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Term 4 Swimming 🏊

πŸŒŠπŸ… Another fantastic term at Bathgate Xcite! πŸ…πŸŒŠ

On Friday mornings, our Group 5 and 6 swimmers β€” Brooke, Callan, Cole, Riley, Cian, Pete, Reeve and Lewis β€” smashed it with 6 Aqua Bronze Awards and 2 Progress Awards achieved between them! Incredible effort all round!

On Thursday afternoons, Fletcher continued developing his skills and achieved his Aqua Silver Award. He was joined by Liam, who made good progress towards his Aqua Bronze Award, and Ruaridh, who proudly achieved his Aqua Silver, Gold and Platinum Awards!

Well done, everyone β€” we are all super proud of you! πŸ‘

Secondary Sport and Fitness Activities Part 2

We’ve been busy again in Secondary, keeping active and trying out new sports! πŸ’ͺπŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

It’s been great to see everyone getting involved, building fitness and enjoying a range of different activities along the way. Plenty of energy, smiles and team spirit all round!

Football at Broxburn United Sports Club ⚽

Archery 🏹

Golf at American Golf Driving Range β›³

Dancing at DanceWorld Studios πŸ•Ί

And finally 2 weeks altogether at Deer Park Bowling 🎳

Cricket Festival

🏏 On Monday, three of our athletes took part in the first-ever Edinburgh Disability Cricket Festival at Inverleith Park!

Joining pupils from across the East of Scotland, they had a fantastic time β€” especially teaming up with pupils from Tynecastle High School. The day was packed with action as they developed their striking, bowling, catching, throwing and running skills.

To top it all off, we finished with a well-earned picnic in the park πŸ§ΊπŸ˜‹ β€” a perfect end to a brilliant day!

Wet Wheels Adventure

What a dayβ€”what a crew! 🚀✨ Who knew we had so many talented skippers in the making?

Two groups of pupils from both primary and secondary took to the water at Wet Wheels, Port Edgarβ€”and it was unforgettable.

Everyone had a turn at the helm, and while we loved the thrill of speed, the highlight had to be spinning donuts and making waves! πŸŒŠπŸ˜„

We were even lucky enough to spot Derek the dolphin, along with seals and puffins! 🐬🦭🐧

Safe to say, the staff had just as much fun as the pupils! πŸ˜„πŸ™Œ

 

MATP Challenge Event πŸ…

On Monday afternoon we hosted our second Special Olympics Motor Activity Training Programme (MATP) Challenge Event.

Once again, our athletes from Hopetoun, Lomond, Pentland and Glendevon were absolutely phenomenal! πŸ…

They shone with confidence and energy, proudly showcasing the incredible skills they’ve been working so hard to develop in training. Their effort and determination were fantastic to see β€” we couldn’t be prouder! πŸ’ͺπŸ‘

We also loved reading the positive feedback about the skills your young athletes worked on – it’s fantastic to see their hard work and progress being recognised!🌟

Thought he done amazing.

It was good to see him trying to do something that requires coordination.

Great to see Matthew making such an effort to roll over and knock down the bottles!!

Really good to see Theas legs being worked and from bench.

It was such a busy afternoon, so a huge thank you to the parents and carers who shared photos β€” we loved seeing all the special moments captured! πŸ“Έ

Finally, a special thank you and well done to one of our senior pupils who took on the important role of equipment assistant – your help made a real difference! πŸ™Œ

🌟 Well done to everyone involved – you were amazing! 🌟

ASN Athletics Festival

This morning Thea, Lewis, Riley, Jaxson, Madison and Jeet represented Beatlie at the ASN Active Schools Athletics Festival.

Things got a little competitive (especially between the adults πŸ˜‰πŸ˜‚), but everyone tried so hard and had lots of fun.Β  We saw lots of independent movement and brilliant engagement from all our young athletes!

Races

Javelin

Battleships

Beanbag throw

Obstacle course

Skittles

Boccia

We would like to say a BIG thank you to Dianne and Amber, the 2 West Lothian College students working with us, they were amazing and the pupils loved them!

Well done everyone, you were amazing 🌟

Secondary PE event

On Monday afternoon we hosted our Secondary PE event.

A BIG thank you to the parents and carers who came along . We enjoyed sharing all the different activities and skills we have been working on this year.

Warming-up in the sunshine β˜€οΈ

Activities

Lovely feedback from our parents 😊

 

ASN Fun Run πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ

On your marks… get set… GO!

Teddy, Denny, Callan, Pete and Cole represented Beatlie at another ASN Fun Run at Cedarbank.

Everyone gave it their all, ran fast and had lots of fun!

Well done everyone 🌟

Term 3 Swimming 🏊

Wow! Wow! Wow!

Our swimmers have been working incredibly hard at Bathgate Xcite this term, and their progress has been amazing to see!

On Friday mornings, our Group 3 and 4 swimmers β€” Sean, Muhammad, Freddie, Frankie, Jaxson, Denny, and Ruaridh β€” smashed it with 2 Aqua Bronze Awards and 5 Progress Awards achieved between them! Fantastic effort from everyone.

On Thursday afternoons, Fletcher continued his brilliant development towards his Aqua Silver Award. He was joined by Ethan and Stanley, who also made excellent progress towards their Silver Awards, and Alex, who proudly achieved his Aqua Diamond Award!

Well done, everyone β€” we are all super proud of you! 🌟

Secondary Sport & Fitness Activities

On Wednesday afternoons our Secondary pupils have been trying out some different sport and fitness activities…

Golf at American Golf Driving Range

Bootcamp with Mel from FoxFit

Bowls at West Lothian Indoor Bowling Club

Gentle seated exercise class with Heidi from Heidi Macdonald Fitness