We are delighted to announce that Mr MacPhee was successfully appointed our new Principal Teacher of Gaelic. Congratulations! 🌟
Tha Mgr Mac a’ Phì air dreuchd ùr fhaighinn mar phrìomh-thidsear na Gàidhlig san sgoil againn. Mealaibh ur Naidheachd!
#WhinhillGaelic
Today we said goodbye to Mrs Bradley as she moves on to pastures new as DHT at
@InverkipPrimary
☺️ We wish her the best of luck and she will be truly missed by all of us at Whinhill. 🌟
Our nursery boys and girls made the most of a rainy day and jumped on the 'Inverclyde Slip and Slide!' bandwagon 😃. The bubbles made it faster! We all want a turn next time! 🌊
Here’s a little something from
#TeamWhinhill
to wish you all a Happy Easter! 🐣 Beannachdan na Càisge dhuibh uile. 🌈 We miss all of our little spring chickens and hope we are back together again soon. 🐥 Have a lovely Easter weekend! ❤️
We said an emotional goodbye to our wonderful P7s who have demonstrated amazing resilience during this challenging year. 😊 They are more than ready to embark on their new adventure in high school and we wish them the best of luck! 🌟
@inverclyde
#TeamWhinhill
Everyone at Whinhill wishes our wonderful Miss Morris the best of luck in her new role as Acting DHT in
@WemyssBaySchool
next term! 🌟 They are so lucky to have such a dedicated, caring and innovative DHT! 🌟 We will miss her lots! ❤️
@MissMorris85
We would like to congratulate the new Mr and Mrs Alexander on their marriage! 🥂Mrs Alexander was absolutely stunning on her special day. ❤️ The whole Whinhill community are wishing them both lots of love and happiness! 💕
@MrsAlexanderWPS
The Whinhill staff had a great Zoom team meeting last night! 💻 We discussed the engagement in online learning and planned how we are going to move forward next term ❤️
#TeamWhinhill
Wishing our P7s the best of luck on their high school journey! 😍 They have been a wonderful year group and we will miss them so much! 🥲
#AlwaysAWhinhillPupil
We said an emotional goodbye to Mrs Gillespie, affectionately known as Mrs G, who retired today! 🥲 The pupils ensured she had a great send off and she will be very much missed! ❤️
#AlwaysAWhinhillGirl
Congratulations to the new Mr and Mrs Docherty! 💕 Mrs Docherty was a beautiful bride on her wedding day. 😊 All at Whinhill are wishing them a lifetime of love and happiness! ❤️
@MrsDochertyWPS
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas here at Whinhill! 🎄 All set for our pupils coming to school tomorrow morning. Thank you to the staff who were able to help this afternoon. 🌟
It was lovely to meet our new Primary 1 pupils starting in August today! 🌈 Lots of opportunities to chat through worries, learn some handy tips for starting school and make new friends. 😊 Looking forward to meeting our next group tomorrow! 🌟
Today we said an emotional goodbye to our janitor, Mr Swankie. 🌟 We will all really miss him & wish him the best of luck at his new school! 😊 It wouldn’t be a Whinhill send off without some poetry, a pennant & card from the whole school!
#AlwaysAWhinhillBoy
Whinhill Primary School and Nursery Class are deeply saddened by the passing of Her Majesty the Queen. Queen Elizabeth II had an extraordinary reign and was much loved and respected. Our thoughts are with the Royal family.
We were bursting with pride watching our P4&P5 and P6&P7 pupils performing their action songs this morning at the Festival! ❤️ Two amazing performances from the most talented pupils! 🌟 A special thank you to Mr MacPhee for his wonderful piano accompaniment! 🎹
@InverclydeFest
We were all blown away by this superstar who showcased her musical talents at our virtual Easter assembly this morning. 🎵 A self-taught skill she learned during lockdown. 🌟 Wow, what a fabulous achievement! 🎹
#celebratingsuccess
Team Whinhill are excited to announce some fantastic news!🌟 We have been awarded our Digital Schools Award!💻All the hard work has paid off & we are delighted to finish this term on a high!🥳 Big thank you to
@MissDicksonWPS
&
@MrsSmithWPS
for leading us on our digital journey!
