Kilmacolm Primary School

GOLD Newsletter December 2019 & January 2020

CELEBRATING ACHIEVEMENTS AT SCHOOL, AT HOME AND OUT IN THE COMMUNITY……THIS DEMONSTRATES THAT THE CHILDREN IN KPS ARE…..SUCCESSFUL LEARNERS,

CONFIDENT INDIVIDUALS, EFFECTIVE CONTRIBUTORS AND RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS!

…Patrick McAlindon had a very exciting Christmas Day! He dug up some old bombs when he was out testing his new metal detector. He appeared on the STV News and on lots of news websites! What a celebrity!

SPECIAL GOLD AWARDS FOR SPECIAL GOLD ACHIEVEMENTS…CONGRATULATIONS TO…..

…Hayley Anderson and Nuala McLaughlan entertained the nursery children at the Burns Celebrations with some amazing highland dancing!

…Nina & Elliot Green met a lady who works for Womens Aid and after learning about what they do, they both made donations for their first Christmas Eve Pyjama Party. Nina gifted some soft toys and Elliot bought some books. Nina and Elliot have already planned donations again at their birthday.

…the Angel Voices choir performed at the Inverclyde Music Festival and like last year won the Peter Pan Chalice!

Luca Vitrano, Euan and William Laird all took part in a reverse Advent Calendar and they donated lots of food for the Inverclyde Foodbank. Olivia Mews organised a big box of food for the Inverclyde Foodbank - she gave the box to Fraser, Andy and Paul at the Christmas Service.

P1 GOLD ACHIEVEMENTS Oliver Atkinson - has been putting his KPS cooking skills to good use, he helped make his first mince and potatoes meal! Oliver continues to do so well at his swimming lessons! He achieved his final grading at Tiger Cubs and is now on his white belt for Tae Kwon-do.

Jenson McCarroll - has moved up a grade in swimming lessons and can now swim unaided.

Scarlett Andrew and Annabel McCracken - took part in the 2019 Tapathon before Christmas, helping to raise money for the STV Appeal!

Annabel McCracken - passed all her dance exams and took part in medical experiments using the “Egg Challenge”.

Sandy Mackay - is progressing well in his swimming lessons. Sandy can swim a full 5m confidently on his frontcrawl and is starting to learn more complex swimming strokes. (nominated by Isaac)

Ace McLoud Tyley - was player of the week at the Morton in the Community Football training.

P2 GOLD ACHIEVEMENTS Maisie Wilson - has been a fantastic help at home!

Luke Isaksen - received a trophy for playing football for Port Glasgow Boys Club.

Eve Bunemann - participated in “An Evening of Dance” in Johnstone Town Hall Theatre, run by The Terry School of Dance. The proceeds went to “The Society for Mucopolysaccharide Diseases” and St. Vincent Hospice.

P3 GOLD ACHIEVEMENTS Harry Henderson - passed all the swimming challenges to move up a group this month from Level 5 Dolphins to Swordfish, he has completed 3 park runs and is getting faster each time.

Freya Campbell - has been entertaining Mrs McCredie with her beautiful singing voice during lunchtimes!

Harry Andrew - is progressing well with swimming lessons and has been moved up to the next level!

Elliot Atkinson - was helpful in his community by delivering Christmas cards as part of the scouts post service.

Mimi Mckay - has progressed massively with her swimming lessons, she went from having private lessons  to confidently swimming in a busy level 2a class with teacher Brad and is continuing to improve her swimming each week (nominated by Isaac)

Isobel and Elanor McShane - had two ice skating lessons during the holidays and they both did very well.

Isobel McShane - passed her Tae Kwon-Do grading and is now a yellow belt.

Luca Vitrano - has completed his first junior park run, he has been reading regularly to his little brother (I think Aaron prefers stories from Luca than Mummy)!

Maisie Docherty - passed her Royal Academy of Dance exam with a Gold Merit and a Distinction.

Eli Ross - played piano at an annual recital to help raise £420 for The Sick Children’s Hospital - a fantastic effort and a wonderful achievement.

Abby Isaksen - performed in two ballet shows.

