Weekly Blog

P6/7 have been learning about all about fairtrade, food and nutrition and safe and hygienic practices. We enjoyed researching recipes and budgeting ingredients for our chosen foods. We showed fantastic collaboration skills as we followed recipes and cut, chopped, grated and prepared ingredients. We had a wonderful afternoon on Wednesday where we invited our adults [...]

The P5s at Letham and Riverside will be the very first P7s at Craigshill Primary, and we've planned a wide range of experiences to help them get to know one another and build strong, lasting friendships. One of the highlights we offer all our P5 pupils is an overnight camp — and we were lucky [...]

Each class at Riverside thoroughly enjoyed their visit from Edinburgh's Chocolatarium this week! We learned all about the process of making chocolate, including the journey of a cacao bean and the importance of Fairtrade. A highlight of the visit was sampling different flavours of chocolate and decorating our own chocolate lolly. A huge thank you [...]

Our P7s have spent time at camp with the other cluster primaries this week, enjoying a range of exciting experiences and building new friendships. A fab time was had by all! A huge shout out to our Craigshill staff who made this possible this week. Have a look at the pictures of the exciting adventures [...]

On Monday, we had a visit from Johnny Paterson from Great Athletes. We all took part in a circuit and then he spoke to us at assembly. He inspired us to Dream Big! Thank you to everyone who collected sponsor money. Please pay this in using the QR code on the form by Monday 4th [...]

Primary 1, 2 and 5 had a great trip to Dynamic Earth on Tuesday. We loved walking through all of the different time zones, especially the ones that shook, rumbled, or suddenly turned freezing cold. We took part in a Journey into Space Workshop and learned lots about our Solar System and the life of an [...]

Today we sadly say goodbye to two much‑loved members of our Craigshill PS community, Mr and Mrs Gray, as they retire together. Mr Gray has been the steady, reliable presence who kept our school running smoothly—tackling ladders, spiders and floods and bringing pride and quiet care to everything he did. Mrs Gray has been a [...]

Mrs Lochhead and Mrs Fallens are so proud of our group of dancers who performed on Wednesday at the West Lothian Dance Showcase in Bathgate! They were absolute stars and the performance can be watched here.

Primary 6 at Letham had a fantastic day out at Deep Sea World, exploring all the underwater wonders and learning about the importance of recycling in order to keep our oceans free from plastic. The highlight of our trip was watching the seals being fed. It was a great trip!

Our Reconnect children are aiming to achieve their very own JAS award. We want to say a huge thank you to the parents who attended our showcase and who continue to support our learners in their achievements towards their JAS award.