P6 had a brilliant morning at Gladstone’s Land finding out what life was like in Edinburgh in the 1600s. Thank you to our two lovely tour guides who helped us learn so many interesting facts about Old Edinburgh. More photos on our class blog.
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Help us raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support !
Tollcross Primary School
Friday 27th September
9.30 am to 11.30 am
On Friday 27th September Primary 6 will be taking part in the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. We would like to ask staff, parents, carers and pupils to donate home baking for the event and to come along and support us on the day. Baking can be handed into the school Lunch Hall on the morning of the event and parents and carers are welcome to join us. All pupils will have the opportunity to come to the coffee morning, make a donation and eat cake ! Please donate baking and come along to support this very worthwhile event !
Stay Safe Online !
Tollcross pupils have been thinking about how to stay safe online. Aria and Nukso created this poster to help pupils think about information they provide online. We hope this poster will be useful for everyone !
P7 Barbecue at Beecraigs Country Park
It was lovely to have our P7 classes back from High School and to share all their news and excitement. The 3 day visit was a success and our pupils enjoyed meeting their new teachers and classmates. Everyone enjoyed the P7 barbecue this morning at Beecraigs Country Park, special thanks to Mrs Gilmore and Mrs Durie for the wonderful food !
The Grove Community Garden
Pupils from Tollcross Primary attended the launch of the Grove Community Garden today. We have been allocated an allotment box for pupils to grow flowers and vegetables. This looks like an exciting project for our pupils to be involved in and we look forward to working in the community garden.
Health Week @ Tollcross
Health Week 2013 (16/4/13 to 19/4/13)
‘Inspire-Aspire The Legacy of London 2012’
Members of the Health Committee have been busy planning lots of fun activities for next week’s Health Week. Classes will get the opportunity to take part in either football, cheerleading, tennis or rugby sessions with specialist coaches. We will be awarding bronze, silver and gold prizes to children in the nursery to P4 for designing a poster showing their favourite sport. Children in P5-7 will be taking part in their own special poster competition and the winning pupil from Tollcross will get the opportunity to meet Katherine Grainger CBE at an awards ceremony in Glasgow. The school will also receive an award for Olympic Legacy Learning!
On Friday morning, a fitness trail will be organised for infant classes and a Fun Run for upper classes. Pupils are invited to come dressed in sports wear throughout the week!
More Lovely Photographs from Benmore
More Benmore photographs have been added, please click on the link below to view .
Outdoor PE Project – Update
P6/7 were out at the Canal Basin this morning to test the outdoor PE route they have designed. Some changes needed to be made and they hope to have the route ready soon. Kevin Brown, one of the lead officers in PE for the city, will be visiting Tollcross on Tuesday (16/4/13) to talk to P6/7 and to have a look at the PE route they have designed. This is a very exciting project which will benefit our school and local community.
Waste Awareness at Tollcross Primary
We have organised some exciting activities to make Tollcross pupils more waste aware. This week we have a whole school competition to design a label for our new outdoor bins. The winning design will go on all the new outdoor bins in the playground. All classes will be involved in an eco activity on Friday morning (12/4/13) and everyone should try to wear something green. Change Works will be coming along to our school assembly next Thursday (18/4/13) to talk to pupils about Waste Awareness, following the assembly P5/6 and P6/7 will participate in a Waste Audit Workshop. We are working hard to make Tollcross Primary greener.
The Eco Committee
Tollcross Primary School 