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| A busy week in Kindergarten |
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| | On Monday and Tuesday this week, Form 7 joined me for a two day camp. |
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| | Forms 3 and 4 enjoyed a lovely river walk this morning |
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| Form 7 have been taking part in an eco camp. |
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| | Form 4 had a truly fabulous day at Bowhill on Thursday. |
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| A trip to the river to do some measuring |
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| On Monday Forms 3 and headed off for a day camp at Spottiswoode |
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| | Maths and Science lessons |
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| are delighted to have finished their assessments |
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| | lovely to be outside enjoying Wednesday afternoon activities. |
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| | Last Friday Pre-prep visited Harestanes |
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| our entry to Keep Scotland Beautiful competition - Design a One Planet Picnic Pocket Garden 2021 |
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| | There was great excitement this Monday as F7 prepared to have their first live link with Kunal and his pupils from the Monastic School, Janakpur, Nepal! |
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| Here are the representatives of the St Mary’s eco committee. |
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| | pupils and staff raise money for India |
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| Our 1st XI Cricketers set off for Mowden |
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| | Congrtulations to Forms 7 and 8 pupils |
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| Form 1 have been learning about healthy eating. |
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| | On Thursday Form 2 went to Gunsgreen House in Eyemouth. |
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| first outing of our litter monitors |
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| | Kindergarten enyoy a trip to the woods |
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| Form 8 help with the garden project |
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| | Archie plays his tenor horn |
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| | The children in Kindergarten meet Miss Louise’s new baby bunny called ‘Honey’. |
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| | Form 1 spent the morning taking a closer look at Australia |
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| In Kindergarten, we have been mark making using the feathers that Archie’s granny brought into us. |
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| | Two incredibly rare caterpillars were spotted in the school grounds this afternoon. |
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| | Mr Brydon prepares the cricket wicket |
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| Continuing with our love of books in Kindergarten |
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| | Our Eco Garden is underway |
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| fun with Mrs Bell at PE today. |
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| with their friends in Kindergarten |
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| | Form 1 have been studying plants and different types of seed dispersal |
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| hardening off their plants |
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| Reception, Forms 1 and 2 had a wonderful time searching for eggs |
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| | Parachute fun in the sun on Thursday |
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| happy to be back at school |
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| | new numbers and letters for Kindergarten |
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| our younger children made posters to welcome older pupils back to school |
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| | Form 1 are happy to be together again |
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| Pre-Prep and Form 3 celebrated World Book Day with a tea party |
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| | pupils in Forms 3 - Kindergarten celebrated World Book Day by dressing up as their favourite characters |
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| happy to return to school |
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| | Form 1 look at parts of a plant |
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| | Reception Class Maths lesson |
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| | After Live PE, Pupils from F3-8 competed a Fitness Scavenger hunt. This received a great deal of positive feedback |
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| Staff join Team South support Doddie |
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| | Hannah recently attended an art online course organised by The National Galleries of Scotland run by Aardman Animation. |
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| | Middle school have been making superhero masks in their DT session |
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| Some of the birds spotted by St. Mary’s pupils over the weekend |
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| | Great returns this week: balloon tennis, snakes and ladders fitness |
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| remote learning and key worker children |
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| Form 6 have been drawing the water cycle from memory. Mrs Bell loves this super diagram from Reece |
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| | Form 1 enjoy a remote English lesson with Mrs Rawson |
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| | Though the project officially came to an end inAugust there was a small revival at Christmas time. |
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| Fergus, Meisha and Matilda in top ten |
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| | Well done to PERCY this week who have been the Squad who had most evidence sent in, followed by Home, Scott and Douglas! |
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| You will remember that in November we displayed poppies in our windows to help us look back and remember. A new year sees us looking forward |
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| | Well done to Scott who have been the Squad |
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| This year as well as sending festive cheer in the cards that we write to our nearest and dearest we decided to send cards to local older people living in care homes. |
