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Spring term in Hopetoun

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What a busy term we have had in Hopetoun. We have enjoyed some of our regular activities like messy play when we have had lots of chances to get messy and taste some new foods. We have been learning how to look after babies and we had a visit from Baby Koa. We have been going to the local library to choose some books and we can check them out ourselves. We also had great fun doing some science experiments and we made some bang bag monsters and watched them explode then we made some giant bubbles in the garden. Some of us have been horse riding

For St Patrick’s day we went on a shamrock treasure hunt to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. We had to follow the clues to find the next shamrock all the way to the pot of gold (chocolate) coins at the end .

This week we have made some Easter bonnets and had an Easter egg hunt as well as making some cakes. Have a lovely holiday everyone and we look forward to seeing how much fun we can have next term.

Lomond

Lomond Term 3

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What a busy term in Lomond this term.

We have been loving every minute of it! We have been enjoying the experience of upcycling and how we can reuse recycled materials to make a new piece of clothing. We have got to enjoy some sewing, spray painting, gluing with a glue gun, using an iron and exploring lots of different recycled materials.

At the start of the year we all joined in the Burns Ceilidh enjoying being part of the whole school and showing our dancing skills.

We had fun in February baking for the Healthy Eating Cafe and making our Love Heart valentine card with melted crisp packets.

On World Book Day we went on a book hunt and made some chocolate puddle milkshakes the same as Peppa Pig. We all loved using the switch to make the mixer work.

This week we are helping out the school and community while participating in our spring clean week. Lots of fresh air while helping the environment!

We are now looking forward to our Trashion show tomorrow to bring an end to the term.

Have a lovely holiday and look forward to seeing you all over the summer term. x

Ochiltree

Ochiltree Term 3

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We’ve had another super busy term in Ochiltree and have been working hard to complete lots of our ASDAN challenges. One of our favourite challenges was learning about jobs that people do in school and we think we did a fantastic job of helping out with them all. We also enjoyed our latest challenges which were all about being out in the community and we had lots of fun visiting the shopping centre, the Lanthorn library and the café at Excite. We got very creative when designing our own tartan sashes for the ceilidh and when making and painting our fruit bowls with the help of Potter Around. We’re loving the arrival of the better weather and are looking forward to more fun and adventures!

Happy Easter from Team Ochiltree!

 

Pentland

Pentland Class Term 3

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We’ve had such a wonderful and busy term in Pentland Class, filled with hard work, laughter, and lots of new experiences. The children have explored so many activities, from horse riding and swimming to relaxing hydrotherapy sessions. Music has been a big part of our weeks too, with Live Music Now visits and group music therapy bringing songs, rhythm, and plenty of smiles.

We’ve also enjoyed cooking and baking together, trying drama games, and getting creative with art and messy play. Switching toys, sensory exploration, and outdoor play in the garden have given the children loads of opportunities to learn and have fun in their own ways, especially when the weather has been kind to us.

We’re incredibly proud of everything the children have achieved and delighted to see their confidence and curiosity grow each day. Thank you for your continued support — we can’t wait for more adventures next term!

Whole School

Term 3 Swimming 🏊

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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! 🌟

Duntarvie, Ochiltree

Secondary Sport & Fitness Activities

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On Wednesday afternoons our Secondary pupils have been trying out some different sport and fitness activities…

Golf at American Golf Driving Range

Bootcamp with Mel from FoxFit

Bowls at West Lothian Indoor Bowling Club

Gentle seated exercise class with Heidi from Heidi Macdonald Fitness

Duntarvie, Ochiltree

Term 2 Secondary PE

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Athletes in Ochiltree and Duntarvie have continued to come together on Monday afternoons to develop their physical activity and motor skills.

This term we have focused on:

Mobility activities (based on the Special Olympics Motor Activity Training Programme) with Louise

Stretching and body awareness with Jill

Golf and Croquet with Rachael

Whole School

ASN Boccia and Curling Festival

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Today 8 of our athletes represented Beatlie at the ASN Boccia & Curling Festival at West Lothian College.

Everyone had lots of fun and coped so well with the big, unfamiliar and very noisy hall!

Well done everyone, we are super proud of you 🌟

Hopetoun

Winter term in Hopetoun class

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Wow, what a quick and busy term we have had in Hopetoun. We have made the most of being able to go on the minibusses so we have been to Dobbies and the centre to see all the Christmas lights and listen to the Christmas music, we even got to smell Christmas at Dobbies! We have had a visit from the pantomime and we have enjoyed going to see the special visitors in our garden. We have enjoyed playing with the snowballs but these ones are a bit warmer than real ones.

The term has not all been about Christmas though- we had great fun at our MATP event and it was very encouraging to have so much support. It was lovely being able to show off all the new skills we have been learning. Some of us have been to swimming at Bathgate and we have even started horse riding at riding for the disabled at Ravelrig.

We wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy and healthy new year!

Whole School

Term 2 Swimming 🏊‍♂️

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More swimmers have been making a splash at Bathgate Xcite this term. Our second Friday morning group recently completed their 5 week block with Ethan, Hira and Madison achieving their Aqua Bronze Award and Teddy receiving a progress award.

2 of our senior pupils have also been swimming on a Thursday afternoon. Fletcher achieved his Aqua Bronze Award and Alex achieved his Aqua Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum Awards!

Well done everyone, we are all super proud of you! 🌟