Yesterday we said an emotional goodbye to Mrs McWhinnie and Mrs Dougan who are retiring. ❤️ We also wished Mr Trench the best of luck as he leaves to start his career in Primary teaching! 🌟 We will miss them all so much! 💕
Mrs Ruddy could not believe her eyes this morning when she came into school to find some naughty elves had escaped from their classes and taken over her office!! ⛄️🎅🏼🎄
Today we said goodbye to Mr Piggott & Miss McArthur after an fantastic year at Whinhill! 🌟 They were presented with beautiful drawings by our very own super talented Mrs Smith! Although they move on to pastures new, they will always be part of Team Whinhill! 🌈
All in the Whinhill community send our love and prayers to Mr McHugh’s family and all
@ndhs1
on the loss of this most wonderful man. An inspirational teacher and a kind and generous man who always had a smile for everyone
#redforgerry
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Today was our wonderful Mrs Smith’s last day as she moves on to her next adventure.❤️ She will be truly missed & Whinhill won’t be the same without her!🥲She was very surprised to hear bagpipes as she walked her class out! It was an emotional goodbye from all
#AlwaysAWhinhillGirl
Well done to all our pupils who took part in our 2023 Potted Sports Day. They had a great time going round different stations around our school grounds.
Congratulations to
@Mr_TrenchWPS
and
@MissHannaWPS
for organising a fab event.
#TeamWhinhill
🏆
Today at assembly we said goodbye to our wonderful Mrs Davenport! 🥲 We will really miss her lovely, welcoming face at the gate in the mornings. ☺️ We wish her the very best as she starts her next adventure in her new job closer to home.
#AlwaysAWhinhillGirl
Today we said goodbye to our beautiful boy L! ❤️ We wish him the best of luck on his high school journey. The pupils and staff will miss him so much, he will definitely have a special place in all of our hearts. 🥲
#AlwaysaWhinhillBoy
On Friday we said an emotional goodbye to our Mrs Boyd! 😢 She is moving on to pastures new at
@ICOS04663970
and we couldn’t be more proud of her hard work & achievements! 🌟All at Whinhill will miss her so much but we know she keep us updated on her new adventures!
#TeamWhinhill
We are delighted to welcome Miss Morton back as newlywed Mrs Sharp! 👰🏻 Doesn’t she make a beautiful bride! 🥰 Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Sharp. 💐
@MissMortonGP1_3
Many years ago Mrs Ruddy was proud to receive her gold DofE award at Holyrood Palace from the Duke of Edinburgh himself. Today we remember his life of service and the fantastic opportunity the Duke of Edinburgh awards offer all young people.
Primary 7 were leading the way with the singing today 😊 The whole school sang along with them. It was a bit of a tearjerker but they did so well 🥰
#prouddht
Our nursery boys and girls were the first to try out our brand new trim trail! 🤩 They had a fantastic time exploring the apparatus and working on their balance, agility and stamina!
@WhinhillN
🌟 Miss Dickson is our superstar of the week! 🌟 She has just received her Masters in Education and we are so lucky and proud to have such a dedicated teacher in Whinhill! Very well deserved! 🌈
#celebratingsuccess
@MissDicksonWPS
We had a wonderful first assembly this morning! 😍 Our school values, playground charter & children’s rights were discussed, we also had lots of beautiful singing too! 👍🏼 Our sparkly new P1s were introduced, they were so confident in sharing their names with the whole school! 🌟
It was so lovely to have one of our former P7s visit Whinhill after school today! 🌟 We heard all about his fantastic first day at
@invacad
! 😊 Mrs Docherty was delighted to see him! ❤️
#AlwaysAWhinhillBoy
I could not be prouder of these inspirational pupils who lead our assembly on diversity this morning! ❤️ They shared their own personal stories about difficulties they have faced & how they have overcome them. They shared the very important message - being different is amazing!🌟
Looking for a Christmas Eve treat? 🎄🎅🏼🎁 Look no further than this
#TeamWhinhill
Christmas video created just for you! 😍 We would like to wish our pupils, parents and the whole Whinhill community a very Merry Christmas, Nollaig Chridheil! 🌟 Enjoy!
