Hopetoun class had LOTS of fun on our sponsored walk yesterday and all the children achieved their individual challenge despite the wet weather!!
Thank you sooooooo much to everyone who has sponsored us so far. It’s not too late to sponsor us if you can at….
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/beatlie-school
Can you believe that it is time for a holiday again! It has been a very quick term and extremely busy. We are not complaining though and have been so happy to be in work and supporting the children here in school.
As you know we have been enjoying the topic of ‘Storyland’ this term and have had the opportunity to listen and explore the stories: Poo in the Zoo, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, The Tiger Who Came to Tea, Elmer and There’s a Dragon in my Book. It is hard to say but I think our favourite has been ‘There’s a Dragon in my Book’.
We are also enjoying getting outside for lots of different activities making the most of getting some fresh air before it gets too miserable over the winter months. We go for a walk/cycle every couple of days and go out to the playground every day as well as gardening once a week and some outdoor learning when Catherine is in. Catherine has given everyone lots of different sensory experiences looking and using natural resources from the local environment to make perfume from flowers and also some baking with rhubarb from the garden and apples picked from a tree from a very kind neighbour.
Although we are not getting to move around the school as much as we would like we are still managing to hold a virtual assembly with Duntarvie every week and the children love seeing their friends on screen and participate in Fischy Music. Gordon and Aisling are also providing music activities weekly and this is a favourite of everybody in the class especially when we get to play some instruments.
It was fantastic to talk with some of you for our consultations it is just unfortunate we cannot meet in person at the moment but hopefully the day will come before the end of the school session! Fingers crossed you are all able to enjoy a holiday with some freedom and recharge the batteries for Term 2. Maybe get in some walking ready for our sponsored walk!
It’s so good to be back seeing all the children’s happy faces around school. I am teaching in Lommond and Hopetoun this year. Whilst I have been there we have been doing lots of art activities. This term we are working alongside the topic of story land. We have been learning about Elmer the Elephant. We used lots of coloured squares and glued them onto an elephant template. The children enjoyed looking at all the bright colours and choosing where to put them on their elephants.
We also done some printing with bright colours using blocks to look like Elmer’s patches. We made ‘you-nique’ pictures that are all different with a picture of ourselves in the middle. The children loved getting messy with the paint!
We have been learning the story about the Tiger who came to Tea too! We made some lovely tiger faces using orange tissue paper and black card.
We enjoyed listening to the Story ‘We’re going on a Bear Hunt’. The children made sensory pictures using various materials for each of the locations in the story. Long wavy grass, a snowstorm, a forest, oozy mud, a river and then finally….. A BEAR!!! The children enjoyed feeling the different materials and textures and sticking them on to create their own story.
It has been lovely also being part of the daily routines such as snack and lunch time and other activities that take place on a Wednesday and a Thursday.
Linda
Hello everyone,
I just wanted to let you know I am back from maternity leave and so pleased to be back. I’m excited to we working with the children in Glendevon and Ochiltree classes this year. With me they will be focussing a lot on exploring the outdoors, what is growing in the Beatlie garden each season and what changes happen throughout the year in the garden and community too. We will be using our senses to explore and possibly create seasonal art as we investigate.
This term we have started to look at the flowers and fruit growing in the garden and the community. The children have already taken photos of the flowers they see, created a flower scavenger hunt from their photos for their peers to find them in the garden. We have discovered we have a lot of colourful flowers in the garden, especially pink. The children also have been making sensory flower bottles which they have enjoyed shaking and exploring the shapes and colours moving about in the water. I will keep you updated on our learning this term.
Catherine (Sweet) Duffin
As a Rights Respecting School, Beatlie strive to support each other and those in need. Of course with so many changes in our lives at the moment it can make it difficult to participate in activities where we can come together – which we have all grown to love.
So my solution is to have fun at home with the family and support Soccer Aid for Unicef – the world’s biggest celebrity football match, raising money to give kids the best start in life.
Sunday 6 September, 6.30pm
England v Soccer Aid World XI FC
Watch on ITV & STV
It has been so good to get back to school again after such a long time away! The children have been really busy with all their activities and we have had a few sleepy heads by the afternoon some days. We have introduced some new things on our timetables over the last few weeks as well as exploring some favourite activities too!
Cole has really liked getting time outside again to explore Duntarvie garden, Campsie play area and the sensory garden. Even the rain didn’t stop him having fun. He has been working really well on his independent work tasks and is enjoying his favourite rewards after work – the spinning chair and the trampoline.
Megan has loved time in the nursery softplay and running around outside on the soft grass in Duntarvie garden. She likes our new Sensology group where we explore different resources. She especially enjoys the smelling tubs just now! We have added lots of new toys to her free choice box so she has been busy playing with them every morning.
Ruaridh has settled back to the school routine really quickly and has been checking his timetable every morning to see what will be happening. He has enjoyed our deep pressure massage group a lot, especially the bug massager which he likes to hold against his ear and cheeks. He has loved softplay too, so much so that he doesn’t want to leave!
Benjamin has been enjoying getting to know his new classmates. He is having fun exploring softplay and the garden again. He’s working really well on his TEACCH activities too. Our afternoon relaxation groups are a real favourite for him as he enjoys lying down and interacting with staff.
Ethan has really enjoyed all our music and movement groups as he loves to dance! He has been working hard on is work tasks and has taken a real interest in drawing this term which is great. He likes to relax at our Sensology and Tac Pac groups after a long day. Time outside is always popular too as he loves exploring the gardens and playground.
Sean has been exploring lots of new activities in class and has been working hard on his TEACCH tasks. He has enjoyed relaxing in the quiet corner with the bubble tube in between his timetable sessions. Softplay has been a huge hit too as he loves throwing out all the balls from the ball pit. Keeps all the staff fit throwing them back in again!
What a busy start to the term!
It is so nice to be back at school and to see everyone who is in Ochiltree this year. We are not seeing too much of anyone else in the school at the moment but hopefully in time we will be able to get together soon.
I hope you all managed to have some kind of summer holiday and enjoyed your time together as a family.
The Ochiltree family has already had a few changes but for the moment the class team consists of:
Sandra (Class Teacher) and Catherine (Teacher), Anna, Gina, Shonet and Jacqueline who are all enjoying supporting and encouraging Luca, Aria, William, Stanley, Rylie and Vanessa.
We have been having a busy start to the term participating and experiencing different activities – Making our Class Charter and our Birthday Display as well as starting our Whole School Topic ‘Story Land’.
It has been great fun and we have enjoyed the stories: ‘Poo in the Zoo’ and ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’. There are more stories to come so we are looking forward to what is next.
Have a look at some of the photos of what we have been up to.
