STRICHEN SCHOOL BLOG

Still snow on the ground! Primary 4 have been out making sure there is food for the birds in the bird feeders in the Secret garden.

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HMIe published their report after visiting Strichen School in November 2009. Follow the link below to read the report.

http://www.hmie.gov.uk/documents/inspection/Strichen%20School%205220920.html

Winter Frustrations

Happy New year to everyone at Strichen School.

This has been a frustrating start to the term with four days of snow closures. Closing the school is never an easy decision but the weather this week has really meant thatit would have been very dangerous for staff to travel to the school and for pupils and parents even to walk to the school and access it. Even now I am told that the area round the school is very tricky and there is snow piled everywhere.

At present we hope to be open on Monday but we will have to wait and see what the weekend brings as far as the weather is concerned. I am told it is snowing now in Strichen as I write this.

If pupils are looking for ideas of things to do then you could try some of the following:

1.P7 pupils could log into GLOW and follow the links to the 'M2C Snow SPecial' GLOW Group. A range of activities are posted there for yu to look at and try. You could even try and upload some photos of your snowmen or pictures of Strichen in the snow.

2. Make sure you have looked at your reading book and have gone over the work you have done and perhaps the next story you are due to look at when we start back. However, any reading material would be suitable as long as you are reading regularly. try some comics, a good book or the newspapers.

3. P4 - 7: Keep going over your tables and practice them to build up your speed at answering questions.
Try these websites for some fun games!
http://www.multiplication.com/flashgames/snowballfight.htm
http://www.multiplication.com/flashgames/HolidayPractice.htm
http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/ (In Grand Prix try to beat 39 seconds!!)

  Pr 1-3  Work on your number bonds up to 10, 20 and beyond.
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/numberskills.html

4. Try drawing a picture of something you did in the snow and write a short story to go with it. Or it could be a photo with a story to go with it.

5. Do some snow maths! Measure the depth of the snow in your garden! Measure the length of the longest icicle that is hanging in your grden.

6. Remember to feed the brds! Put some old bread out for them and watch the out the window as they feed!

Anyway, we hope to see you back at school soon so that we can get going with our work again!
Mr Jenkins

Christmas is here!

Christmas Fever has hit Strichen School this week. With parties on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and a coffee morning for Strichen's senior citizens it has been a busy start to the week. We have our church service rehearsal on Thursday as well as a visit from the livewire Theatre Company to look forward too in the afternoon. Then on Friday we have the Church Service for paretns and friends to come too.

We were lucky enough to get a visit from Santa on Tuesday morning for the Nursery Christmas party. The children had a great time and were delighted that Santa managed to fit in a visit during his busiest time of the year. Here we can see Mrs Hendry and Mrs Gibb with Santa.

 

P7 Enterprise Trip

On the 1^st of December eight of us went on an enterprise trip to Turiff sports centre. None of us knew what we were going to do so we were very excited. When we got there the people that were running the enterprise gave us a speech about what was going to happen.

   The first thing we had to do was assign everybody with jobs. The jobs were buyer, seller, designer, banker, manager, personnel, quality checker and producer. The buyer had to buy things from the supply store, the seller had to sell the items we made, the banker had to collect the money from the bank, the designer had to design the items and the rest of the jobs were to make sure everybody was ok. In the end the items were good enough to sell and our profit was £88!

The items that we made are displayed on our class achievements book shelf.

 

By Brandon and Chloe P7 

 

  

SSA Christmas Fair

Well done to Primary 4 for writing such great articles about the Christmas Fair. You have been very busy and they capture what the Fair was like very well. You have worked very hard on these.

We would like to thank everyone who came along and helped make the event such a success. Thanks should go to the classes and the staff for all the hard work they put into setting up their class stalls and selling virtually everything.

A special thanks should go to all the parents who came along to help organise and run the fair. Without your support and help this event would not be possible.

And finally a special thanks to everyone who came along and supported us. We have made a profit of over £1300! That is amazing and will help us to provide a lot of extras for the school.

We hope that everyone has a great Christmas and a Happy New year.

SSA Christmas Fair 2009

The pupils in P4 have been trying to be newspaper reporters!  Here is a sample of their work.  Well done everyone!

 

Surprised Santa at Christmas Fair

 

On Wednesday the 2^nd December Strichen School had their Christmas Fair. I asked a couple of people what they thought about it. Jazmine said, “Primary 4 has amazing Christmas Tree sponges.” I spoke to Lucy and she said, “Santa is in the hall.”  As soon as Lucy told me I rushed to the hall to interview him and he said, “Strichen School is really, really good and will get loads of presents this year.”  So off I went to talk to the teacher of Primary 4 and asked how much they had raised.  £52.50 – WOW, that’s quite a lot!  So I would say, “Well done Strichen School!”

 

By our news reporter, Lizzie

 

Christmas Fair Special

 

I have heard that Christmas has come to Strichen School.  They baked cakes.  I heard that P4 was the best!  And in the afternoon Santa came.  He was handing out lolly pops.  P6 were selling lucky dips.  Then I asked some people about it.  I asked Lizzie and she said P4 is selling a lot of stuff.  Then I asked Beth about the P4 stall.  Beth said that in 20 minutes the P4 stall sold out.  Nicola told me that it was really good because you got tea and coffee and raffles.  Then I spoke to a girl called Lucy.  She said it was excellent and she really liked Santa because she got a lollypop.

