P2 were so excited to receive lots of fantastic books & other resources from @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social to use in their learning about other countries 🌎 We are enjoying using them to find information, read & create our own stories 📚 🦁 🐻❄️ 🐯🐧 #DunipaceIDL
🤖P3 loved exploring how the Sphero Bolt moved using draw and drive modes. Some even tried bowling with their Sphero!
Planning✅️
Discussion✅️
Teamwork✅️
Problem Solving✅️
Resilience✅️
Fun✅️✅️
@spheroeducation.bsky.social #DunipaceICT #DunipaceSTEM Thanks to @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social for the loan👍
Thank you to our settings that have all opened their doors for our Learning to Achieve Festival, we cant wait to hear and see the impact in our playrooms and classrooms.
Tomorrow we finish the first week with an open doors at Library Services and Easter Carmuirs ELC :)
Don't forget, we have study guides for every subject and level available to borrow from the school library as well as study packs. The library is also open after school if you want a quiet place to study. #weareFHS @falkirkhighschool.bsky.social @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social
Thank you to @lindsaylittleson.bsky.social for a fantastic visit this morning,telling us all about her journey to becoming an author @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social @stjosephsps.bsky.social @mrsbyrne.bsky.social @mcasci.bsky.social #thestjoesstory @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social
P4/5 had a wonderful visit from @lindsaylittleson.bsky.social who read an extract from EuroSpies .We loved the code cracking activity and the quiz @stjosephsps.bsky.social @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social @falkirk1plus2.bsky.social #thestjoesstory @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social
The Learning to Achieve Festival is almost here! The Learning Resource service is pleased to be part of this. Carronshore primary are looking forward to showcasing their new library. #FalkirkPACT #literacy @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social
Last week we had a visit from Yvonne Manning from @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social to tell us some stories! We absolutely loved her storytelling and has inspired us to be “magic’ storytellers! 📖🪄✨@misscochranehps.bsky.social
Yesterday we opened our new topic box for the Romans from @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social and found some amazing things! We cannot wait to find out more about who the Romans were, where they conquered and all the amazing things they invented!
A huge thanks to Yvonne from @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social for visiting P2 & reading us such wonderful stories 🪄🧥📚🍌🦍🦁🐰🌃🐻 P2 love your reading cloak & all the books & puppets you brought to share your love of reading. Lots of votes for Would You Like a Banana? 😃👏🏻📚🫶🏼 #DunipaceLiteracy #DunipaceReading
Books, books and more books!! Thank you so much to @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social for visiting us with their Storydecks and to Maggie from @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social for showing us around our new library. 📚 📚📚📚 @mrsmorrison-wps.bsky.social
S1 are building up their vocabulary with our Word Detective and word bingo. Our new words are Devour, Disguise and Concocting we found them in our book. We’re getting really confident using and identifying the words @grangemouthhs.bsky.social @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social
We have followed the children’s route through Paris and plotted it on the city map.We also found other landmarks that we would like to visit.# collaboration # creativity #thestjoesstory @lindsaylittleson.bsky.social @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social @falkirk1plus2.bsky.social @stjosephsps.bsky.social
S5s T&D and I are over the moon that every Thursday this term we are paired reading with nursery children from Glenbervie Nursery. I kicked things off with the book we’re going to be reading at the next @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social Book Group…it got a great response! #bepartofit
P4/5 This is another great read by the author of EuroSpies.You would enjoy it. Set inGlasgow and involves amongst other themes ice cream😊
#thestjoesstory @stjosephsps.bsky.social @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social
Hey! It’s the National Year of Reading 2026. There’s all sorts of resources and info available “out there”, so have a look if you like. It’s for all of us xx
#GoAllIn @booktrust.org.uk
@literacy-trust.bsky.social
📣 Your chance to bring an author into your classroom!
Our next #BookTrustRepresents virtual workshop is on Wednesday 28 January with the amazing @maisiechanwrites.bsky.social, author of Nate Yu’s Blast from the Past.
Register for free 👇
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Thirteen-year-old Afghan refugee Samim has fled to the UK. But to gain asylum he must tell his story. A moving debut novel about courage, resilience and friendship from Fidan Meikle, a vital new voice in children's fiction.
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P5 are enjoying their exciting new reading books from @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social We can’t put them down!
We’re focusing on our Literacy skills with the help of Neila, the Word Detective and our Sentence Doctor. Our focus this week was Problems and Solutions, the impact on stories and our lives. We were able to identify them in stories. @grangemouthhs.bsky.social @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social
Our first attempt at being Euro Spies .We are collaborating to find all the border countries of France.Some are tiny #communicating #sensemaking#creativity @stjosephsps.bsky.social #thestjoesstory @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social
@falkirklibraries.bsky.social @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social @braeshighschool.bsky.social @falkirkhighlibrary.bsky.social @cgrangehs-library.bsky.social
📚One week into our new novel ‘A Boy Called Christmas’ This week we’re building on our focus of referring to the question in our answers. 🎄
Last week we had a visit from the librarian who taught us how to be great storytellers! We’re getting ready for our nursery visits and for becoming buddies! 📚✨
Festive crafty fun for families still to come in libraries...
Grangemouth: Saturday 13th December, 10.30am
Boness: Saturday 20th December, 10.30am
Details: www.falkirkleisureandculture.org/whats-on/we-...
Well done Maren, S1. You have read twenty books since August. So you are our Silver Reading Rock Star this week. #weareFHS @falkirkhighschool.bsky.social @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social
This week's bronze level Reading Rockstar is Mary from S1. Congratulations on reading ten books Mary! #weareFHS @falkirkhighschool.bsky.social @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social
Last week it was Book Week Scotland and we were very busy in the library. We had a Book Fair which was very popular and author Alan Bissett visited to speak to S3 pupils about his book 'Lads'. #weareFHS @falkirkhighschool.bsky.social @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social
We have two new bronze award reading rock stars this week who have just finished reading ten books. They are Maizie and Millie from S1. Well done guys! #weareFHS @falkirkhighschool.bsky.social @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social
S1 have explored WHO and DOING. Today we focused on WHERE & DESCRIBE. We selected a tunnel & a forest. Used our five senses to DESCRIBE. Our iPads were a great way to record our thoughts and support reading. @connectedfalk.bsky.social @gmthhs-library.bsky.social @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social