Our second group of lovely new P1 pupils & parents starting in August came to visit us today! 🌟 It was great to meet you and chat about getting ready for school. 🏫
Just a message for our wonderful Whinhill families! Please don't be stressed by home learning, only do what you & your family can manage. ☺️ As you know, at Whinhill we place a high importance on life skills & play. Your children will be learning so much at home 🌟
#TeamWhinhill
Today at our virtual assembly we said goodbye to our wonderful Mrs McLean. 🥲 Although we will miss her so much, we know she is going to have a lovely retirement relaxing & also spending lots of time with her lovely grandchildren! 🌟 Happy retirement! 🥳
#AlwaysAWhinhillGirl
This thoughtful boy and his brother brought in some lovely gifts for their classes to celebrate Chinese New Year! 😊 Mrs Ruddy and I were also lucky enough to get some too! 🐰
Best of luck to Miss Kennedy, Miss Baird, Miss Calder and Miss Smith who are all moving on to pastures new next year! 🌟 We will miss them so much! ❤️ Also, we wished our lovely Miss Dickson a big happy birthday for her special day in July! 🎂
These superstars received awards for being Rights Respecting Citizens and demonstrating the learner disposition of creativity! 🏆 P3/2 and Miss Dickson won Mrs Hunter’s Star Class of the week for their commitment to engaging with digital technology throughout their learning! 🌟
Our school came together ‘virtually’ through our first assembly today! 🌈 Mrs Ruddy celebrated the successes we have had since being back at school and discussed how we can all demonstrate our Whinhill learner dispositions everyday! 🌟
Wishing our P7 superstars the very best of luck as they begin their high school learning journey tomorrow! 🌟 We will really miss seeing your smiling faces at school. ☺️ Remember, once a Whinhill pupil, always a Whinhill pupil! 🧑🏻🎓 Reach for the stars! 💫
#TeamWhinhill
We are so proud of this achievement! 🌟 Thank you to Miss Morris for taking the lead on this important aspect of our school! ❤️ Diversity & welcome is absolutely the
#WhinhillWay
& we will continue to grow, learn & develop our knowledge as a School of Sanctuary.
@SchsofSanctuary
Our staff surprised our pupils and dressed up for
#RoaldDahlDay
! Don’t they look fab! 🌟 We had lots of exciting literacy learning going on in all of our classes today! 📚
We had our first face to face assembly today in 2 years! 🥳 It was so lovely to sing again and come together as a school. We can’t wait for many more to come 👍🏼
#TeamWhinhill
Today we wished Mrs McElwee a big happy birthday! 🥳 She even got to wear the birthday hat and had a beautiful rendition of happy birthday from the boys and girls! 🎂
We had the best day at our whole school danceathon! 🕺🏻💃🏻 What fantastic moves our pupils have! 🪩 Thank you to all of our Whinhill friends and family for your kind donations! Well done to Miss Morris and the team of P6 superstars who kept everyone going! 🥰
#WhinhillMoves
Today we celebrated our Mrs Docherty’s 100th cap for GWRFC! 🏉 We are so proud of her amazing achievement! 🔴🟡⚫️ We also had a special visitor from another rugby star, Caitlyn and baby Maeva! 🍼
Today we celebrated achieving our School of Sanctuary Award with some very special guests! 🌟 Our pupils were fantastic presenters, sharing our learning journey.❤️ We had beautiful singing, poetry and an inspirational speech from Bilal, Scottish Refugee Council.
