At Cockenzie Primary we reward the children who have followed the rules and behaved just as they should with golden time each week.  Each week a record is kept by the  teachers of who has had all their golden time and at the end of each term these children are recognised and given a badge.  At the end of the school year children who have enjoyed all their golden time each Friday over the three terms  are rewarded with a golden time party .  Over 300 children enjoyed ice cream cones from Luca’s in Musselburgh and a disco in the assembly hall in June 2009.  It was a lovely afternoon and the ice creams were enjoyed in the quiet garden in the sunshine.  Well done to those children who were there and we look forward to seeing you this session at the golden time party.

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P 5/6 did some Gumboot dancing last Monday.  Two instructors came to teach them how to do this.  They studied South Africa before the holidays and their teacher Miss Drummond is  there  for 4 weeks.  she arranged this for her class to do before she went off.  She was selected to go on this visit through the rotary.  The class enjoyed trying out the steps and singing  along with the drums.

Health Week began with the whole school holding Sports Day on Monday afternoon.   This year the sun shone and the children enjoyed an afternoon away from their desks and hard work.   The event took the form of a potted sports ,  testing skills and stamina. 

 Tuesday  had everyone dancing  away with Andy McKechnie from Street Jam and on Wednesday , Emma Biggart from Active Schools ran the Funky Fitness sessions in the gym hall while some P6 and 7 pupils were competing at Meadowbank with some chlldren getting through to the final heats. 

LA dance supplied the action on Thursday with some amazing moves on view and Dougie Thomson took the  P1 to P4 classes through their paces on the field with some rugby skills training.  

The evening event  on Thursday had over 250 visitors to the school hall where there were displays  on the body made by the P5L and P5/6 , First aid and Heart Start by P7 V, Bannantynes, Roots and Shoots, people from the NHS, Dental health,  Active schools, Sports Plus,  Dr Bike was in the playground,  you could even have your nails done to name but a few.  Outdoor education had a stand and East Lothian Council were represented  too.  All aspects of health were covered, you could even have your BMI done! There were yoga sessions, multisports , football skills, and aerobics to join in with and LA dance  demonstrated their routines on the stage.  It was nice to see some former pupils taking part in this.  ABEL( Anti Bullying East Lothian) had a stand too.  Lots of tips on how to have healthy snacks and packed lunches were available and lots of free gifts.

Friday morning saw the sun shine on the Funrun and Sponsored walk,  the week ending as it had begun with  all the children  involved in the same activity.   The older children set off for the promenade in stages and were rewarded with an ice lolly when they returned.   The P1 to P3 children went round a circuit in the school grounds and had their lolly afterwards too.

A big thankyou to Mrs Corr for organising such a successful  week,  I am sure everyone at Cockenzie Primary is more aware of how to keep healthy and fit.   Thanks to everyone who helped in any way.

An exciting week of events has been organised for Health Week at Cockenzie Primary School. 

Monday              Sports Day   P1-P7
Tuesday             Street Jam    Nursery to P7
Wednesday         Funky Fitness    P3-4   
Meadowbank Athletics for some P6and P7 pupils
Thursday            Rugby    P1-P4
LA dance for P5-P6
Whole School Health Fair for  pupils and their families  6.00pm -8.00pm
Friday                Fun Run in School grounds  P1-3
Sponsored walk along the promenade  P4-7

On the last Thursday before Easter P7 pupils from Cockenzie primary ran a talent show to raise money for Breast cancer.  They  organised the auditions at lunch times and eventually selected the main contenders for the event.   Miss Drummond and Miss Leith helped to supervise the event but took a back seat throughout the proceedings.   There was quite a range of performers  with singing and dancing, some in groups and even solo performers.   The classes who came to watch voted for their star performer and a panel of P7 experts passed comment on the acts.   This was a most enjoyable afternoon for all concerned, the parents of the finalists came to watch too and £250 pounds was raised for Breast Cancer.  Well done P7,    and well done to Anna MCSorley who was voted best act.