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posted by Craig Brown, Depute Head Teacher, Friockheim Primary School

A fun afternoon was had by all the families and pupils who attended our outdoor numeracy  learning event, even if it was a little bit cold!

The afternoon started with a BBQ, which our families were invited to, and it was great to see so many people in our school community come along to this. The dinner ladies did a great job getting everything sorted and making sure everyone was fed.

After this families and groups of children were given the task of completing several outdoor learning activities, including working out how old some of our trees are, measuring up the playground and costing how much it will cost us to repaint the lines and making 3D shapes using sticks and string!

The event was co-planned with some parents who trialled some of the activities to make sure that they were suitable to the different age groups and that there were no language barriers in the instructions.

We wanted to develop our partnerships with our parents, and to help them understand our outdoor learning work, so by having them come and join in was a great way to help us with this. Their feedback was very positive and we are looking forward to our next learning event.

Parents’ Feedback

“Being outdoor is more fun!”

“I think I need to return to school?!”

“It is great to be outside and still learning. It was a fun and educational activity.”

posted by Margaret Thompson, Library Assistant, Arbroath High School

During Fairtrade Fortnight, S2 pupils at Arbroath High School participated in the Trading Game. This was to highlight the issues of global trading and explain to them the importance of Fairtrade. Pupils were placed in groups and each given a country.

The pack of resources they received depended on whether they were a rich country or a poor country. The poor countries received very little resources whereas the rich country had plenty of resources.

The groups were then asked to create shapes using the resources they had. They were allowed to trade resources with other groups. The poorer groups had more challenges to face as they did not have anything to create shapes with. They also struggled to trade with richer countries as they did not have anything to offer them. Posing with their certificates and the Fairtrade banana are the winning teams.

posted by Margaret Thompson, Library Assistant, Arbroath High School

Arbroath High School participated in the nationwide Big Fairtrade Breakfast. The event was held in the Library, on World Book Day, for senior pupils and staff. The Fairtrade Group provided lots of different breakfast items for everyone to enjoy. Some of these included Fairtrade pancakes, toast with Fairtrade honey, jam or marmalade, Fairtrade fresh fruit, homemade Fairtrade cereal bars, Fairtrade banana loaf, Fairtrade hot chocolate and Fairtrade orange juice.

The S4 Hospitality class made some Fairtrade muffins which were delicious. Starbucks in Dundee also donated some Fairtrade coffee and supplied the milk.

The library was decorated with Fairtrade bunting, Fairtrade roses and our inflatable Fairtrade banana! Pupils played the piano and guitar in the background which created a fantastic atmosphere. The event was thoroughly enjoyed by all who attended and raised awareness of how many great Fairtrade products are out there for us to buy.

Photographed, with their teacher and organiser, Mrs Lynne Roy, are just some of the fantastic senior pupils who served up the Big Fairtrade Breakfast and who made it such a great success

posted by Margaret Thompson, Library Assistant, Arbroath High School

Last year, Ordnance Survey put out a call to keen photographers of all ages to capture “Britain at its best” and enter their photos into the National Map Cover Photo Competition. Arbroath High School, S4 pupil, Hugo Morrow entered his photo of the ruined Moine House in Sutherland, with Ben Loyal beyond into the junior (16 and under) category.

Hugo took his photo on a beautiful morning last April whilst he was on holiday with his family on the north coast of Scotland, and as they were on their way to climb Ben Hope – Hugo’s 40^th Munro. Hugo’s entry was judged by Wildlife presenter and naturalist, Steve Backshall as the overall winning photograph in the junior category for the whole of the UK. It was chosen for the front cover of the new OS Tour Map of Scotland. Hugo was also presented with an iPad Mini as part of his prize. The map has now been published and is available for sale.

Hugo is pictured with his camera and the New OS Tour Map of Scotland bearing his photograph of the ruined Moine House in Sutherland, with Ben Loyal beyond on the cover.

posted by Beverley Murray, Administrative Assistant – People

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