School Blog

We celebrated World Down Syndrome Day at Beatlie by joining a live link to a giant clubbercise. Lots of fun, dancing, disco lights and of course odd socks! Thank you to everyone who sent in a £1 donation. We raised £45 to send to Down Syndrome Scotland. Well done.

Another term has flown by! It's been so lovely to be outdoors more often again, appreciating our amazing school grounds and enjoying sunny outdoor play times, gardening, and community walks and outings. As ever, we have been super busy completing our ASDAN and SQA awards. Our ASDAN pupils have been enjoying lots of community experiences ... Continue reading Duntarvie Term 3! →

What a busy term we have had in Hopetoun. We have enjoyed some of our regular activities like messy play when we have had lots of chances to get messy and taste some new foods. We have been learning how to look after babies and we had a visit from Baby Koa. We have been ... Continue reading Spring term in Hopetoun →

Part of our UNICEF Outright Campaign this year is about raising awareness of international aid particularly in relation to climate change and education and today we were thrilled to have a visit from Tina and Maureen from the charity 'Classrooms for Malawi'. We really enjoyed learning about some of their projects and we loved exploring ... Continue reading Classrooms for Malawi - UNICEF Outright Campaign 2025-26 →

Drama has been up and running since after the February break and it's been lots of fun. Some children have been exploring sea life sensory under the sea. Another group have been taking turns to drive a bus to the harbour, then hopping on boats across the sea on adventures. Other children have been swimming ... Continue reading Drama →

Beatlie choir have been working hard this school year. The children have been enjoying new songs with props to encourage engagement. They have also been working on vocalising into a microphone. We have been having so much fun with our new pancake song.

Well, this term has definitely danced past us in a wintery whirlwind - filled with learning, achievement and most importantly - fun ! Our days have been extremely busy both in school and out in the local community, with assemblies and learning on a range of topics such as Remembrance, Fireworks, World Children's Day, St ... Continue reading Winter Term Round Up - Duntarvie! →

Well done to our second group of swimmers who just completed their block at Bathgate Xcite. They worked so hard, gaining confidence and developing skills in the early stages of buoyancy, co-ordination, spatial awareness, breathing, and entering and leaving the pool safely. 3 swimmers achieved their Beatlie Aqua Bronze Award and 1 swimmer was presented ... Continue reading Group 2 Swimming →

Hi everyone, Just wanted to take the time to express our appreciation for everyone who contributed to the Poppy Appeal recently in school. We raised an amazing amount which will go towards helping those in the military community who have given so much and continue to give so much for all of us. I also ... Continue reading Remembrance Day: Poppy Appeal Fundraising →