Glow Blogs – West Lothian

We’ve had a great first day at school camp with lovely weather and great activities. We all took part in abseiling today and also did a ‘survivor’ session where we were den building and learning about fire lighting. This evening we had a “balloon splash” activity where we played various games to try earn point and coins which would allow us to buy resources to protect a water balloon from bursting when it was dropped from a height! We’re all looking forward to another great day of activities tomorrow and lots of sunshine again too. Some photos from todays activities …

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We have had to drag ourselves away from the camp fire tonight, where we sang songs, told jokes, played games and toasted marshmallows, to head up for supper. Roll on more hot chocolate. What a fantastic day two at camp. We can’t seem to wipe the smiles of our faces. Sun is shining, which made our raft building and catwalk activities even more enjoyable. All before we filled our bellies with sausage rolls, bean, and more. Not an empty stomach in sight. Then more activities. Night line, bushcraft and leap of faith finished off our day.  Good, fantastic, teamwork, great,

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When celebrating Earth Day recently, the pupils discussed how they could look after our planet. Some suggestions included turning off water, switching off lights, not dropping litter and not wasting food. They watched short films all about recycling and listened to the ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’ song. This all linked with our previous Eco learning. To celebrate, they made Earth Day hats and created seed bombs which they planted in our P1a flower bed. They talked about what our seeds needed to help them grow – light, water, air and warmth. Hopefully there will be a colourful display in the months

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  Primary 2 had a very exciting week last week…here’s a wee snippet of some of the things we got up to! Structure of the Earth As we have recently began our new volcanoes topic, we began with looking at the structure of the earth and tectonic plates in order to discuss how volcanoes are formed. We tied this lesson in with STEM and used our collaboration skills to create our own playdoh; discussing how the ingredients mix to form a new solid. We formed our playdoh earths by layering each part with each colour representing the inner core, outer

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With our new ‘Sports’ conext, it seems fitting to post about our success across a variety of sports in Primary 7. Here are some of our P7 learners celebrating some amazing achievements in swimming, motocross, ballet, skiing and dance. The pupils chose to learn about Sports as our final context this term; we are researching sporting history, equipment, how sports have evolved and gained popularity. All of us are working on a personal project this term and we can’t wait to share our learning when we complete them. Some  pupils  have  already  brought  in some  of  their  sporting  equipment  to 

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Good morning! I’ve had lots of requests for the delicious cookie recipe we used in our hubs session – so I’ve attached it below. The only rule is that if you make them at home you need to bring me one for snack! Mrs Beattie Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies – makes 8 cookies Ingredients 60 g vegan butter 85 g light brown sugar 1/2 tsp vanilla 150 g plain flour 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda 1/4 tsp sea salt 150g vegan chocolate (chips/chopped) 40 ml oat milk Instructions Preheat your oven to 180ºC Fan, or 200ºC regular! Add the vegan butter, sugar and vanilla to a bowl and beat with electric whisk until creamy.

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