The children recently enjoyed
celebrating Chinese New Year!
They tried some interesting
Chinese food and had a great time
dancing to Chinese music.
The gym sessions which are being run by Inverclyde Active Learning are
lots of fun and are being enjoyed by all of the children, playleaders and
mums too!
And remember …Saturday 13th March, 10am til 1pm, Nearly New Sale in
Kidston Hall. See the What’s On in Kilmacolm Section for more details.
Playgroup - Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings 9.30 - 11.45. SPPA
St Fillan’s Primary School Houston
and Care Commission Compliant. Children can attend the day/s that
suit the parent/carer. Suitable for
P1 has been learning circus skills based on their topic ‘The Circus’, learning
2yrs 6 months - 4yrs. Baby and
about ringmaster’s clowns, acrobats and tightrope walkers. With circus
Toddlers - Tuesdays and Thursdays
skills such as Diablo juggling, stilts incorporating dance and stilts in PE, the
10 - 11.30am. Held in a large hall,
children are enjoying getting to dress up in circus costumes.
with a safe “baby corner”, Baby and
P2/1 are doing a topic based on the Katie Morag books, working to build a
Toddlers is a great place to come and
post offi ce like the one in the stories. They are also using a variety of media meet other parents, grandmothers,
to create the Katie Morag characters. They have also been enjoying learning and nannies and have a coffee whilst
to dance the Gay Gordon’s during their P.E. time. the children play. Suitable for Birth
P3 are creating a sensational ‘Commotion in the Ocean’. This undersea
- 3 years. Little Lullabies - Mondays
topic was inspired by the book ‘Commotion In The Ocean’ by Giles Andreae.
10 - 10.45am. A lively and fun music
They are working on lots of arty projects such as, making starfi sh from card
class suitable for babies and toddlers. Please note that the session time
and adding cheerio’s to produce texture. The children have also created
for our Little Lullabies session changed from 1st Feb to just the one
jellyfi sh from felt and string for the wall and made crabs from paper plates.
class at 10am. We hope to see you there! Crafty Toddlers - Fridays
The plan is to transform their classroom into a coral reef. So far, we think
10 - 11.30am. A fun way to allow your child to experiment with paint,
it looks fantastic!
playdough and sticky crafts without any of the mess at home. Every week
P4 went on a school trip to Scotland Street School and The Museum of
we have a different craft theme. We also have snack, story and singing
Transport, learning about Victorian transport, and dressing up as Victorian
with our colourful puppet Arty. All groups are held in the Kidston Hall,
children. At Scotland Street School, they attended a Victorian Classroom.
Kilmacolm. Contact Katrina 01505 614513.
They got to write using slate and chalk, experiencing what it would be like
to live during those times. All the children thoroughly enjoyed the trip
(although the Victorian teacher was a little scary.)
Playgroup had an interesting
P5 have started a topic on Roald Dahl’s ‘Charlie And The Chocolate Factory’
multicultural experience
They are creating an Inventing Room during Art, using paper and paint,
early in February when we
Oompa Loompa masks and are refi ning an Oompa Loompa dance in PE. They
celebrated Chinese New
have also enjoyed drawing chocolate factory plans in partners and reading
Year. Mrs Gailey created a
different Ronald Dahl books in Language.
super Chinese table of interest including chopsticks and a wok, a dragon,
P6 have started a new topic called ‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’. In a class frieze
kimonos, pictures, a lucky red envelope and of course a tiger to welcome
of the island they have sketched Chimpanzees, Dolphins, Sharks, Toucans,
in the Year of the Tiger.
Parrots, Lizards and also Turtles using different media. They have also The children also enjoyed sampling
enjoyed designing sailing boats after reaching ideas on the internet. prawn crackers, noodles and rice at
P7 classroom is currently
snack time as well as dressing up as a
being transformed into a dragon and creating wonderful music
‘Rainforest’. This topic has to welcome the new year. At our
been integrated so that all craft table, we got busy with the glue
of our class work is based and glitter and designed individual
our the ‘Rainforest’. In
dragons to fl y around the room.
language we have been
Mrs Gailey is also busy with her SVQ 3
writing stories, making fact
in Early Years Care & Education at Reid
fi les, creating Rainforest
Poetry, and researching
Kerr College and we all appreciate the
and investigating different
work she is putting into this.
concepts to create group
Our November 09 Care Commission Inspection report is now available
power point presentations. to read online at the Care Commission’s website. We were delighted to
In art and design we have receive “Good” and “Very Good” ratings for our Quality of Care and “Very
been drawing animals Good’s for our staffi ng.
such as snakes, toucans, gorillas, frogs and quetzals. These are being used
Our annual Easter Eggstravaganza will be held on Saturday April 3rd.
to decorate the classroom. We are also currently creating and designing
characters in association with ‘Stop Motion Animation’ to produce ‘Rainforest
Playgroup - Monday, Tuesday & Thursday mornings 9.15am - 11.45am.
Movies’. Watch out for the fi nished results on our school website.
Suitable for children aged from 2 and a half. Children can attend
As you can see our school has been extremely busy, however, we must not
the number of sessions that suit the parent, which makes it ideal to
also forget the Haiti Earthquake Appeal where all the children wore their
combine with other pre-school activities. Playgroup is often a child’s fi rst
own clothes to school. As a result, the school raised £265.00 for the Haiti
experience of independence from its mother, and as such is a valuable
Earthquake Victims.
stepping stone towards school life. Lots of activities and themes on a
weekly basis. SPPA and Care Commission compliant. Please contact
our Membership Secretary, Morven on 01505 87355, for more details,
to arrange a preliminary visit and to put your child’s name down for a
space. Toddlers - Wednesday 10am - 11.30am. A great place to meet
other mums, dads and carers for a coffee and a chat while the little
ones play. Children are welcome from birth to the age of 3. Lots of toys
and activities and a separate baby corner - contact Georgina: 01505
614572. We are currently considering running an afternoon session, also
on Wednesdays. Please contact Morven on 01505 87355 to register your
interest. All our groups are run in the St Columba Church Lesser Hall. This
is located just off the village car park in Kilmacolm, or you can park on
Duchal Rd or Bridge of Weir Rd.
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