World Children’s Day 2025
‘my day…. my rights’
‘From the moment the sun rises, children wake up to a world shaped by choices they didn’t make. But every child, everywhere, also wakes with rights. Including the right to be protected, to learn, and to have their voice heard’ (UNICEF)
To celebrate World Childrens Day we explored some of our rights through stories, games, food and sensory play. We hope you enjoy our video of some of the fun we had!
Hi everyone,
Just wanted to take the time to express our appreciation for everyone who contributed to the Poppy Appeal recently in school.
We raised an amazing amount which will go towards helping those in the military community who have given so much and continue to give so much for all of us.
I also wanted to celebrate our brilliant Beatlie pupils, who made the most beautiful wreath as part of their assembly on Monday and the senior school pupils who are working towards their fundraising award and have been collecting donations, as well as very respectfully laying their wreath at the war memorial at the civic centre yesterday, on Armistice Day.
Thank you to your amazing young people and to our Beatlie community,
Rachael
We have had fun over the last couple of weeks in the run up to Halloween. We have explored the changes happening around us and made Autumn leaf pictures. we have explored slime, zombie brains and pumpkin inners in messy play – we had to rescue all the eye balls from the slime! We have experienced spooky stories and made our own Halloween ghost biscuits. As well as carving our class pumpkins.
Here are a few of our photos to enjoy.
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What a fantastic first term we have had here in the Pentland Class. We have loved spending time together, getting to know our new friends and adults in class – we all have lots of fun together!
We have all settled into our routines and have been working hard on all of our activities and groups. We have been busy with our topic ‘The Owl Who is Afraid of the Dark’ making lots of fantastic art work and some really yummy cooking sessions.
We have had some lovely sessions with the Clown Doctors and love when they come to visit our class. We have also spent time enjoying the outdoors, gardening and exploring the playground equipment.
We are looking forward to the busy term ahead!
We have had great fun in Hopetoun this term as we have settled in to our new class. We have enjoyed lots of different activities like gardening, going on the wheelchair bike and art. We have been exploring new foods during our messy play food group and some of us got messier than others! We are looking forward to seeing what the winter term will bring.
We had great fun for Fairtrade fortnight doing lots of different activities including baking for our cafe and art. The theme this year was working together, I think you’ll agree that all the classes worked together to produce some great results!
What a busy first term we have had in Ochiltree, we’ve really enjoyed making the most of the last of the sunny weather!
We particularly enjoyed our beach themed sensory sessions out in the garden which has now been swapped for a lovely cosy Autumn sensory session which we’re enjoying just as much. We’ve been busy focusing on our health and wellbeing through our weekly health group looking after our bodies and we have been keeping fit and healthy through our cross class PE groups where we have been exploring music and movement, team games and ball skills.
We’re looking forward to next term where will begin working on our ASDAN challenges so we’ve got lots more exciting things to come!
Team Ochiltree wish you all a healthy October break.
Our athletes in Hopetoun, Lomond, Pentland and Glendevon have been working hard, training towards our first ever MATP Challenge Event on Monday 1st December. They can’t wait to showcase their unique achievements to family and friends (more details will be shared closer to the time, but I am excited to see everyone supporting their athlete with posters, banners or maybe even personalised t-shirts!).
What is MATP?
The Special Olympics Motor Activity Training Programme (MATP) is a unique programme specifically designed for athletes of all ages with Profound and Multiple, Physical and Intellectual Disabilities and/or Complex Support Needs.
It focuses on developing individual skills and abilities rather than direct competition, ensuring each athlete can achieve personal bests and celebrate their achievements.
MATP enables our athletes to increase physical activity, improve motor skills, build confidence, increase participation in sport activities and foster a positive self-image.
Lomond Athletes
Pentland Athletes
Glendevon Athletes
Wow – our first term together is almost complete!
The last few weeks have gone by in a flash, with so many fun and varied activities both in school and out in the community.
We’ve been working hard in class on our targets, and coming together for groups exploring our senses, enjoying music, story and song, and learning about looking after our bodies as we grow up too.
Keeping active has been very important both in and out of school as well as increasing our independence and developing skills in communication, and growing in confidence. Cross class PE groups have been lots of fun, working together with friends and adults from across the secondary school, and learning new skills. Some pupils have also been back on the Innowalk, and quite literally making great strides in progress here!
We’ve also contributed to whole school celebrations and events including Global Goals Week and Fairtrade Fortnight. We’ve been cooking up a range of healthy snacks, meals, and tasty treats in the pupil kitchen, and enjoying trying hard with some messy, bold art creations too.
Many of our pupils have been very happy to welcome back our clown doctor friends as well as our fabulous music therapists, Ellie and Sophie – who have led some really lovely sessions with our pupils – and our dance therapist, Charan.
We’ve definitely made good use of our busses this term, and have also enjoyed some lovely walks in this lovely Autumnal sunshine. We’ve enjoyed collecting items to explore as well as visiting local shops, cafes, the library, and attending a range of community groups including Musically Active Dudes, the Young Adults’ social group at Broxburn United Sports Club, and Gentle Exercise classes in Polbeth. These are brilliant opportunities to develop our life skills and meet new peers and adults too. One pupil has been particularly delighted to get back to his much loved gym visits too, and is working exceptionally hard!
I look forward to what’s in store in the times ahead with our fabulous Duntarvie stars!
Thanks to everyone for a brilliant start to the school year!
These dark nights and dark mornings are creeping up on us citing the end of Term 1.
It has been a term for trying different activities out and seeing where we can fit everything we want to do into our timetables. We are settling down now and have good plans in place moving forward into next term when we will continue to work on our targets as well as trying new experiences.
We have been enjoying the farm topic with lots of songs, art and messy play activities. Night time is our other topic which we have started and will continue onto December.
Horse riding was fantastic fun and all experiences either riding the horses or the sensory experience of looking after a horse – thank you to RDA for a wonderful experience.
Lomond is most definitely an outdoor class and we are loving using the wheelchair bike, drive deck, trikes and all the playground equipment for fun as well as developing independent skills using walkers, playing with others and communicating needs and wants. Lets hope it is a good autumn to allow us continue.
Thank you for all the support throughout the term and look forward to seeing you all for parents night and our Christmas event.