P4 GOLD ACHIEVEMENTS Ailie MacDougall & Ava Gallacher - have been helping each other tie shoe laces!

Euan Laird - received a trophy at the end of season football presentation night for the football team that he plays with.

Murdo MacEachran - took part in a Cubs sleepover at the Science centre, and received a new badge! Murdo is concentrating very well at violin lessons and is working on ‘Twinkle Twinkle’. He is focussing well at his swimming class and enjoying the new level he is now on.

Ellis McQuillan - took up Tae Kwon-Do in August, he achieved a white belt with a yellow stripe at his first ever grading in December.

Libby Cowan - has been practising counting in French and Spanish. She can confidently count up to 10 in Spanish and 69 in French! During the festive period, Libby performed with Angel Voices choir at several events. The highlight was singing with the Bridge of Weir Choral Society at their annual Carol Concert.

Sebastian McCracken - won first place in his category in the hill climb bike ride. He took part in medical experiments using the ‘Egg Challenge’. He was very brave in hospital and thanks his classmates and teachers for all their support.

P5 GOLD ACHIEVEMENTS Freja McKeown - performed 'Walking in the Air' on piano at a Christmas Concert in Kilbirnie Auld Kirk.

Vera McKeown - performed 'Carol of the Bells' on violin at a Christmas Concert in Kilbirnie Auld Kirk, she took part in the Waterfront iceskating show 'The Greatest Showman on Ice' and did six shows in total.

Joseph Wilson - has started to play American football with Inverclyde Phoenix. He has taken part in two tournaments, one before and one after Christmas. He has worked really hard at becoming part of the team and upping their game.

Patrick Greene - was made a sixer in cubs.

Heidi Dow - performed in a Christmas ice skating show.

Amelie McCallum - has used her crafty skills to create a Minecraft head from a cardboard box and paints. Now she can look like one of her Minecraft characters for real! 

Lucas McEwan - has worked hard at his ice skating lessons, he has now been moved up to Level 6.

Reef McLoud Tyley - at the Allander Floor and Vault Gymnastics competition, Reef won an individual Bronze and a team Gold for his routine. 

P6 GOLD ACHIEVEMENTS Anna McMinn - was a fantastic big cousin in the holidays taking great care of her little cousin, playing with him and helping him when he was staying with her during the holidays. Anna was delighted to receive a medal for good progress at her recent football presentation.

Brodie McStravick - was such a brave boy going on Big Thunder Mountain and then he was even braver to go on Hyperspace Mountain which went upside down! He has also been enthusiastic about taking long walks round the village including The Knapps and the Glen Moss Nature trails.

Ben Ross, Rahul Samrai, Dreavyn Regan and Kieran McKewon - were very kind to Lewis when he hurt his hand in school.

Hayley Anderson - got 1st place with her sword dance at a recent dance competition.

Sophia Taylor - together with their Girlguiding friends, Sophia braved torrential rain and freezing winds to accompany the Santa Sleigh in Kilmacolm and raised over £500. 

Benjamin Ross - played piano at an annual recital to help raise £420 for The Sick Children’s Hospital - a fantastic effort and a wonderful achievement.

P7 GOLD ACHIEVEMENTS Daniel Wilson - has started to play American football with Inverclyde Phoenix. He has taken part in two tournaments, one before and one after Christmas. He has worked really hard at becoming part of the team and upping their game - Daniel even scored two touchdowns last week!

Nixon Williams - joined an American football team with two of his friends, they have played in two large all day tournaments with teams from around the country and one even travelled over from America to play.

Stella MacEachran - has a part in the Scottish Opera production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and will perform at The Festival Theatre in Edinburgh and The Theatre Royal in Glasgow. She is enjoying rehearsals and as well as lots of singing she is also learning to play the Sopranino recorder as part of this very special experience! Stella is working hard at her violin, piano and singing. She is currently preparing for the Inverclyde Music Festival. She also enjoys singing cantor at church regularly. Stella took part in her ballet show which was wonderful - and this year her class also got to take part in the Nutcracker in the second half of the show! 

Canaan Black - played in a piano recital recently.

PLEASE SEND IN YOUR GOLD ACHIEVEMENTS

If your child has a GOLD Achievement to share with the school…..then please email Mrs McCredie

gw10mccrediesimone@glow.sch.uk

Please email photos too!

