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International School Award

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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’.

 

Duntarvie, Ochiltree

Secondary Assembly – Friendship

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This week Ochiltree and Duntarvie enjoyed a messy but fun assembly all about what it takes to make a goodfriend.

Please have a look at the lovely video made up of the photos taken.

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#Fairtrade Fortnight Quiz Answers

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Fairtrade Fortnight 2021
Climate quiz
How much do you know about the climate crisis and Fairtrade?

Quiz Answers
1. Which continent is most vulnerable to the climate crisis? Africa

2. How many animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction because of the climate crisis? One million

3. Name two Fairtrade products that are at risk because of the climate crisis. Chocolate, bananas or coffee

4. If no action is taken, many cocoa growing regions will become too hot to grow cocoa – that means no more chocolate. What year will this happen by, if no action is taken? 2050

5. How many people from Cote d’Ivoire have the same carbon footprint as one person in the UK? 21

6. Name one way that Fairtrade supports farmers to combat climate change.

  •  Fairtrade provides higher incomes to help farmers respond to climate emergencies
  • Fairtrade supports farmers to protect biodiversity
  •  Fairtrade trains farmers in environmentally friendly farming practices

7. How many farmers and workers in the world depend on coffee production? 25 million

8. How can you support farmers and workers overseas to cope with the challenges of the climate crisis? Choose Fairtrade!

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Ukraine Collection Update

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THANK YOU!!!

What an amazing response to our appeal – we even had donations from members of the local community and our neighbour Letham Primary!

Yesterday I filled my car, so today I brought my big car…..and I still ran out of space and had to call on help!

We had so many donations of wipes and nappies, plus some baby powder and food, so we have donated some of these to a charity preparing baby boxes to make sure everything gets to where it is needed the most.

Yesterday…

Today…

Thank you again to everyone who donated, you are all amazing!

 

Whole School

#Fairtrade Fortnight

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What a fantastic fortnight we had in Beatlie exploring all that is Fairtrade!

We had fun participating in the baking activity making tray bakes for all our friends and family to enjoy at home as we were unable to hold our coffee morning!

We experienced story massage listening to stories and songs about Fairtrade while relaxing.

Messy Play was fun exploring rice, coffee and chocolate!

We also participated in ‘Climate’ activities such as Litter Picking, Recycling and Gardening.

We hope you enjoy looking at all our hard work and experiences on the Learners Journals but we would also like to give a

HUGE THANKS for all the donations made for Fairtrade Fortnight!

We raised £64 from our virtual coffee morning.

Here are a few photos of some of our frieds enjoying their traybake at home.

 

 

Whole School

#FairtradeFortnight

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Fairtrade Fortnight 2021
Climate quiz for secondary schools
How much do you know about the climate crisis and Fairtrade? This quiz is a good way to get you thinking about the impact of the climate crisis on farmers and workers overseas.

Quiz
1. Which continent is most vulnerable to the climate crisis?

2. How many animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction because of the climate crisis?

3. Name two Fairtrade products that are at risk because of the climate crisis.

4. If no action is taken, many cocoa growing regions will become too hot to grow cocoa – that means no more chocolate. What year will this happen by, if no action is taken?

5. How many people from Cote d’Ivoire have the same carbon footprint as one person in the UK?

6. Name one way that Fairtrade supports farmers to combat climate change.

7. How many farmers and workers in the world depend on coffee production?

8. How can you support farmers and workers overseas to cope with the challenges of the climate crisis?

 

Whole School

Collection for the Ukraine

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WOW WOW WOW!!!!

What more is there to say, our Beatlie families have risen to the challenge again!

We have collected an amazing amount already but there is still time to send in any donations before midday tomorrow (Thursday 3rd March).

I am going to drop-off all the donations made so far this afternoon as I think if I wait till tomorrow it won’t all fit in my car!!!

All donations from the original list will be gratefully received but in particular we are looking for:

  • children’s medication
  • adult painkillers
  • nappy cream
  • bandages
  • plasters
  • antiseptic creams & sprays
  • medical gloves
  • batteries
  • torches
  • feminine products
  • toothpaste & toothbrushes

Thank you all for being soooooo amazing!!!

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