Category Archives: Whole School

Recycle Week 2026

Beatlie Celebrates Recycle Week ♻️

During Recycle Week, each class at Beatlie School took part in a range of activities tailored to the needs and interests of their pupils. Our learners explored recycling through hands-on, sensory, and creative experiences, helping them develop an understanding of how we can care for our environment.

♻️ Recycled Materials Scavenger Hunt

Pupils enjoyed searching for recycled materials hidden around the garden and outdoor learning areas. Each class participated at their own pace, collecting a variety of items and exploring different textures, shapes, and materials as they searched.

🗂️ Recycling Sorting Activities

Using labelled tubs for paper, plastic, and metal, pupils sorted the items they had found during their scavenger hunt. This activity encouraged learners to identify different materials and develop their sorting and decision-making skills through practical, hands-on learning.

🎨 Creative Upcycling

Classes then used recycled materials to create their own upcycled projects. Pupils transformed everyday items into decorations, artwork, and useful objects, demonstrating creativity while learning how materials can be reused instead of thrown away.

🌍 Learning Together for a Greener Future

Recycle Week provided a wonderful opportunity for our pupils to explore sustainability in meaningful and accessible ways. Through sensory exploration, recycling tasks, and creative activities, pupils learned that everyone can play a part in looking after our planet.

Fairtrade Fortnight

 

Thank You for Supporting Our Fairtrade Café

A huge thank you to everyone who came along and supported Beatlie’s Fairtrade Café. Your support helped make our Fairtrade Fortnight celebrations a great success.

Throughout the fortnight, our pupils enjoyed opportunities for sensory exploration, choice-making, interaction and participation. Taking part in a range of exciting activities, including learning about Fairtrade, exploring where tea products come from and creating Fairtrade tea -themed artwork.

How you can continue to support Fairtrade:

  • Look for the Fairtrade Mark when shopping.
  • Choose Fairtrade tea, coffee, chocolate, bananas, sugar, and other products.
  • Encourage family and friends to buy Fairtrade products.
  • Learn more about Fairtrade and the difference it makes to producers around the world.
  • Visit the Fairtrade Foundation website at www.fairtrade.org.uk for more information.

Thank you once again for helping us celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight and for supporting our pupils and their learning. Together, we can continue to make small choices that have a big impact.

Term 4 Swimming 🏊

🌊🏅 Another fantastic term at Bathgate Xcite! 🏅🌊

On Friday mornings, our Group 5 and 6 swimmers — Brooke, Callan, Cole, Riley, Cian, Pete, Reeve and Lewis — 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 — we are all super proud of you! 👏

Wet Wheels Adventure

What a day—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 Edgar—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! 🌊😄

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! 😄🙌

 

Theatre Trip

Some pupils from across the school have visited the Lyra Theatre in Edinburgh this week to be part of the immersive performance ‘Brrr’. There were snowballs, woolly jackets, confetti, wind machines and lots of music, lights and dancing. It was such a lovely show and everyone’s smiles showed us how much fun they were having.

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 😉😂), but everyone tried so hard and had lots of fun.  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 🌟

ASN Fun Run 🏃‍♂️

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 🌟

Fischy music night

On Thursday 19th March we had a family night at Beatlie with a live Fischy music performance. There were pupils, siblings, staff, family and friends who all came along to sing, dance, listen and enjoy each other’s company. They sang lots of our favourites such as ‘You are a star’ and ‘Build Up’. We can’t wait to welcome them back next term to work in some of the classes.

 

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 — Sean, Muhammad, Freddie, Frankie, Jaxson, Denny, and Ruaridh — 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 — we are all super proud of you! 🌟

World Book Day 2026

The pupils of Beatlie had fun celebrating World Book Day this year focusing on two books from this year’s selection – One Big Family and Chaos at the Chocolate Factory.

There were:

  • Visits to the library for story time
  • Story massage and individual story times
  • Sensory exploration and art using chocolate
  • Book hunts in the garden finding some of our other favourite stories hidden away
  • Drama, imaginative play/dress up and sensory story time
  • Making picnic foods and blankets
  • Team games
  • Milkshake and smoothie making

Check out our best bits video.

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Of course we couldn’t read Peppa’s One Big family without spending some time jumping in muddy puddles too.