Last week most of us had our transition week at Bathgate Academy.  Here are some of our highlights from the week:

‘In science we used bunsen burners to boil an egg and complete other experiments.’- Ross and Emma

‘The sports event.  There were hurdles, long jumps, sprints, races and tug of war.  I got two third place medals.’ – Travis

‘In Modern Languages we had to guess whether logos came from France, Germany or Spain.’ – Catherine

‘In humanities we played catchphrase.’- Robbie

We all had great fun and are looking forward to attending high school in August!

In writing this week we wrote our own fractured fairy tale.  This is a well-known fairy tale with a twist.  For example, it could be a fairy tale written from another character’s viewpoint or with a different ending etc.  Miss Bollen was impressed with our ideas.  We wrote these stories into out transition jotters to show our high school teachers.

In class we also revised renewable and non-renewable sources and how to conserve energy.  We learned that energy conservation is when you use less energy.  For example, turning off a light when you leave a room.  We discussed a range of different ways to conserve energy and the effects this has on the environment.

In health and wellbeing we learned about first aid and how to respond in  emergency situations.  We discussed actions to take in different emergency scenarios and then used dummies to practise giving CPR.  We enjoyed this practical activity and now feel more confident in our own abilities to deal with an emergency.   We look forward to further developing our knowledge of this at our excursion to the risk factory on Monday.

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