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South Primary School, Wick
May Newsletter
| This final term is whizzing by, it's
already week five and so much is happening within school. The purpose of this newsletter is to keep you all up to date with various events over the next few weeks. NATIONAL SMILE WEEK JUBILEE PLATE COMPETITION WALK TO SCHOOL WEEK Monday 20th - Friday
24th May. Whilst I do realise there are some concerns regarding how safe your child is walking to school on their own, I feel we can all try and support this National Event in some way. Suggestions: WALKING BUS Walking Bus No. 1: Leave 'Georges' shop at 9.00am, walking along Wellington Street, Murchison Street, Roxburgh Road and crossing at school (Elaine McCombie). Walking Bus No. 2: Leave bus-stop opposite Caberfeidh Court at 9.00am, walking along Bremners Walk, Roxburgh Road and crossing at school (Karen Bain). We hope to have some publicity for this event from our local newspaper. TECHNOLOGY VISIT CAITHNESS PRIMARY SCHOOL MILE CHALLENGE ABORIGINAL DANCE GROUP DOUGHNUT DAY Let's all have sugary treat for a change and support a worthwhile charity! W H A M WORKSHOPS COUNTRYSIDE RANGER VISITS FOOTBALL AND NETBALL MATCHES Fixture list:- Lybster vs South Tuesday 21st May, pm Football/Netball Pulteneytown vs South Friday 31st May, pm Football/Netball North vs South Tuesday 4th June, pm Football/Netball South vs Hillhead Friday 21st June, pm Football/Netball JUNE/JULY DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Wednesday 5th June Sports Day Friday 7th June Jubilee BBQ Monday 10th - Friday 14th June Caithness Music Festival Thursday 20th June Parents' Evening (school reports will be issued Monday 17th June) Tuesday 2nd July P7 Induction Day at Wick High School Thursday 4th July End of term (school closes at 12 noon) Kind regards P.S. Various class trips will also take place this term. I will keep you informed of dates and costs. Some Pupils On The Second World
War Day On Tuesday 19th March P7 South School Wick held a tea party for people who lived during the Second World War. The children invited them into the classroom to show them their project folders and work they had done. Later they invited them into the hall where the children asked them questions about the war. Some of the people brought in souvenirs such as medals, hats and photos. When they had finished, the class went onto the stage for a short play about evacuation. Once the play finished they performed a poem titled 'Sam go to it' followed by some skipping rhymes. P6 then came on and sang the Australian National anthem. Afterwards the children sang songs of the time such as Kiss Me Goodnight Sargent Major and There's Something about a Soldier. A free raffle was held followed by the final song We'll Meet Again. (Calum Beveridge) In early March pupils of Primary 7 enjoyed an exciting World War II afternoon entertaining War Veterans and people who grew up in the War. Soon after the pupils lunch, they all prepared for the big show containing songs and poems that were known in War Time. Once the guests arrived the children showed them around the 'War Time' decorated classroom, including things such as gas masks, propaganda posters and pictures of families at war. The visitors quite enjoyed the lovely exhibition, but soon after they all moved on to the hall where they all chatted about the War. Many who were children during the war told the children of how they lived and experienced the war. Also they told them of the games they played, however the War Veterans told us more of the jobs and what they did. The tea party consisted of tea and food such as cakes, sponges and chocolate crispies - all provided by the children. Later on the children entertained the audience by singing, saying poems and also a play on evacuation. The pupils all dressed up as school children during the war, put on an amazing performance, I think the guests will all agree. In the middle of their performance, they let Primary 6 in on the act. Their Australian born teacher was teaching them about Australia and so, they sang Australian songs dressed up as Anzacs. The fine afternoon ended with a farewell and a song they all should remember, We'll Meet Again. You can check out some pictures of this event on the internet at www.caithness.org. (Claire Farquhar) P7's from the South School hosted a World War 2 tea party on the 19th of March and invited people who grew up during the War. The pupils, who were dressed up as children in the War, showed their guests the things they had made such as: gas masks, posters and drawings. Some of the guests showed souvenirs that they had like photographs and clothing. Later in the afternoon the children put on a concert saying a variety of poems and a short play. There was a little surprise when the Australian ANZACs came on singing Waltzing Matilda and the Australian National Anthem. The pupils sat down to talk to the visitors and they ate the snacks provided by the children. They finished off the concert by singing some war time songs like Kiss Me Goodnight Sargent Major. Before the guests left there was a quick raffle, giving things that might have been rationed in the war such as chocolate and sugar. Nobody went home empty handed! (Kerri McAllan) On Tuesday 19th March Primary 7's hosted a World War 2 afternoon in South School and invited people who remembered the war. The pupils dressed up as children during the World War 2, they also showed their guests the things they made such as propaganda posters and gas masks. Later that afternoon they put on a concert and sang a variety of songs and poems. At the end of the afternoon they had a raffle which were things that might have been on rationing in the war. (Ryan Fairweather) On Tuesday 19th March pupils of P7 in Wick South School invited people that lived through the War to a tea party. When Primary 7's guests arrived they were invited into the classroom and shown their gas masks, chads, sandbags, letters and posters. After they were shown everything we took them through to the hall. P7 and P6 chatted to the guests and Mrs Thompson said to P7 to get ready to sing. They sang their songs and the guests joined in with P7. Some of the guests were quite emotional. P7 provided the refreshments for the guests. P7 was dressed up as evacuees. Mrs Thompson and Primary 7 had a raffle for the visitors. You can see P7 and P6 on the internet at www.caithness.org. (Carole Matthews) On Tuesday 19th March at South School, Primary 6 and 7 held a World War Two party, they invited some veterans and children who grew up in the World War Two. The Primary 7 took the people into their classroom to show them around, some of the children showed the guests their World War Two folders and they were really pleased after they showed the guests into the hall. They sat down at a table and the Primary 7 and 6 put on a war time concert which was enjoyed very much by all. Refreshments were provided by Primary 6 and 7. They did a short play followed by a poem and that was followed by many songs and all the guests joined in, the kind of songs they sang were:- Keep the Home Fires Burning, Sargent Major, The Siegfred Line, Quarter Masters Store and We'll Meet Again. (Casey Turner) On Tuesday 19th March P7s invited people who remembered the War to a tea party. Primary 7 class showed their guests around their class. Some of the Primary 7s showed their posters and World War 2 folders. Some of the visitors brought interesting souvenirs and pictures from the War. The children showed their guests to the South School hall where they had refreshments. The children asked some questions about how they felt in the War. Then the children sang some songs. P6 sang an Australian song called Waltzing Matilda followed by the National Anthem. The P7s then sang songs such as Sargent Major. The afternoon was finished off with a free raffle. (Lisa Macdonald) |