With the wetter weather setting in, a few of our sporting events have had to be cancelled, but the ones we have taken part in have been a great experience for our teams with many of them coming away winners. Our Girls’ Football team played two friendly matches against Thorpedene Primary in November. Our A team triumphed with a 3-0 victory. It was their first game since playing in the tournament at the Len Forge Centre. The training they have had recently paid off as they reco

Last night we had a beautiful send off into the Christmas holidays with our annual Christmas Carol service at St Margaret’s Church. The Girls’ and Boys’ choirs and our recorder groups took the congregation through a collection of wonderfully sung traditional Christmas Carol, the tableau took us through the Christmas story and the choral speakers added to the whole event. This year we brought the service into the 21st century and our readers delivered modern readings, which we

This week the teachers and support staff taken part in 'The Big Read'. The children choose which book they would like to listen to for 20 minutes a day for the week. At 9.10am every morning, every room and corner of the school is filled with silence as the children settle down for story time. The books included Harry Potter, Walt Disney classics, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Scottish Myths and Legends. We also welcomed The Travelling Book Fair which gives the childre

Every year we set aside a morning for each year group to invite a parent, grandparent, aunt or uncle into the school to help make Christmas decorations for their classrooms. The children really do love having the chance to welcome family members into the school and to take part in a joint activity. The floor and children were covered in glitter, glue, paint and paper, but that is a sure the sign of a good time. The corridors and classrooms of West Leigh are now looking very f