Author: Mr Gilroy

Onthank’s Excellent Learning Experience

Last week, we shared our newly developed Onthank’s Excellent Learning Experience.

Our pupils brought this to life by creating a podcast explaining what the Excellent Learning Experience means to them and how it is used across our school. In addition, our talented Primary 7 pupils produced a video to explain each aspect of the Excellent Learning Experience and how it supports learning in our classrooms.

Click the link below to take a look at our video!

Onthank’s Excellent Learning Journey Video

Onthank’s Excellent Learning Experience

Over this session, we have been working together as a school community to develop what an Excellent Learning Experience looks like at our school. Pupils, staff and parents have all played an important role in shaping this shared vision.

To bring our ideas to life, we used our school mascot, Paddington Bear, and his suitcase to represent the important things we believe should be “packed” into every excellent lesson.

We are delighted to share that some of our pupils have recorded this month’s podcast explaining more about our newly developed Excellent Learning Experience, in their own words. Their enthusiasm, ideas and confidence really shine through.

Big Walk and Wheel Event

Onthank Primary School and Additional Support for Learning Centre are taking part in this year’s Big Walk and Wheel Event. The Big Walk and Wheel is the UK’s largest walking, wheeling, scooting and cycling to school challenge. We are encouraging as many of our pupils across the whole school to take part in this 10-day challenge. The event takes place from Monday 16th March – Friday 27th March. Pupils will record how they travelled to school in their classes each morning. Our Junior Road Safety Officers will be leading this event.

Pupils can store their bikes and scooters in the bike shed.

 

 

P7 – Careers Who am I? Live Lesson

P7 pupils joined a careers live lesson which focused on pupils understanding the skills and qualities that they have and how these can contribute to their future career. P7 pupils enjoyed working with Skills Development Scotland and linking their personal skills and qualities to meta-skills.