month of March and has been introduced to both classes. This links with all our ECO work including Waste Warriors and the Braw Veg/Produce project and the children are making links with other UNCRC articles where relevant during their lessons
World Book Day (Added 10Mar25)
Our Lion King Clan organised various activities including some outside reading, a book and a blether and a quiz for World Book Day! Everyone had a fantastic day sharing their favourite books and enjoying a special lunch along with all of the activities! Well done everyone! Please see our Gallery page for some great photographs.
New Newsletter & School Handbook (Added 10Jan25)
Please see below for our latest Newsletter (January 2025) and check the 'About Us' page for our new School Handbook.
Important Information: Primary School Admissions - August 2025 (Added 11Dec24)
Please share this information with family and friends who have children who will be starting school in August 2025 (even if they are deferring): The infant enrolment process will begin from 6 January 2025 for children who are due to start school in August 2025. Parents can enrol children from 6 January 2025 using the online registration form available on the SLC website. Contact will be made by the catchment school with each parent between Monday 13 – Friday 17 January. Details about the school enrolment process is available on the SLC website: https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/info/200186/primary_school_information/392/enrolling_your_child_for_school
Stay n Play
We will be holding our next Stay n Play date on Monday 20th January from 3-4pm for any current and interested parents and thier child/ren to come along and meet us! This is an excellent opportunity for all the children to have fun and get to know each other and there will be tea/coffee available so that the adults can chat and make some new friends too! We would love to see you! Any questions, please call the school office on 01899 308281.
MERRY CHRISTMAS! (Added 17Dec24)
We would like to wish all our families and friends of Libberton Primary a very safe, happy Christmas! Have a look on our Gallery page for some photographs of our wonderful Christmas festivities - we have all had a wonderful time! We will be closed from 2.30pm on Friday 20th December and will reopen on Monday 6th January as normal.
Our new School Vision (Added 28Nov24)
At Libberton Primary, our children are at the heart of everything that we do. In partnership with our parents and the wider community, we strive to create an environment and culture which inspires everyone to be their very best.
Our new School Values (Added 06Nov24)
After much consultation with pupils, parents and staff, our new values are: Inclusive, Ambitious, Resilient, Respect and Kindness. We are working hard on implementing these into daily life at school moving forward.
Halloween Fun! (Added 31Oct24)
Wiston Primary joined us for some Halloween activities yesterday. We talked about and shared some of our favourite books, made Halloween pictures and had fun in the woods. We even made broomsticks - look on the Gallery page to see us fly! We had lots of fabulous costumes and fun in school today too for our Halloween Party!
PC Leggate came to see Primary 5-7 (Added 10Oct24)
P5-7 enjoyed a visit from PC Leggate on Thursday 3rd of October. The session focused on being safe online and on social media platforms. Pupils were highly engaged during the session and learnt lots of important information. They listened carefully to understand the positives and negatives that come with using social media platforms and the internet. PC Leggate emphasised the importance of young people being able to share any negative experiences online with those at home.
Primary 1-4's trip to the National Museum of Scotland (Added 10Oct24)
P1-4 had a fabulous day at the National Museum of Scotland yesterday. They had great fun exploring the museum taking part in the Hedjet Egyptian hunt. They all demonstrated they were Confident Individuals by using their listening skills, receiving new information and giving information they had previously learned from our Egyptian topic in class. Have a look at our Gallery page for some photographs of our day.
Sporting Events this week (Added 26Sept24)
Our Primary 6/7s had a fabulous opportunity this week to demonstrate their fabulous rugby skills at the Rugby Festival along with other schools from our community. The children had been enjoying weekly rugby sessions with a representative from Biggar Rugby Club over the past few weeks and it showed! We even had some winners - Ella and Pyper from Team England who came first and Jennifer and Leon from team Scotland who came 2nd!
In addition, the Primary 4/5s had a wonderful time at the Football Festival at the grounds of Symington Tinto Football Club. At the start of the day, pupils enjoyed participating in some football drills to develop their skills and to get to know their team mates from across different schools. They then moved onto mini football games, where they were incredibly active! All pupils worked well in their teams and demonstrated that they were ambitious to do well.
Well done to everyone who participated and were fabulous team mates! See our Gallery page for some more photographs from these events.
Stay & Play - Tuesday 24th September '24 3-4pm
We will be holding a Stay & Play event and would love to see any current pupils and their parent/s and any potential new families! This is an excellent opportunity to get to know us and the other children and parents in a relaxed, informal environment with a tea/coffee and a biscuit!
Welcome back to a new school term! (Added 16Aug24)
It was so lovely this week to see everyone back in school looking so smart in their uniforms! A special warm welcome to our new P1 learners who are starting with us; Cameron and Quinn and Mrs Melissa Ross, our Acting Principal Teacher. Mrs Sheridan continues her maternity leave until Spring 2025 with Mrs Gallant covering Primary 1-4 and Miss Logan has also joined the Libberton team 3 days a week. Please see below for our latest Newsletter!
