A smile is never far away in Beatlie so celebrating World Smile Day was no challenge at all! The theme of World Smile Day is to ‘do an act of kindness, help make someone smile’, things we do every single day. We did however take part in some additional smiley activities which you can see in the following photos and which we hope will make you smile too. We enjoyed going on a Smile Hunt around school to find the hidden giant smiley faces and were on the lookout for lots of acts of kindness such as sharing, helping others and making someone laugh in our Classroom Scavenger Hunt. We also enjoyed ‘gifting’ lots of smiles to people who made us smile or who we wanted to make smile. We all worked together to create our giant Beatlie smiley which we hope you will love!!
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Duke of Edinburgh Expedition!
Busy first term in Glendevon
The children have settled into school life well, adjusting to their new classroom, peers and teachers fine.
This term we have been learning about day and night, exploring that the moon comes out at night and the sun comes out in the day. We have also investigated what animals that come out in the night and day. The children loved playing a sleeping game and waking each other up with a rooster sound, lots of laughing during this!
We have also been enjoying walks in the community, investigating the changes in seasons.
We will look forward to next term-being busy with autumn, fireworks and winter themed activities. Enjoy your October holidays!
International School Award
It is with great delight to announce the achievement of the International School Award from the British Council.
The Foundation level of the International School Award is for schools embarking on their international journey. It is ideal for schools that:
- are introducing the concept of internationalism,
- are getting ready to form an international partnership,
- have conducted at least one international classroom activity.
Beatlie have achieved this accolade through a partnership we formed with 2 schools in West Lothian and 1 in Africa.
We worked very hard on this partnership on 3 different areas:
# Gardening: From Earth to Plate
# Health, Mind & Body
# Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
We have enjoyed the partnership and plan to continue with international and local relationships to continue with our Learning for Sustainability throughout the curriculum and throughout the school.
We will be looking to further our experiences and join with other schools to participate in the ‘Climate Change Challenge’.
Fundraiser for Beatlie!!!
A very lovely lady called Eileen is going to jump out of an aeroplane to raise money for Beatlie!!!!
If you would like to read about her challenge and/or donate to her JustGiving page, please copy the link below into your task bar.
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/skydiveforbeatlie
90kg Rice Challenge
Beatlie 90KG Rice Challenge 2022
https://www.jts.co.uk/90kg-rice-challenge
‘A bag of Rice Can Change a Life’
Beatlie School Campus takes on 90kg rice challenge to give a helping hand to Malawian farmers and their families.
Beatlie School Campus will be helping to make a huge difference to the lives of farmers in Malawi and their families by taking part in the 90kg rice challenge.
Malawi is one of the world’s poorest countries and less than 1 in 4 children are able to attend secondary school. The 90kg rice challenge was inspired by the fact that if a farmer can sell just 90 x 1kg of Kilombero rice at a fair price, they will be able to send a child to Secondary School for a year.
By taking part in the challenge Beatlie are looking to show that by simply making changes to the way we buy food, fair trade can help to transform the lives of some of the world’s poorest people.
The school is kindly subsidising the cost (normally £3.20 per KG) to £2.00 per 1kg bag.
If you would like to support the cause and buy a bag, or two or more…. please contact the school and we will be happy to help. There is a choice of white or brown rice.
This rice has won a Great Taste award and is the most ethical rice on the market according to Ethical Consumer magazine.
“It’s amazing to see the enthusiasm that Beatlie have had in taking on the 90kg rice challenge. By taking part they’re helping to create a brighter future for the people of Malawi and their children – James Johnstone JTS
By simply buying a bag of rice we can all make a huge difference by helping to unlock the potential of people and communities and tackle inequality in Malawi and elsewhere. – John Riches JTS
Thank you in anticipation.
Eco committee/Rights Respecting Schools Committee/Fairtrade Schools/LfS
Term 2 in Pentland Class
We have had lots of fun in Pentland Class this term. We have been thinking about all the different sounds we hear when we are out for a walk as well as all the usual activities like messy play, cooking, communication work and much, much more. Everyone has participated enthusiastically in all the events like Children in need day and world children’s day as well as things like Halloween and Christmas. A highlight of the term has been our weekly horse riding sessions which have seen all the children grow in confidence and improve their balance skills.
Everyone in Pentland would like to wish you a happy and healthy Christmas and a good New Year. We look forward to seeing you all back in January.
Seasonal fun in music – December 2021
We began the term in Primary with Halloween and our regular visit to the Hairy Scary Castle, using switches and instruments for all the creepy sounds of the monsters in the castle. We matched the sounds to the monster and worked together to create a sequence for the song.
As Autumn went on, we explored fast and slow songs together, singing about the falling leaves blowing around in the wind and playing instruments at faster or slower tempo. Glendevon played bass bars in sequence for this, and everyone concentrated so well. When we had the cold snap, we switched the lyrics to snowflakes falling, which felt very seasonal.
Then of course we have had Christmas songs at the end of term, which everyone enjoys.
The Nursery and early Primary groups continued their intensive interaction music and are enjoying the recognition of the increasingly familiar songs and games. The secondary groups and the 1-1 sessions have also continued their musical journeys and they have enjoyed choosing their favourite instruments and exploring genres.
Next year, the children will build on their good work and add in new seasonal songs and music. We will also explore Scottish music and dance leading up to Burns night and beyond to the February break.
Hello Reece!!!
This morning, I received a lovely message from Davie Walls, the parent of an ex nursery pupil here in Beatlie.
He sent me 2 photos of his lovely son, Reece looking at the Beatlie Blog, which he loves looking at even after all these years!!So Reece, this is a wee message from me, Carol, to you.
I was trying to remember how long ago it since you were here so I went through my old diaries and found you way back in 2013 – 14 and 2014 – 15 in Lammermuir nursery.
I found the Calendar of Events outlining all the things we did together as a school and class lists with all your wee pals and the class teams who looked after you! It has made me quite nostalgic!!
Linda, Tracey, Annmarie and Natalie are all still here and send you all their love.
In the meantime, love and virtual hugs to you and your wonderful family! Keep enjoying the blog and have a wonderful Merry Christmas and Happy Healthy New Year!!!
Book Week Scotland at Beatlie!
Here is a video of our P1, 2 and 3 pupils enjoying activities for Book Week Scotland. We hope they all enjoyed exploring their book bags at home too 😊