@SchsofSanctuary
Just been to see Annie at the Beacon and so proud of our Whinhillers in the show. Congratulations to Mrs Mitchell, Mrs Piggott, Isla and former pupil Lucy. You were all fantastic. 👏🏻🎉👏🏻🎉👏🏻🎉
Yesterday we celebrated our wonderful PC Kirsty’s retirement! 👮🏻 We said a big thank you to PC Kirsty for everything she has done for Whinhill over the years. 😊 We sang songs, P7 read some beautiful poems & we said an emotional ‘see you soon’ to Whinhill’s best friend.🥲
I could not be prouder of these two P7 superstars who led our Festival Celebration for our Whinhill families this afternoon. 🌟 They presented with confidence, enthusiasm and of course, lots of humour too! 👏🏻 Entertainers of the future!
#leadership
#celebratingsuccess
We had a surprise visitor in our playground this morning. A baby deer was injured. A huge thanks to our friends at Cornalees for helping. The baby deer was transported to the animal hospital at Hessilhead and we are waiting for an update on how she’s doing.
Well done to our pupils who competed in the Inverclyde Music Festival today! 🏆 P4&P5 Action Song, P6&P7 Action Song and our Scottish Country Dancers 💃🏻 we are so proud of you all 🥰
Spring has sprung at Whinhill! 🌼 All the staff would like to wish our families and whole school community a happy Easter! Have a wonderful holiday and we will see you all in Term 4! 🥳
Miss Shaw and Miss Mutton have an exciting summer ahead as they are both getting married! 💒 Our pupils were excited to find out their new names when they return to school, Miss Shaw will become Mrs Alexander and Miss Mutton will become Mrs Docherty! 💕
Thursday is a PE day! The challenge is to create a TikTok/dance💃 (parents/carers too)😂
@MissShawWPS
and I were exhausted after our attempts yesterday😄 Thank you to the wonderful children at the hub for being the teachers!💕😅
@WhinhillPS
We had lots of goodbyes to say on Tuesday! 🥲 We wished Mrs McGlynn a fantastic retirement, our Louise from Barnardo’s the best of luck in her new job and Miss Donnachie is starting a new adventure in another school. We will miss them all so much! 🌟
We wished Mr Tannahill luck on his retirement too! Although he has only been our janitor since November, he has made a big impact on pupils&staff. We also said goodbyes to Miss Cameron, Miss Robertson, Miss Smith, Mrs Rutherford & Miss McCourt who are moving on to pastures new!❤️
It was lovely having all of our pupils back at Whinhill today! ☺️ There were so many smiling faces while playing with friends, having fun learning and getting to know their new teachers. 🌈 We can’t wait for more fun tomorrow! 🤩
#TeamWhinhill
We are so proud of these P6 superstars who put themselves forward to be the next Whinhill Vice Captain. 😊 We were blown away by the enthusiasm, commitment & dedication they’ve shown to lead our school with confidence. 👏🏻 What a difficult choice! Results announced tomorrow 🌟
All of the team at Whinhill would like to wish our families and whole school community a safe and happy holiday. 🎉 Thank you for your continued support and we can’t wait to see you all when we return in August! 😊
#TeamWhinhill
🌈
This fantastic P4 pupil won our special award for showing amazing resilience, bravery and determination despite the challenges he has faced. 🏅 He is a role model for us all and we couldn’t be more proud of him. 😊
We had the most wonderful celebration to end
#SeachdainNaG
àidhlig and finished with a whole school ceilidh on the pitch! 🌟 We were so pleased to have Kyle, a former Whinhill pupil, to start our ceilidh off by playing the bagpipes! 🎵
A big thank you to Pamela and her team who provided the children with delicious food and some Christmas cheer! 🎄🎅🏼 As always, they went above and beyond with the decorations. 🎅🏼 The staff enjoyed their meals too! 🥰
#WhinhillChristmas