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We are overwhelmed with people contacting us to celebrate our flexible uniform! Here are learners from the same class all in uniform - hoodies, leggings, shorts, jumpers, joggers, t shirts & trainers. All looking smart & working hard
#comfort
#curiosity
#creativity
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Here it is!!! 🖤💛
#newecps
The new £17.5 million East Calder Primary School will be constructed adjacent to the existing school.
The current school building is not suitable for the future delivery of high-quality education due to a number of issues.
More info at
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What an end to the year! Well done and thank you to everyone who has supported our application to become a reading school (an extra special thanks to Mrs Robertson for all your hard work!)
@scottishbktrust
@wl_literacy
#readingcommunity
#readingforpleasure
#readingschool
📚
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If you know…you know!! We have 2 VERY happy P7 classes today. Mrs Stewart was sent this incredible email by a P7 in January…it’s been a long talked about subject but we’re feeling very happy today
#paninipower
#pupilpower
#thankyou
@iain_mcd
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🖤💛 We were so proud of all the past (and present) ECPS young people, families and staff who turned out to say goodbye to our hero, Jack. A very hard day for the entire East Calder community but the most beautiful send off for the smiliest of boys! 🖤💛
#flyhigh
#alwayssmiling
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Speaking to an audience at the
@SECCGgow
is a huge deal at any age, but…at 11….it’s absolutely incredible. Thank you for sharing your learning journey with everyone
@EduScotland
so confidently & articulately. We are all so proud of you - well done 🌟🌟🌟
#confidentindividuals
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Absolutely thrilled with the publication of our recent
@EducationScot
HMIe report.
A huge well done to our pupils, staff, parents and wider school community - a glowing report 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
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Welcome to our library!!! It’s here!!! Our new library, created by our literacy leads, has officially opened as part of our
#WorldBookDay
celebrations! Come inside for a wee tour…1/3
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What an incredible end to the session!! We are delighted to have achieved our CRIS award and be invited to be a mentor school for other schools in the country. Thank you again to everyone for all your ongoing work and support
#CRIS
#award
#digischool
🔐
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We hope that all of our children and families who got tickets for todays match have a great day! Well done, and a huge thank you, to
@LiviFCOfficial
for always putting community first 🦁💛🖤
#community
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Extremely proud of our head pupils who attended the Service of Thanksgiving for the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen at St Michael’s in Linlithgow. Mrs Stewart was very proud of how well they represented ECPS 🖤💛 👑
#Jubilee
#platinumjubilee2022
@LoveWestLothian
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Our gift to the new school in our cluster
@Calderwood_Pri
💙🤍 - one of our very talented P7s painted this - we have one too in our school colours 🖤💛
#transition
#clusterfriends
#newfriends
#oldfriends
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Well done to our P7 pupils who performed their Leavers Assembly for their parents and families today. You all did amazingly well 👏 🌟 Your enthusiasm, personalities and achievements shone through as you shared your memories and highlights of Primary School 💛🖤
#ecps
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So many people have been requesting the before as well as the after…picture 1 is what this room looked like earlier this session (pic 2 is now from same angle!) Our learners love it ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
#WorldBookDay
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Primary 7 have had an amazing time with these 'special kind of heroes' - their wee faces - 'you're the ACTUAL people' - we all loved it. Singing together, dancing, a live performance with
@FischyMusic
#singing
#wellbeing
#famousfaces
👨🎤🎵🎹
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A huge congratulations to our very own
@BikeabilityScot
trainer - Paul - highly commended instructor of the year!! Amazing achievement 🚴♀️ 🚴🏼♂️ 👏🏼 👏🏼 We are VERY proud and honoured to have Paul volunteering with us year after year
#thankyou
🖤💛
@CyclingScotland
@LoveWestLothian
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We are so excited and proud of one of our P7 pupils who is now a published author after winning a competition he and his class entered last year! His book 'Reach for your Goals' is
#available
to buy on
@AmazonUK
- look it up!
#publishedauthor
#weareecps
@wl_literacy
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Hello from everyone at Lockerbie Manor 👋 We’ve all settled into our pods and are now heading out for our evening activity. Photos to follow later once activities are finished and we can post 💛🖤
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And then you find out you're the first school in
@LoveWestLothian
to achieve the CRIS award....we are definitely feeling a tad overwhelmed this afternoon! Thank you and well done everyone!
#award
#CRIS
#VERYproudHT
🖤👩💻👏🥳🙌🎉👨💻💛
What an incredible end to the session!! We are delighted to have achieved our CRIS award and be invited to be a mentor school for other schools in the country. Thank you again to everyone for all your ongoing work and support
#CRIS
#award
#digischool
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P3B have been eagerly awaiting the rain ☔️to model our new outdoor learning clothing. There's no such thing as bad weather at ECPS! 🌳🍃
#WeAreECPS
#outdoorlearning
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P7 leavers party is about to start at ECPS!!! We’re excited to see their faces when they see their snacks - thank you to Baked By Pippa for making these - yum!
