We can hardly believe that this time last year we were packing up the old school ready for our move and now here we are settled and thriving in our amazing new environment. We have enjoyed so many new experiences and opportunities and are looking forward to many more as we all move on. This term has been so busy and we hope you enjoy our video which highlights some of what we’ve been up to better than any words can!
Term 4 in Glendevon
What a great end to a brilliant year in Glendevon. We have all had such a great year at school, we have loved our year together in the Glendevon class, we have made new friends, shared lots of lovely experiences together, learned lots, made lots of mess and shared in lots of laughs and fun along to the way!
We hope you all have an amazing summer holiday and we are looking forward to everything the new school year will bring!
Primary 7 Graduates!
Congratulations to our Beatlie Primary 7 Graduates! We had a great time celebrating together, we are so proud of you all and all that you have achieved throughout your time in Primary School. We wish you all the very best in Beatlie Secondary School next year!
Pentland Term 4
We can’t believe it’s nearly the end of the first year in our amazing new school!
We’ve had another very busy term, working hard to develop our individual skills and abilities…
Once again we have also enjoyed getting out and about to horse riding and swimming…
Pentland would like to wish everyone a happy and well earned holiday.
Term 4 in Duntarvie 2024
What a busy last term!
Lots of our activities in term 4 have focused on Duke of Edinburgh. Working on our skills, physical developments and volunteering. Pupils have been:
- Completing walking challenges using their supportive equipment
- Caring for a range of animals with Calum from Cool Creatures
- Improving skills in rebound therapy
As well as our weekly Duke of Edinburgh work we also took part in our Duke of Edinburgh expedition. We all had brilliant fun – check out our video.
We want to say a big farewell to our S6 pupil leaving in the next couple of weeks and wish him all the best in his new adventures utilising adult services – he has been sneaking all his Nerf guns slowly over to Eilburn during his transition days! We can’t wait to share all his ‘best bits’ photos and a funny story or two at his leavers assembly this week.
Teddy Bears Picnic
What a lovely day we had for our teddy bears picnic, thankfully the rain stayed off and we were able to enjoy some fun and games in the garden with our furry friends!
Circus drama
Roll up, Roll up and welcome to the circus!
In drama Glendevon, Lomond, Lammermuir and Thea and Indiana from Hopetoun have been at the circus developing their independence skills over the past few months.
They have been exploring the big top tent, helping the rocket man zoom up high, taking a risk on the tightrope and taking part in a wonderful light show. Well done everyone!
Earth Day 2024
Earth Day 2024 Happy Earth Day 2024! Every year on April 22, we celebrate Earth Day. This annual event is a time to focus on the environmental issues we have across the planet and highlight the efforts being made so we can continue to protect it.
Earth Day is a reminder of the importance of environmental conservation and sustainability, encouraging us to come together and take action for a healthier planet and brighter future.
Spring into Music at Beatlie
This term the children have enjoyed experiencing seasonal and Scottish music through songs and games.
In our Scottish topic, we focused on the Three Craws, with body percussion and sensory input for the calls of the birds. When the opportunity arose, we transferred the body percussion to hand held instruments to accompany the song. We used the giant scrunchie to help us move to ceilidh music and had great fun using the Circassian Circle as inspiration for our movement, passing it around and moving it in and out, up and down to the beat and where the music changed.
Across the school, Primary classes continued to build on choosing Nursery Rhymes to sing together, always a favourite activity, with the rhymes changing regularly to expand the choices.
In January, everyone sang All the Snow is Falling Down, using story massage techniques to reinforce the structure of the song and meaning in the words, in a relaxing and calming way.
As we moved into Spring, we played drums, and learned to hold beaters and keep time to When the Band Comes Marching In. The soft beaters provided a safe way to feel the beat by tapping on the arms, feet and tables.
Duntarvie and Ochiltree worked towards creating music to accompany the story of Tam Lin, choosing different instruments to play along to the Border Ballad. It’s all beginning to take shape and there will be more news on it next term.
Glendevon News
Another wonderful term for The Glendevon Class. We have all been learning, exploring, playing and experiencing lots of exciting things this term and as always we have been absolutely amazing!
We have loved getting out to Horse Riding this term and we all love our horses so much. We have increased in our confidence and strength when riding the horses and will miss them next term.
We also really enjoyed some cross class groups this term including story telling week and PE groups. It has been nice seeing all of our friends from across the school and visiting some new classes.
In class we have had our weekly visits from the Clown Doctors, baking, arts and crafts, attention and listening games, messy play, singing, stories and games – we have had a ball and continue to succeed in all we do.
