School Blog

We have had great fun in Hopetoun this term as we have settled in to our new class. We have enjoyed lots of different activities like gardening, going on the wheelchair bike and art. We have been exploring new foods during our messy play food group and some of us got messier than others! We ... Continue reading Autumn term in Hopetoun →

We had great fun for Fairtrade fortnight doing lots of different activities including baking for our cafe and art. The theme this year was working together, I think you'll agree that all the classes worked together to produce some great results!

What a busy first term we have had in Ochiltree, we've really enjoyed making the most of the last of the sunny weather! We particularly enjoyed our beach themed sensory sessions out in the garden which has now been swapped for a lovely cosy Autumn sensory session which we're enjoying just as much. We've been ... Continue reading Ochiltree Term 1 →

Our athletes in Hopetoun, Lomond, Pentland and Glendevon have been working hard, training towards our first ever MATP Challenge Event on Monday 1st December. They can't wait to showcase their unique achievements to family and friends (more details will be shared closer to the time, but I am excited to see everyone supporting their athlete ... Continue reading Term 1 Primary PE →

Wow - our first term together is almost complete! The last few weeks have gone by in a flash, with so many fun and varied activities both in school and out in the community. We've been working hard in class on our targets, and coming together for groups exploring our senses, enjoying music, story and ... Continue reading Duntarvie Term 1! →

These dark nights and dark mornings are creeping up on us citing the end of Term 1. It has been a term for trying different activities out and seeing where we can fit everything we want to do into our timetables. We are settling down now and have good plans in place moving forward into ... Continue reading Lomond Term 1 →

We have had a very busy term. We have been settling in and getting to know each other and getting into a routine with all our activities. We have been learning about night and day for our topic. We made some night time sensory bottles using food colouring, glitter and stars and also painted some ... Continue reading Glendevon Term 1! →

We have had a busy start to our year in nursery. We have been to Space with our topic where we shared interactive stories, used our sensory tuff tray and made some space themed goodies during cooking activities. In art we made some flying saucers and decorated our own planets using a salad spinner. We ... Continue reading Lammermuir Term 1 →

Well done to our first 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 1 Swimming →

On Monday afternoons athletes in Ochiltree and Duntarvie have been coming together to develop their physical activity and motor skills. After a fun warm-up altogether, we split into 3 groups: Striking & kicking activities (based on the Special Olympics Motor Activity Training Programme) with Louise Music & movement (using activities from Physiobods and the MOVE ... Continue reading Term 1 Secondary PE →

We have been busy working on our Glendevon 2025 class charter this term. We felt it was important to demonstrate how fulfilling and maintaining each of the articles will look for each member of Glendevon as we are all unique whilst supporting the development of a happy and fun classroom. We are looking forward to ... Continue reading Class Charter →

Last week we held our Global Goals Week highlighting the 3 Goals we will be working toward over the year. This year we will be highlighting the following Global Goals: GG3: Good Health & Wellbeing Some of us made smoothies and/ or fruit salads, we all participated in physical activities and daily story massage. ... Continue reading Global Goals Week @ Beatlie →