A Fair Future Episode 2 – Farming in a Climate Crisis
Micah Tarus shows us his farm where he grows coffee for sale and vegetables to eat. He explains how the climate crisis is affecting his crop and life in Kenya.
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#FairtradeFortnight
A Fair Future Episode 1 – The Climate Crisis Isn’t Fair!
The climate crisis affects us all. But some communities are feeling it much more than others, even though they have done the least to cause it. Step back in time to learn about the inequality at the heart of the climate crisis, and how it is still running through these countries today.
Beatlie Fairtrade Cafe
Beatlie Fairtrade Café
It is with regret that Beatlie will not be opening their doors for the Fairtrade Café just yet!
However………
Do not fret – the café will come to you!
Friday 25th February
All classes will be making a Tray Bake of their choice using at least 1 Fairtrade product in their ingredients. We will be designing our own label for the product and it’s packaging which will allow us to send the goodies home for you to enjoy with a good Fairtrade coffee or Tea together with friends and family.
This year the focus is on Fairtrade and Climate Action and throughout the week you can have a look at the blog to find out more on the issues affecting people all over the world due to Climate Change and why Fairtrade is so important!
If you would like to donate to Fairtrade this week please send any monies in with your child in an envelope.
Thank you
Fairtrade Fortnight 2022
Today is the start of Fairtrade Fortnight: 21 February – 6 March 2022
What is Fairtrade Fortnight?
For two weeks each year, at the end of February and start of March, thousands of schools, colleges and universities across the UK come together to learn from the people who grow our food and drinks, mine our gold and who grow the cotton in our clothes – people who are often exploited and underpaid.
Through learning about how we are all connected through the things we eat, drink and wear, young people are equipped with the knowledge and skills to shape a more compassionate and sustainable world.
This year the theme is:
Climate, Fairtrade and You
So, this Fairtrade Fortnight, we invite you to stand with farmers and workers seeking climate justice!
This week we will be sharing information and resources for you to look at and get involved at home and spreading the message to others.
You can also get involved by visiting the Choose The World You Want Festival
https://www.fairtrade.org.uk/choose-the-world-you-want/
West Lothian Bike Library
West Lothian Bike Library
Work noting that we are currently offering the Scottish Bike Repair Scheme which gives families bike servicing/repairs up to the value of £50 on each bike (£100 on e-bikes and adaptable)
West Lothian Bike Library
07724 667321
Crofthead Farm
Templar Rise
Livingston
EH54 6DG
Open Tue-Fri 9am-1pm other times by appointment.
West Lothian Bike Library is incorporated as a Community Interest Company registered in Scotland 573140
Ochiltree Memories from Term 2 2021
What a year it has been so far – lots and lots of fantastic achievements made in 2021! There are so many memories I wanted to share that I have made a Sway for each of the children!
We have also been enjoying sharing our good work each week when we are sending home our baking, craft work and plants – I think the escorts are beginning to wonder what will come next!
We are truly grateful that we have had the opportunity to participate in so many great activities this year both in our own class and with Duntarvie! Lets keep our fingers crossed that we will continue in the new year!!!
Christmas Wishes to you all from Ochiltree xcx
Unicef World Children’s Day
Secondary Assembly for World Children’s Day
Blue is the colour for World Children’s Day 2021
We had a story massage about Paddington
Then we talked about how we felt when he came to London and how he feels when people are not nice to him.
We learned how to do the ‘Hard Stare’ when people are not nice!
Duncan was fantastic at this and as also able to show his friends different emotions too!
We made blue prints for a display in the school too.
Please have a look at how we made them and a look at how Paddington does the hard stare! Can you do it?
https://youtu.be/aS4w0Y1Kif4
World Food Day Poster Competition
World Food Day was highlighted and celebrated on the 16th October. As part of our learning here at Beatlie we looked food journeys and how/why we can and should do better.
To share our learning we all participated in a poster competition – please have a look at the great work we all had fun making! Some more photos may also be shared on their Learning Journals.
Ochiltree Term 1
I cannot believe that it is October already!
We have had a fabulous start to the year and have been enjoying our extended bubble with Duntarvie and participating in lots of new activities with all our friends from there!
So what have we been up to…..
We had a very successful litter pick around Craigshill but we were very surprised at how little litter there was about – the community have come together and have made fantastic changes around the area. We were also able to see how well our flowers have been growing at the street signs we planted before the summer – this caught on and there are lots of streets around doing the same now!
It was lovely to see Luca’s family and they had fun joining us for a walk around the Almond – it was a shame that you could not all join us but hopefully we will see you all soon at other school events.
We are all working hard on our qualifications this year – ASDAN and SQA projects as well as our IEP targets. William and Aria are doing lots together and are joined by Charlie for topic work, Luca is joining the Duntarvie class for lots of activities and Sophie is joining her friends from Duntarvie for lots of movement and sensory activities.
Catherine has been conducting the topic – Looking After My Body and the children have loved all the fun activities she has been doing – they especially enjoyed the smelling and tasting activity. Catherine has also been doing Drama which Luca and Sophie have been going to and they love it – hopefully we will be able to put on a show for you at Christmas or at the end of the year!
The children are all getting to try out new activities, experience new things and encouraged to be as independent as they can be building skills for adulthood! They are a great help carrying out their class jobs, Eco tasks and helping out in the community.
There are so many things I could rave about but I must leave space for some pictures.
Please click on the link below to see a fantastic video of our stars at work and play.
World Food Day 2021
WORLD FOOD DAY 2021
World Food Day is celebrated every year around the world on the 16th October; the date that the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FOA) was founded in 1945. First commemorated by the FOA in 1979, World Food Day aims to promote healthy diets and eradicate hunger issues by 2030.
Themes
World Food Day adopts a new theme every year, with previous themes including Family Farming (2014) and Our Actions are our Future (2018).
The theme for 2021 is ‘Safe food today for a healthy tomorrow’ which stresses that production and consumption of safe food have “immediate and long-term benefits for people, the planet, and the economy.”
Beatlie will be raising awareness by participating in a poster competition – keep an eye out for the great work our pupils will produce!
https://youtu.be/suWjB0zL3xI