#leavers
#party
#snackysnacks
🤤
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We are absolutely delighted to have achieved our Digital School Award - only at ECPS would we have to present our evidence at Mrs Stewart's house because the internet was down! What resilience!! Well done to our digital leaders, Mrs Lewis and Miss Young!
@wldigilearn
@DigiGal8
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Sharing our learners digital journey from P1 - S6
Mrs Stewart & Mr Murphy (WCHS) presenting at the Scottish Learning Festival
#SLFOnline
#SLF2021
Great presentation on creating a collaborative, inclusive classroom from Fiona Stewart
@eastcalder_ps
using
@MicrosoftTeams
&
@Microsoft365
, & the slick transition to high school standardised through through the cluster with Dale Murphy.
#SLFOnline
@GlowScot
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Mrs Stewart had a very special meeting last week…inside the new school building! It’s really beginning to take shape
#newbuilding
#sameecps
🖤💛
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We’d like to wish all our families and our community a very Merry Christmas & we’ll see you all January! With love from everyone at East Calder Primary and ELC 🖤💛
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We are so proud of these two 🖤💛 the best way to honor our Jack - raising money for the charity that supported them to understand and process their grief! 🖤💛 In memory of Jack Lees
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P7 are having a smashing time at Lockerbie Manor, in spite of the weather! Showcasing excellent team work and support for their peers!
#outdooradventure
#residential
#newexperiences
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The team in The Hive are buzzing 🐝 🐝 🐝 (get it?!) about their recognition from
@IwsEit
team! Thanks to all of your team for your support for our learners this year!
#partnership
#personalsupport
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When you visit the Hive and then you’re leaving us - you get a treat!! Thank you for all your support
@iain_mcd
🖤💛
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The best text we could have received tonight, from Mr Millar!!
“Livingston South P7 Netball Champions 2023 🙌🏻”
Well done to our P7 netball team - we are so proud of you!!
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Today’s the final day of session 2020-2021. It’s our final day with our school community and catchment in its current form. We’d like to thank all our parents and carers for their ongoing support and championing of our school. Happy holiday everyone 🖤💛
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Lots of excitement today as our ELC children paraded their Chinese Dragon through the school making lots of noise with the instruments 🐉 🇨🇳 🥁
#creativity
#music
#investgatingsound
#ChineseNewYear
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Mrs Robertson had a VERY important job to do after school today. She was part of a team getting to judge for
@scottishbktrust
next years books. What a privilege that East Calder Primary were invited to help choose!
#bookbug
#ScottishBookWeek
#literacylead
@wl_literacy
📚📕
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COVID has meant that parents and carers haven't been able to visit schools and ELCs in quite sometime - so we welcome you to share us in "A Day in the Life of ECPS!"
#welcometoecps
#weareecps
#wellbeingfirst
#happylearners
🖤💛
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Just a little thank you from us to everyone
@NHS_Lothian
! Stay safe!! 😀🌈🖤💛
I cannot thank the children from
@eastcalder_ps
for the beautiful photos give to Ingliston mass vaccination site. Adds beautiful colour to the wall while still getting across the important message
@NHS_Lothian
@HighlandCentre
#StaySafe
#bepartofthecovidsolution
@elliedunn24
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A massive thank you to Belford Butchers for your contribution to our P7 hoody fundraiser!! A £20 voucher for our raffle and a cash donation too! Thank you so very much.
#community
#fundraiser
#rafflecomingsoon
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The most beautiful letter to receive on a Thursday morning. We are excited for our new school but we will miss our old building. We’ve started planning our “end of an era” celebration - watch this space! Any old photos of our school would be graciously received
#community
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Our school community wanted the design team to know what they value and are looking for, for our new build. Some great adjectives shared at day one of the design sprint
#inspiring
#safe
#eco
#flexible
#welcoming
#innovative
#creative
🏫 ✏️
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Delighted to welcome our new ‘soon to be’ Primary 1 children and their parents/carers to our school for their Transition Visit today. A chance for our young learners to meet their teacher and classmates and spend some time in their P1 classroom 💛🖤
#transition
#schoolcommunity
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Wow! What a lot of countries and languages represented at our school by those in our ECPS family 🏴🇵🇱🇷🇴🇸🇰🇵🇹🇱🇻 🇭🇺 🇪🇸 🇨🇳 🇮🇳 🇩🇿 🇷🇺 🇱🇹 🇲🇿 🇨🇿 🇿🇼 🇳🇱 🇫🇷 🏴
#languages
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Thank you so much to our parent council for our lovely treats - the staff are so appreciative!!