The next GOLD Assembly is on Monday 24th February….closing date for GOLD Achievements is Wednesday 19th February!

P1a - Anna McFadzean & Hannah Reid P1b - Sophie Fleming & Holly Gardner P2 - Louis King & Jacob Robin P3/2 - Aspen Ross P4/3 - Maisie Docherty & Patrick McAlindon P4 - Liam Connell & Eilidh Rose Moore P5 - Vera McKeown & Caitlin Thomson P6 - Olivia Davis, Kieran McEwan & Aaron Metior P7 - Canaan Black & Emily Gallagher

The teachers chose the children who demonstrated excellent maths skills over

the last few weeks.

STAR MATHEMATICIANS

These are the children who are showing the class teachers that #KPSLovesReading!!

P1a - Isla Glen & Louis Glen P1b - Oliver Atkinson & Lewis Clark P2 - Blair Hetherington & Oran McKinstry P3/2 - Amelie Ewen P4/3 - Freya Campbell & Anna Donaldson P4 - Eve Pawson & Eryn Wark P5 - Max Marner & Kobi Nelson P6 - Brodie McStravick & Olivia Mews P7 - Jamie Dudgeon & Kerr Wright

STAR WRITERS The teachers choose the children who demonstrate fantastic

writing skills in the classroom. They all receive a special ‘magic’ pencil to help them with their ‘star writer’ skills!

P1a - Bruce Taggart & Bea Thompson P1b - Jamie Clark & Jamie Cornelissen P2 - Lily Faulds & Morven Greene P3/2 - Calvin White P4/3 - Rory Borthwick & Euan Laird P4 - Cameron McCullough & Kadie Nelson P5 - Eilidh Boyd & Adam Gallacher P6 - Evan Haughie & Archie Reid P7 - Mia Davis & Daniel Wilson

#KPSLovesWriting

SUPERHERO AWARDSCONGRATULATIONS TO THE KPS SUPERHEROES……who have ‘Superhero’ behaviour in the classroom, the cloakroom, the playground and in the dining hall. The

superheroes are chosen by the support staff.

P1a - Bruce Taggart P1b - Jonathan Scott P2 - Zac McIlroy P3/2 - Willow Jess-Cooke P4/3 - Freya Campbell P4 - Eryn Wark P5 - Summer Jess-Cooke P6 - Olivia Davis & Adam Nish P7 - Phoenix Jess-Cooke

SHINING STARSCONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE ‘SHINING STARS’

(who were chosen by the class teachers)

P1a - Sandy Mackay, Samuel Paterson & Ines Neto P1b - Ailsa Berry-Simpson, Jamie Clark, Annabel McCracken, Ace McLoud Tyley & Isla Zwizwai P2 - Mila Docherty, Luke Isaksen, Jacob Robin & Ava Wilson P3/2 - Louise Hannah, Sam Madeley, Cora Nish, Arran Berry-Simpson, Lewis Russell & Willow Jess-Cooke P4/3 - Sandy Bruce P4 - Ailie MacDougall & Cameron McCullough P5 - Eilidh Bilsland, Rory Macintyre & Hunter McCarroll P6 - Ryan Harkin & Dreavyn Regan P7 - Jamie Dudgeon, Ava Reid, Holly Taylor & Nixon Williams

Do you recognise the ‘Shining Stars’ who were chosen to visit the GOLD PHOTO BOOTH?

HT Tea Party CONGRATULATIONS to all these

KPS Role Models (they will attend the HT Tea Party on Friday with Mrs McCredie….look out for

the photos on Twitter!)

P1a - Lawson Heffner & Anna McFadzean P1b - Annabel McCracken & Blair Taylor P2 - Cameron MacDougall & Gracie Reid P3/2 - Dylan Fotheringham & Aspen Ross P4/3 - Patrick McAlindon & Sandy Bruce P4 - Olivia Simpson & Cameron McCullough P5 - Max Marner & Lucas McEwan P6 - Olivia Mews & Brodie McStravick P7 - Lewis Campbell & Phoenix Jess-Cooke