School Blog

Ursula Cheng came into school this week as part of a community art project. Ursula is collating ideas from local schools and community groups as she is planning to use these ideas to paint a local tunnel. The children at Toronto helped Ursula to make paints from natural materials such as fruit and vegetables and [...]

We are delighted that our clubs are up and running again at Toronto. This week saw our first club, Level 1 Bikeability, up and running. Next week we have P4-7 Tennis on Monday, P4-7 Choir on Wednesday and P1-3 Football on Thursday. We are hoping to add more to our list soon!

Through our recent learning we have been finding out about the Romans. We looked this week at Roman foods and were shocked at some of the items they would have on their feast menus - can you imagine eating peacock, tongue or dormice! We created our own Roman Feast menus with a variety of foods [...]

Primary 7 explored the cost of the school day. In groups, we discussed different school costs and created a diamond nine to show greater and smaller costs. We then looked at a school calendar with different school events. We discussed the costs that these events would have.

For Challenge Poverty Week, P6/7 explored the 'Cost of the School Day'. We now have an understanding of how the school day costs money for families. We discussed the things Toronto Primary School does to support families in reducing the cost of the school day.

During Challenge Poverty Week 2024, Primary 3 explored some big questions: What does West Lothian do to help people in poverty? What does Toronto PS do to help poverty? What could Toronto PS do to help those in need? Learners discussed the West Lothian food bank, our Toronto Boutique, free school meals and free after [...]

On Thursday 10th October 2024, P4/5 recognised World Mental Health Day by taking their learning outdoors. Outdoor learning is thought to improve mood, reduce stress, encourage relaxation, improve physical activity and boost confidence and self esteem. P4/5 took their literacy outdoors where they found interesting places to read their books and then use the natural [...]

On Thursday 10th of October 2024, P4/5 took part in World Restart a Heart Day. We learned essential CPR skills via a live stream with Save a Life Scotland, who were attempting a Guinness World Record for online CPR training.

You may remember a few months ago that we launched an app design competition for our P1-7 children through the Make It Happen Club, a charity whose aim is to inspire children's digital learning! This week Frances from Make It Happen returned to Toronto for a special Assembly to announce the winning design. Frances and [...]

Mrs Black organised a special 'Sports Assembly' last week where we came together as a whole school to celebrate our sporting successes and achievements over the last year. Awards were presented to individuals and we celebrated the sporting successes shared through wider achievements outside school as well as in school. We presented certificates of thanks [...]

Primary 1 and Primary 1/2 have been having fun with Mrs Graham, Mrs Stewart and Mrs Black, with the parachute! We loved trying to keep the ball on the parachute, then we changed our game and were actually aiming to get the ball through the hole in the middle. We enjoyed sitting inside the parachute [...]

On Tuesday this week a group of Primary 5 and Primary 7 children made their way to the Assembly rooms in Edinburgh to attend the Social Enterprise Academy's Award ceremony, where they collected an award for their work they have done with the Toronto Boutique so far and their plans to develop it further to [...]