 

By our news reporter, Kyla

 

A Magical Christmas Fair

 

There were some amazing Christmas crafts at the Christmas Fair. Primary 4’s crafts sold out in 20 minutes, especially the baking!  Alex told me that there was a special visitor in the hall so I rushed to the hall to see.  The first thing I saw was a red and white person sitting on a chair.  I thought for a minute then I remembered it was Santa Clause. I yelled out, “Hello Santa!!!”  He looked at me and said, “Hello, do you want a lollypop?”  “Yes please,” I said.  So I thought and said to myself, “Mmmmmmmm that was a yummy lollypop.”  After that I saw people going into class 6 saying, “I saw boxes with sweets in them.”  I rushed inside and asked if I could buy one.

 

By our news reporter, Daniel

 

Fabulous Christmas Fair at Strichen School

 

I have been hearing that Strichen School had a Christmas Fair on the 2^nd December.  So I went to it and P4 were selling Christmas crackers that Nicola brought in that her gran made for her class to sell.  P6 were holding a balancing challenge.  You had to build a big tower before time runs out.  I thought that was good.  In the hall p7 were doing Lucky Dip.  Also you got tea and coffee in the hall and raffles.  I spoke to a girl called Lizzie and Lizzie’s sister won a raffle.  I was shocked when I heard that because me as a reporter never won a raffle!  I also heard that Santa was there handing out lollies.

 

By our reporter, Nicola

 

Santa has a surprise at Strichen School

 

On Wednesday the 2^nd December Strichen School had a Christmas Fair.  It started at 4.00pm and ended at 5.30pm.  Primary 1 and 2 were selling cookbooks and some cakes.  Other classes were selling bird feeders, toffee, baking and a lot more.  In their gym there were mince pies, juice, biscuits, tea and coffee.  Also there were raffles and Mrs Thom won one. Santa was also there and he was giving out lollypops.  Lizzie told me that the hall was crowded and that she could not get in.  Quite a few people bought gift boxes from primary 6.  I heard some of them had sweets in them.  Then it ended and everyone went home.  Jazmine said that she was counting the money from Primary 4.

 

By our reporter, Lucy

 

A Superb Christmas Fair!

 

Class 4 sold out in 20 minutes! Superb games in class 5 and in the hall it was very busy with tea and coffee!  I asked a few people to see what they were doing.  Daniel said that everything was practically gone!  In Class 3 there was a big, chocolate teddy bear.  Santa!  Santa was walking down the corridor giving lollypops to everyone!  A boy called Alex didn’t get his cracker so he took Finlay’s.  Soon the fair finished and everyone went home.

 

By our reporter, Alex

 

Strichen School’s Amazing Christmas Fair

 

On Wednesday the 2^nd December 2009 Strichen School had a Christmas Fair.  P4 had amazing Christmas tree cakes.  Lizzie said that the noughts and crosses game was cool. Jazmine was counting the money.  “Primary 4 raised £52.50,” she said.  Nicola and Kyla were doing Higher and Lower for a while and Nicola was selling her granny’s crackers as well.  There were raffles in the hall and the school cook won the hamper.

 

By our reporter, Jazmine

 

A surprise for Strichen School

 

I have been talking to someone and he told me that Santa was at Strichen School’s Fair.He also said that there were some cakes that P4 had made.  They also made some noughts and crosses but they sold out in 20 minutes.  He also told me that the Nursery had reindeer food, truffles and cakes.  Then he told me that coffee and tea was in the hall and there were mince pies.  As soon as he was finished talking to me I ran to P4’s class to get some cakes but when I got there they were all sold out and then I went to the hall to have a look.  It was brill and I also had a mince pie and some tea.

 

By our reporter, Layla

 

Christmas Fair Fun

 

I have heard that Christmas has come early to Strichen School because on Wednesday the 2^nd December Strichen School had a Christmas Fair.  There were stalls, lucky dips and even raffles.  In the afternoon there was a visitor and guess who it was – it was Santa!  A girl called Lucy told me that he was selling lolly pops so I dashed to the hall to find him.  When I found him he said,”Put your letter up the chimney or send it in the post.” Then Santa gave me a lolly pop!  I went through to P4 and to my shock there was nothing on their stall!

By our reporter, Beth 

Wednesday 4th November 2009

Please note we are experiencing difficulty in getting a message on the school emergency information line.

STRICHEN SCHOOL WILL BE OPEN ON WEDNESDAY AS NORMAL.

Thanks.

Firebrigade Visit Strichen School

The last thing I expected to be doing first thing this morning was call the fire brigade! However, when I arrived at school the first thing I noticed was a strange smell in the corridor. The cleaners were just leaving and they mentioned this also. I looked around the school and then met the school cook who said there was a very strong smell in the kitchen and it was giving them a sore head.

I immediately went to check the boiler room and as soon as I opened the door I was met by thick billowing black smoke. Fearing the worst I immediately went and phoned the fire brigade. The staff were evacuated out of the building to the fire assembly point and the decision was taken to close the school. Even if there was no fire the smell of the fumes was very strong through the building and we did not know whether it would be safe togo back into the building after we had discovered what was wrong.

The staff went in groups to each of the entry gates and turned back children who were with their parents and children who arrived on their own were sent to the Ritchie Hall where parents were contacted to come and collect them.

The fire brigade arrived and two men in breathing equipment entered the boiler room to check it out. After some investigation it was discovered that one of the boilers was not functioning properly and the smoke that normally would go up the chimney had escaped into the boiler room.

We got all the children home safely and the staff remained in school and got a lot of work done on their unexpected day without any pupils.

School will be open as normal on Wednesday!