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| | This year we have packed 36 bags with treats ready for the St. Peter’s Foodbank to deliver out into the community. |
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| our Carol Service with Sign Language |
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| Form Class Christmas Parties |
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| | A Santa visit, a Polar Express fun day with hot chocolate |
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| As part of our Science topic; Light Form 2 designed and made their own lighthouses. |
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| | Continuing to develop our fine motor skills, the children in Kindergarten |
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| Thursday 3rd December 2020 |
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| | Merchiston offered us a super challenge to construct a prosthetic hand using card and string. |
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| Through a connection that sprung from our annual science festival, Bang Goes The Borders, Alba Abad contacted us to ask if we would be interested in participating in a project that she has developed over the last few years. |
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| | Once again we would like to support the Foodbank in Galashiels over the festive period. |
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| kindly run by the Friends of St. Mary's |
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| | St. Mary's are one of the four finalists in this year's RSPB Nature of Scotland Awards |
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| As a revision exercise and an extension of their learning on sound waves, F8 planned and carried out an investigation to see if they could hear better with paper ears. |
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| | The children in Kindergarten enjoy high quality play opportunities in Wooplaw Wood each week |
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| This week we received the lovely news that Grace in Form 3 is a runner up in this years “Tesco Bank Schools Art Competition” which is organised by the National Gallery. |
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| | 2020 will be a year that is remembered for all sorts of reasons but it shouldn’t be the year that we forgot about Remembrance. |
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| our younger pupils remember |
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| | our virtual Remembrance Service |
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| This week in kindergarten we have been talking about how to keep safe while creating our own bonfire and firework pictures |
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| | Pre-Prep enjoy a virtual bonfire party |
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| | Following on from Mr Harvey’s assembly on Monday, Form 3 and 4 read ‘Have you filled a bucket today?’ by Carol McCloud. |
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| Work has begun in the ‘Poppy Factory’ with Form 6 leading the way. We have the potential to make 180 poppies - they will look fabulous in different windows around town |
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| | mark making and using our senses |
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| experiment to see how much energy is in food
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| | We are supporting Poppy Scotland by producing our own poppies. Poppy Scotland have suggested that people display poppies in their windows to present a reminder of their ongoing work which is particularly challenging this year. |
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| A few of our favourite photographs this week from the woods. |
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| | Form 3 have been working on story endings this half term. They have studied the traditional stories of ‘The 3 little pigs’, ‘Goldilocks and the 3 Bears’ and ‘The Billy Goats Gruff’. |
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| A little bit of everything this week in Kindergarten |
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| dissecting chicken wings as part of their learning on the human body |
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| | Form playing traditional outdoor game of hopscotch |
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| | Building friendships and working together this week in Kindergarten. |
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| Form 1 are learning some grammar in class ......... |
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| | F8 putting up birdboxes/quiet reading in the sunshine during Environmental Studies yesterday |
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| | Form 1 looking for mini beast habitats around the school grounds. |
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| The Future of Remembrance Competition |
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| | Friday 4th September 2020 |
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| Thursday 2nd July, 2020 at 6pm |
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| | pupils artwork during lockdown |
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| As a memory of the time that we spent being creative separately, I would like you to bring something that you made in isolation to make a St. Mary's collaborative piece of work. |
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| William is running 26.2miles in a month to raise money for Cancer Research |
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| | Form 1 have been learning their French colours |
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| | Forms 1, 2 and Reception art work |
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| | Form 7 with their friends in Form 8 good luck for Common Entrance Exams |
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| | week 7 of remote learning |
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| lovely sculptures form our Form 3 pupils |
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| | Form 4 have come up with some brilliant ideas for their outdoor art |
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| In English, Form 7 have been undertaking a number of creative tasks that have prompted them to think about animals. |
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| | Willa and Imo sing a beautiful duet |
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| Tom makes 150 bird houses to help NHS Borders |
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| | Form 2 were asked to design and make their own pirate island |
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| Beautiful playing of 'somewhere over the rainbow' |
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| Form 1 have had great fun with their hair raising art |