#happyfriday
#thankyou
@LindaHoskinsArt
🎄🍩
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Our assembly today celebrated the many cultures that make up our ECPS family with some pupils sharing their favourite way to say welcome/hello!! We heard: French, Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, Japanese, Algerian, Arabic…wow!
#teamecps
🖤💛
#welcomeback
#hello
🌍
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Our happy campers have arrived at Lockerbie Manor and have already participated in their first activity. Dinner time first then its evening activities! Photos will come as soon as we have better signal to share them!!
#schoolcamp
#residential
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When P6B are leading assembly this week and this appears at your door…
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Lots of fun at our P7 leavers party today. Silent disco on the field, pizza delivery, cookie cupcakes & a party bag to take home! This P7 year group have been incredible. We hope they had the best time!
#transition
#together
#celebrate
#danceparty
#pizzaparty
🕺💃🍕🎧🖤💛
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We are delighted to be amongst some of the first schools in Scotland to be recognised for our continued strength & development in our digital learning and teaching!
#chuffedtobits
#digitaltech
#technology
#ongoing
#sustained
@Schools_Digital
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When your learners are this talented...posters to represent each of our values
#values
#respect
#nuture
#talent
#graphicdesign
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Drones and coding and lego-cars, oh my. P7A had a great time
@WestCalderHigh
yesterday supported by the S6 STEM ambassadors. P7B have heard all about it and are really looking forward to their session next week. Thank you
@MrMurphy_BusEd
and team!
#digital
#stem
#transition
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Term 2 whole school challenge - done ✅ today was our feedback assembly. Every class shared their learning - what our school vision statement look like, feels like and sounds like. Amazing effort by everyone
#learnandachieveeveryday
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Pupils from our Pupil Leadership Group are on hand this evening and tomorrow evening to welcome our parents/carers for Parents Consultations 💛🖤
#pupilleadership
#responsiblecitizens
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P7 love hearing about how data is used in different careers...a huge thank you to Scott for coming to visit us and telling us about how you use data and skills in your career - past and present! Thank you for your amazing contribution to our P7 fundraiser too ⚽️⚽️⚽️
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A huge thank you to Elizabeth and Darren from East Calder and Kirknewton Parish Church for leading today’s
#Advent
assembly. It’s not only lovely for us to have
#community
members leading an assembly but Elizabeth is one of our
#parents
too! Merry Christmas to you both 🎄
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All credit to the lovely Cat in the Hat AKA Mrs Robertson!
#WorldBookDay
celebrations going well, a new library and learners who love reading!! Well done you & thank you from all of us!! 👏🏼 📚 🖤💛 🐱🎩
#welldonemrsrobertson
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It's important to reflect on all you've achieved, especially during a global pandemic! Sharing our wider achievements from last session - who knows what session 21-22 will bring
#widerachievement
#celebratingsuccess
#reflectingtogether
🖤💛👏
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It’s happening 🙌🏼 🖤💛
Delighted to have achieved contract close on
@LoveWestLothian
's latest investment in its learning estate - the £18.3m
@eastcalder_ps
. Well done to everyone involved in reaching this key milestone.
@NORR_AEP
@morrisonbuilds
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Thank you
@MrEagleson
for sending us a box of biccies to celebrate our amazing HMIe Report! You know the way to our hearts! ❤️🍪
#thankyou
#biscuitsforthewin
🍪
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Pupils in P3B were learning a valuable lesson last week as they learned the importance of embracing mistakes and making the best out of them. Look at the fun they had turning a mistake into an opportunity
#nevergiveup
#creativity
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Our staff are looking forward to welcoming our learners back to school tomorrow. Session 21/22 - here we go!!
#BacktoSchool2021
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West Calder cluster teachers had a fascinating session with our numeracy pedagogy officer today looking at developing algebraic thinking. Thank you Mr Airley
@AddiewellPS
and Miss Young for sharing your practice
@MidCalder_PS
@KirknewtonPS
@ParkheadS
@Calderwood_Pri
@WoodmuirP
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A massive well done to our Netball team!! 🏆 gold medals all around for team ECPS🥇 We are so proud of you all & a massive thank you to Mr Millar and Mrs Gall for all your support 🏀
Good luck to all the schools competing in the WL Netball Championships 🏆
@Balbardie_PS
@BoghallPSch
@croftmalloch
@eastcalder_ps
@greenriggps
@livivillagePS
@MidCalder_PS
@southdaleps
@StJosephspswhit
@SaintJosephsRC1
@ActiveWL
@NetballScotland
@MissPrimrosePE
#netball
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Well done to all the 2020/2021 probationer teachers but an extra special well done to
@MissEMReid
- you’ve had a smashing year and we are so proud of your journey. Best of luck in your new post
@Calderwood_Pri
#eastcalderwood
💛🖤💙🤍
Probation Manager at
@LoveWestLothian
,
@iain_mcd
, shares a message of congratulations to this year's probationers
#GTCSnpc2021
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Spending their P7 raffle winnings at Fork and Field!
