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Dear Parents,

West Lothian Active Schools are asking every pupil to complete a survey. Please complete survey with or for each P1 to P4 pupil here.

A key feature of our current Health and Wellbeing strategy focuses on the use of, and benefits aligned with, participation in sport and physical activity.  Whilst we have some limited knowledge and insight regarding the physical activity levels of our pupils, a deeper understanding will be key to supporting and informing developments and future work across Health and Wellbeing, Active Schools provision, the delivery of PE and out of school opportunities.

In order to capture this detail, we have developed a Sport and Physical Activity survey that we would like all pupils to complete.

Results will support developments aligned to our PE, Physical Activity and Sport (PEPAS) strategy. Pupils in P5-S6 should complete the survey in school, with staff supervision.

In order to capture the information for pupils in P1-4 we need parental support, a separate survey link can be found below. Please complete as soon as possible for each pupil.

P1-4 survey link – https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=oyzTzM4Wj0KVQTctawUZKZe-9nvWm85PknH7UUV0HypUQzdUTzdWVVBDMDBVVlhZUDUxU0gwWlpKUS4u

P3 have followed up our Seeds experiment by finding out about the different parts of trees. We went into the playground this afternoon to find branches, trunks, roots and signs of leaves.

In our maths work this week, P3 have been learning about division and remainders. We put our knowledge to the test by dividing up a packet of skittles. We had to work out how many sweets were in the packet, how many each person would get and if there were any remainders.

The answers tasted delicious!

P3 seeds watering plants

In preparation for Science Week, P3 have been learning about plants and flowers. We have spent time looking at the different parts of a plant and we have even started our own plant growing experiment (growing coriander). Click on the links above to see pictures of our experiment so far.

During the Easter holidays, Whitburn Academy will be hosting the West Lothian Council’s ‘Active Fun Active Feet’ Multisports Holiday programme, delivered by the Active Schools & Community Sport team, with support from local accredited/verified sports clubs, young leaders and sports coaches.

The Whitburn ‘Active Fun Active Feet’ Easter holiday camp, (in partnership with Armadale and St Kentigern’s Active Schools Coordinators), will take place on Tuesday 12^th  & Wednesday 13^th April, from 9am-3pm, for all pupils through from P1-P7.

The cost is £25 for 2 days (concessions available).

Bookings can be made online at https://whitburn2022easter.eventbrite.co.uk

Our Primary 7 children will be participating in the WEE TREE PLANTING activity tomorrow, in the area between ourselves and Polkemmet Primary School.

Please see the attached information.

Tree_Planting_DETAILS-1 WHITBURN Wee Forest Planting

Children have been reminded to wear suitable clothing and footwear.

Also, if they would like to bring a change of clothes, just in case!

This week P6D were learning about stored (potential) energy. We discussed rechargeable batteries and how animals (and humans) get their energy from the food that they eat. We now know that sloths move very slowly because their diet mainly consists of leaves which contain carbohydrates. Cheetahs on the other hand eat meat which contains carbohydrates, proteins and fat, allowing them to have much more energy and move a lot faster.

Finally we made catapults that use rubber bands to store energy. This allowed us to fire balls across the classroom!

We are also delighted to share with you a  fantastic new School Uniform and Clothing Exchange Directory.  This resource offers a web page full of links to local uniform banks and exchanges

Please see below a link to school uniform and clothing banks

https://connect.scot/resources/school-uniform-and-clothing-banks