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#Fairtrade Fortnight

Fairtrade Fortnight 2021
Quiz for Primary schools: True or false!

True or false? This quick-fire quiz is a fun way to get thinking about cocoa, the climate and Fairtrade.

Quiz
1. Chocolate bars are made from beans TRUE OR FALSE?
2. Cocoa trees grow in the desert TRUE OR FALSE?
3. Chimpanzees love the taste of cocoa TRUE OR FALSE?
4. Cocoa trees grow best in freezing temperatures TRUE OR FALSE?
5. All humans need healthy food to live TRUE OR FALSE?
6. All humans need a car to live TRUE OR FALSE?
7. Farming is always very harmful to the planet TRUE OR FALSE?
8. The choices we make can change the world TRUE OR FALSE?

Your Water Your Life

We’re encouraging everyone in our school community to use refillable water bottles – take a look at our video celebrating our re-usable cups and bottles.  If you want to find out more please visit https://www.yourwateryourlife.co.uk

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

UNICEF Outright Campaign 2021

This year, the UNICEF outright campaign focused on Mental Health. All children have the right to a healthy mind!

One of the tasks we completed was to think of something for another class that would make them feel happy!  Here is what everyone came up with:

Lammermuir – received some lovely toys from Ochiltree  that the pupils enjoyed exploring.

Playing with the gifts from Ochiltree

Hopetoun – Organised the Children In Need and made everyone very happy!!

Lomond – Received a list of favourite songs and lots of lovely instruments from Duntarvie.  These went down very well!

Pentland – They had fun playing games in the gym hall using resources lent to them by Glendevon,  Duck, Duck Goose was a favourite.

Glendevon – enjoyed making some very yummy Pudsey Bear biscuits with ingredients given to them from Pentland.

Ochiltree – received some lovely messy play resources to explore including bubbles and slime from Lammermuir.

Opening the gift from Lammermuir

Duntarvie – felt very pampered with a ‘spa in the classroom’ box from Lomond.

 

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.