#localcommunity
#supportinglocalbusinesses
#thankyou
#communitylinks
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They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old: age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.
#RemembranceDay2021
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Feeling very lucky to pilot
@FootballBuzz12
and
@LiviFCOfficial
new virtual resources! Feedback from teachers so far: videos are really easy to follow in the classroom and visual explanations supports all learners feel included! More pics and reviews coming!
#healthandwellbeing
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More kayaking and canoeing photos from this morning 🛶
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Have a great last day everyone! Enjoy your summer - take the time to rest, recuperate, and reenergise for next session! 🖤💛
#weareecps
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Primary 6&7 had a mini in-person assembly today. Helping us create a SWAY about a Ready, Respectful and Safe Assembly. They’re going to use it to teach our younger pupils all about it - they were shocked to work out the P1 & P2 have NEVER had an in-person assembly!!
#assembly
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Some very exciting displays popping up in our new library - it’s still under construction 🚧 but it’s beginning to take shape! Check out our scale drawing book cover 📏 📐
@wl_literacy
#readingforpleasure
#readingcommunity
#ecpsreads
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Love seeing one of our P6 learners (and some ex pupils!) in action with the
@westlothianIMS
Brass Band!
#widerachievments
#extracurricular
🎺
Day 3 of recording. Great to see and hear the West Lothian Schools Brass Band back in action!
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3/3 different areas of our library showcasing Scottish authors, as well as some information on our local community…we also have an author of the month display for our learners!
#WorldBookDay
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One area of our school has been out of commission recently and is almost ready for a relaunch…Mrs Robertson and our literacy leads have been beavering away ready for a very special day next week…
#worldbookday
#comingsoon
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West Calder Cluster parents and carers consulting on Our National Discussion
#talkscottisheducation
@WestCalderHigh
@KirknewtonPS
@AddiewellPS
@ParkheadS
@MidCalder_PS
@Calderwood_Pri
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We are really looking forward to welcoming all our learners and staff back to school tomorrow. We hope you’ve had a restful Easter break and are ready for the final term of session 2020-2021! Let’s do this!!
#teamecps
#weareecps
#ecpslearns
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For
#NationalNumeracyDay
Miss Baldacci set up trails for all learners around our playground. Different challenges for different ages and levels. Lots of laughter as well as lots of rich numerical and mathematical vocabulary being used!
#numeracy
#mathematicalconcepts
#ecpslearns
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Wasn’t it kind of Mr Hunt to clear all the leaves in the playground to one area, today - P1 certainly thought so! 🍁 🍃
#lastoftheautumnleaves
#coloursofautumn
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Group 7 photos from Day 1 at Lockerbie Manor 💛🖤
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Lovely to have you Miss Burton! Planning has definitely commenced 😊
#teamwork
#clustercolleagues
Thank you to
@eastcalder_ps
for making me feel so welcome today! Lots of solution focussed dialogue about arrangements and organisation for August. 💙🤍 💛🖤
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And we are all super excited!!! 🖤💛🙌🏼
Construction work to deliver the new £18.3 million
@eastcalder_ps
is set to start.
Contractor
@morrisonbuilds
will be onsite next to the current school from today (Monday 3 April), to start the process of building the replacement school.
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Next week is our transition week and our pupils will take part in 'Meet My Class' activities!
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Mrs Stewart and Mrs Donnelly really enjoyed looking at some of our writing jotters yesterday. It was so lovely to see the clear progression in writing. Two pieces of work completed on the same day - one on left by a P1, one on right by a P2!
#progressioninlearning
#writing
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We love a visitor in The Hive! It was lovely to have you visit us - we look forward to having you back again soon!
We visited the Hive
@eastcalder_ps
and gathered some
#pupilvoice
. The young people confidently told me about their aspirations for the future, how they were supported, favourite subjects and much more!
#AllOurChildren
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Group 7 photos from Day 1 at Lockerbie Manor 💛🖤
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A wonderful opening to our End of an Era celebrations as our ECPS past and present brass band welcomed our guests! Current pupils, previous pupils & a student teacher 🎺
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We’ve decided that all ECPS heidies must have the same smiles and matching glasses!
@MrEagleson
show us yer specs!
#heidies
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