We have had great fun in Hopetoun this term as we have settled in to our new class. We have enjoyed lots of different activities like gardening, going on the wheelchair bike and art. We have been exploring new foods during our messy play food group and some of us got messier than others! We are looking forward to seeing what the winter term will bring.
What a busy first term we have had in Ochiltree, we’ve really enjoyed making the most of the last of the sunny weather!
We particularly enjoyed our beach themed sensory sessions out in the garden which has now been swapped for a lovely cosy Autumn sensory session which we’re enjoying just as much. We’ve been busy focusing on our health and wellbeing through our weekly health group looking after our bodies and we have been keeping fit and healthy through our cross class PE groups where we have been exploring music and movement, team games and ball skills.
We’re looking forward to next term where will begin working on our ASDAN challenges so we’ve got lots more exciting things to come!
Team Ochiltree wish you all a healthy October break.
Our athletes in Hopetoun, Lomond, Pentland and Glendevon have been working hard, training towards our first ever MATP Challenge Event on Monday 1st December. They can’t wait to showcase their unique achievements to family and friends (more details will be shared closer to the time, but I am excited to see everyone supporting their athlete with posters, banners or maybe even personalised t-shirts!).
What is MATP?
The Special Olympics Motor Activity Training Programme (MATP) is a unique programme specifically designed for athletes of all ages with Profound and Multiple, Physical and Intellectual Disabilities and/or Complex Support Needs.
It focuses on developing individual skills and abilities rather than direct competition, ensuring each athlete can achieve personal bests and celebrate their achievements.
MATP enables our athletes to increase physical activity, improve motor skills, build confidence, increase participation in sport activities and foster a positive self-image.
Lomond Athletes
Pentland Athletes
Glendevon Athletes
These dark nights and dark mornings are creeping up on us citing the end of Term 1.
It has been a term for trying different activities out and seeing where we can fit everything we want to do into our timetables. We are settling down now and have good plans in place moving forward into next term when we will continue to work on our targets as well as trying new experiences.
We have been enjoying the farm topic with lots of songs, art and messy play activities. Night time is our other topic which we have started and will continue onto December.
Horse riding was fantastic fun and all experiences either riding the horses or the sensory experience of looking after a horse – thank you to RDA for a wonderful experience.
Lomond is most definitely an outdoor class and we are loving using the wheelchair bike, drive deck, trikes and all the playground equipment for fun as well as developing independent skills using walkers, playing with others and communicating needs and wants. Lets hope it is a good autumn to allow us continue.
Thank you for all the support throughout the term and look forward to seeing you all for parents night and our Christmas event.
Well done to our first group of swimmers who just completed their block at Bathgate Xcite.
They worked so hard, gaining confidence and developing skills in the early stages of buoyancy, co-ordination, spatial awareness, breathing, and entering and leaving the pool safely.
3 swimmers achieved their Beatlie Aqua Bronze Award and 1 swimmer was presented with a Beatlie Swimming Progress Award. Well done everyone ⭐ we are so proud of you 😊
On Monday afternoons athletes in Ochiltree and Duntarvie have been coming together to develop their physical activity and motor skills.
Then we finish off with a whole group cool down and relax.
Striking & Kicking Activities
Music & Movement Activities
Boccia & New Age Kurling
Today 4 of our athletes represented Beatlie at the ASN Fun Run at Cedarbank School.
The boys took part in the 0.5km walk/run 🏃♂️➡️ and placed 4th, 9th and 12th out of 20 competitors.
In the 1km wheelchair race our female athlete came 1st!! 🥳
We are super proud of them as this was a really busy event with lots of new faces and an unfamiliar route.
We have had another super busy term in Ochiltree, it’s absolutely flown in and we can’t believe it’s already the end of another school year. We’ve had lots of fun this term, some of our favourite activities were completing our mini marathon and getting stuck into our gardening project. We went for a visit to Dobbies to choose some plants and we loved looking at the fish in the aquarium. We’ve also been really enjoying exploring all the different recreation opportunities out in the community such as golf, yoga, bowling, shopping and art and we had a super end of term trip to the farm where we enjoyed seeing all the animals and having fun in the outdoor play areas.
Team Ochiltree wish you all a safe and healthy summer!
On Wednesday we all took part in a fun filled sports afternoon. Lots of our families joined us and they also had the opportunity to meet next year’s teacher.
Warm-up with the parachute
Skittles
Kurling
Boccia & Throwing
Dancing
Movement
Golf
Beat the Goalie