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| Form 4 have been learning about the Victorians |
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| | Oliver and a friend plays their pipes for the NHS workers |
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| reading in an extreme place |
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| | Form 2 have been learning about colours |
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| Friday 8th May 2020 - celebration of VE Day |
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| Forms 3, 4 and 5 have been busy creating |
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| | Pre-Prep have been working hard |
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| | Trailcams - predator perch |
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| Happy 100th Birthday Captain Tom |
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| | Form 4 have been learning about the Victorians |
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| children working at home with their 4 legged friends |
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| | Last week contained many treats for me, in the form of essays and designs that my classes sent through in response to our ‘remote lessons’. Thanks to all for their fantastic work – it definitely brightens my day! |
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| | Grace is running around her garden to raise funds |
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| second week of the summer term |
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| Squad Morning took place on the last day of term, Friday 20th March |
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| Forms 3 and 4 trip to Dundee |
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| | On Tuesday Form 3 visited Hawick Museum for an Egyptian workshop |
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| On Monday afternoon Pre-prep had the pleasure of welcoming Barbara from West End in Schools |
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| | Pupils and staff had great fun dressing up today for World Book Day |
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| | Forms 6, 7 and 8 performancing Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat |
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| Wednesday 5th February 2020 |
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| | today's visit to the woods |
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| Thursday 9th January 2020 |
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| | kind donations from parents and staff |
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| Our Gaps Lily and Will gave a wonderful send off |
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| | Monday 9th and Wednesday 11th December |
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| Tuesday 10th December 2019 |
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| | Tuesday 10th December 2019 |
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| The Friends of St. Mary's Winter Wonderland |
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| | Thursday 5th December 2019 |
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| | Thursday 5th December 2019 |
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| | Thursday 5th December 2019 |
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| | Abbey Brass (Jedforest Instrumental Youth Band) |
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| | on Monday Reception class visited Bowhill |
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| As a tonic to the assessment process, F7B |
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| | Form 5 invited the rest of the school to play on their inventive arcade games |
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| | The Form 7 Greek Club took a little trip up town this afternoon |
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| | Form 6 and 7 at Strathallan for a CSI themed science day |
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| Thursday 3rd Octobre 2019 |
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| | Form 3 are learning the sounds of the French alphabet |
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| Saturday 21st September 2019 |
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| | end of term assembly and leavers' lunch |
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| | The Wild Outdoors, Thirlestane |
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| | entries to be submitted by 26th June |
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| | great fun practicing the sack race |
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| friendships in Kindergarten |
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| to Freyja and Tiggy for their selection in the U14 South of Scotland Hockey Squad |
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| 2,200kg collected in 2 hours by 196 people |
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| Thankyou to Wilf’s mummy and daddy |
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| | photos from our senior show |
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| On Wednesday Hannah and William travelled up to Paisley with their families to receive their certificates from the John Byrne Drawing Competition |
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| Middle School enjoy a spring walk this afternoon |
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| | On Tuesday we were fortunate enough to have two ladies from The Great Tapestry of Scotland |
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| Wednesday 20th March 2019 |
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| | Kindergarten celebrated ‘Fastelavn’ |
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| Ampleforth Public Speaking Festival |
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| To kick start the Common Entrance science revision process |
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| Form 4 study Harry Potter |
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| For the last four weeks, Ellie Crabb from Borders Youth has spent time with Form 5 |
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| Strange things have been happening in the art studio |
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| | Ice skating at Born in the Borders |
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| In Form 2 the children have been enjoying their Science topic; Light. |
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| Tuesday 13th November 2018 |
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| Back in May, Poppy Scotland sounded the call to Scottish schools to sign the 1918 Poppy Pledge |
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| | Everyone in the Art Studio has been very busy creating felt poppies |
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