Primary 5 were learning about famous landmarks during #ScotlandLovesLanguages Week. 🗺️

Our P6 children showed wonderful kindness at the park today, supporting our nursery children and celebrating their achievements. A lovely example of our school values.

Friday morning at the Forest 🌳

Climbing,balancing and exploring the forest. 🌿

Looking for bugs at Forest Kindergarten 🐞🕷️

A great end to the week with Debbie’s Rainbow Yoga🧘‍♀️ Thank you to all our families who were able to make it along.

Thank you to our kilt wearing mystery readers who visited Primary 4 and 5 on Friday (with a surprise visit to Room 5). Our visitors read in Scots to honour Robert Burns! 📚😁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Room 9 have been busy all week with all things Scots and Rabbie Burns! We created Scots Pop Art, clarified unknown Scots words and translated them and created a menu for a Burns Supper with a budget. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Room 1 listened to the Burns poem To A Mouse .

Primary 5 constructed and played their own game of bowling today using Sphero robots.

Lots of fun at the gardening club with Mrs Tormey and primary 6. 👩‍🌾🌿

A busy day with books! We launched our audit of our classroom libraries and now have our ‘Books 4 Free’ box where pupils can help themself to a book and don’t have to return them ✅📚 @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social

Lots of opportunities for mark making in the nursery garden. 🌿🎨

Children in our ELCC started the week celebrating Dolly’s 80th Birthday! The boys and girls love receiving books from The Dolly Parton Imagination Library. 📕🐛

This looks like a great class. Don’t delay! Sign up quick before spaces are all taken 💛🖤

Children and their families enjoyed making delicious pizzas during our family cookery class. Children made their own healthy choices (Article 24). 🍕

In Primary 7 we are learning how to use positional language! We created our own maze for a Lego character and had another pair of friends write what the instructions would be. 👷‍♂️🧭

It was lovely to see the children from Primary 7 at mass today as they prepare for the Sacrament of Confirmation. Thank you Father Paul for our bottles of Holy Water to bless our homes 🙏🏻

Primary 7 have been learning about the use of sirens in WW2 and exploring how they can create their own. We used straws to blow air through the holes as our plates spun quickly on a motor! 🚨 #creativity #STEM @skillsdevscot.bsky.social @mrshanniganht.bsky.social

Our primary 6 children have built positive relationships with our youngest learners. They enjoyed exploring the playroom and supporting learning through play.

The construction area was busy today as children confidently shared instructions, negotiated roles and took each others ideas forward in their play. UNCRC article 12 children’s voices are heard and valued.

Our children are fabulous story tellers. Retelling traditional tales. 📕🐛

Today we explored Talk for Writing through the Mr Wiggle and Mr Waggle story. Lots of actions and confident story telling as children joined in and retold the story. 📕🐛

Children exploring STEM through hand on engineering with sticks, reels and cups.

Lots of curiosity opportunities in the sand area as children scoop, pour and experiment together.🪣🏖️

Rich Conversations as children explore stories together. sharing facts and retelling stories. #digitallearning

A great first day back! Lots of rich role play in the home corner, building positive relationships and expressing their ideas and choices. This supports our children’s right to be heard (UNCRC Article 12) 🏡✨

Happy New Year to all our children and families 💛🖤 Looking forward to seeing you all back this morning in school and in ELCC 😊

We can’t wait to see children explore STEM through transient art, playdough, digital learning and construction. Lots of exploration, problem solving and creativity opportunities.

We are looking forward to welcoming our children back tomorrow. We can’t wait to see what learning emerges through children’s play, exploration and interactions.

Children explored block play through building, balancing, problem solving, sharing ideas and working together. This supports their right to be heard (Article 12).

Children are taking responsibility at lunch time by taking on the role of the lunch leader and helping to set the table. Children explore independence at snack time by serving themselves. Healthy meals and snacks support their right to be healthy (UNCRC Article 24).

Lots of deep engagement as children explore and discover through sensory play.

What a talented group of children we have in our ELCC 🌟. We love celebrating children’s achievments from home, recognising their right to be heard and valued (UNCRC Article 12).

Everyone had so much fun at our Christmas Party. We even had a special visitor arrive 🎅🎄

Children were delighted with their new books to take home. Promoting literacy 📚🐛

Children enjoyed Christmas lunch together, wearing hats, pulling crackers and telling jokes. Thank you to our amazing catering staff.

Children had the opportunity to shine on stage taking part in their Nativity performance. They explored the story through play, movement and music.

Everyone at St Charles is rooting for you! #stem

As we come to the end of term, may the peace and joy of Christmas fill your hearts. Wishing our whole community a restful break and a hopeful New Year 💛🖤 #kindness #honesty #determination

Day 19 “thought for the day” displayed on the crib 💛🖤 #preparingbycaring

Lots of Christmas cheer has been spread this week. We have had our Christmas Parties, a movie morning and lots of Christmas crafts.

Room 10’s elf left a rather large gift for them this morning…

Well done to all of our Primary 1 and 2 children for taking part in our school Nativity - A King is Born. Ticket sales raised £283 for Renfrewshire Toybank.

Thank you to everyone who came to our ‘Carols by Candlelight Concert’ this week. With your generous donations we raised £390 for Renfrewshire Toybank. Thank you to Steven Cameron for sponsoring our event and the Parent Hub for the refreshments.

Good Luck Mr McGoldrick🤞 #Stem 💛🖤

Day 16 “thought for the day” displayed on the crib 💛🖤 #preparingbycaring

Well done to Primary 7 who completed their sponsored Santa Dash! All money raised will go towards reducing the cost of our hoodies 🎅🏃‍♂️

The children in Primary 1, 3 and 4 have really been enjoying the books we received from Sr. Angela’s Nativity Book initiative! The children are using the books to reflect on the true meaning of Christmas. 🙏😀