Start of term at GG

We were delighted to welcome our pupils back today for the new term. They have started 2018 in an incredibly positive way and I was really impressed to see them settle so quickly into their lessons this morning.

It’s a cold week so we are encouraging children to come to school in a warm coat with a hat, scarf and gloves (all named please). It’s great for them to get fresh air at playtime and lunchtime but we want them to be well wrapped up against the cold.

During our INSET days last week, the staff focused on learning about children’s brains and how they retain learning in their memory. As I walked around the Year 5/6 classrooms today, I saw our pupils working on inputting learning into their long term memory as they completed their five minute speedy maths task. This is a great daily task that tests their memory to recall key mathematical concepts and the children love it!

Here are some photos to show how focused they were.

I am very much looking forward to the term ahead to see what more our pupils can achieve.

Many thanks,

Rona Mackie
Headteacher