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MATP, Swimming and Fun Run Successes

MATP

This term has been a busy and exciting one for our athletes from Lammermuir, Hopetoun, Lomond and Pentland, who have been working incredibly hard during their Motor Activity Training Programme (MATP) sessions.

Throughout the term, pupils have demonstrated fantastic determination, enthusiasm and perseverance as they have developed their MATP skills. The athletes are already looking forward to the upcoming MATP Challenge Events, where they will have the opportunity to showcase everything they have been working so hard to achieve. We cannot wait to see them demonstrate their skills and celebrate their successes. Further details about the Challenge Events will be shared next term.

Cedarbank Fun Run

A few of our pupils recently took part in the Cedarbank Fun Run. This was a fantastic opportunity for them to challenge themselves, enjoy being active and experience the excitement of participating in a community sporting event.

Well done to Riley, Ethan, Cole and Ben, who successfully took part in the 0.5km walk/run. Their effort, perseverance and positive attitudes were fantastic to see, and they should be very proud of their achievements.

A huge well done also goes to Freddie, who continued the Beatlie tradition by winning the 1km wheelchair race. Freddie and Rowia were delighted to cross the finish line in first place, and it was wonderful to see them celebrating their success together.

Making Waves in Swimming

Our swimming groups have continued to work hard during their Monday and Thursday afternoon swimming sessions. Pupils have shown excellent commitment as they have developed their confidence in the water, improved their swimming skills and worked towards a range of personal goals.

A special congratulations goes to Cian, who achieved his Aqua Bronze Award, Ethan, who achieved his Aqua Silver Award, and Fletcher, who gained his Aqua Gold Award. What fantastic achievements! We are incredibly proud of all the hard work, determination and perseverance they have shown in reaching these milestones.

Well done to everyone involved for another fantastic term of sport, fitness and achievement! πŸ…πŸŠβ€β™‚οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ‘

Summer term in Hopetoun

What a quick year it has been! As we look back over all the things we have done this term, we think about all the fun we have had and all the learning we have done. Our topic this term was people who help us in school and we have enjoyed making up and singing songs about all the people in school.

We have enjoyed a trip to Lochore Meadows in Fife which has a fantastic accessible playground. We were very lucky with the weather, it was dry and sunny but not too hot.

We have enjoyed visiting the library and reading lots of stories and we have even been able to join in with some bookbug sessions and we have all had a special experience, either a trip to the theatre, some cool creatures sessions or some Fischy music.

We have all worked hard on our physical skills, through swimming, hydrotherapy, horse riding and PE. some of us went to events like the fun run where pupils from across West Lothian were running and we even brought home a first place medal!

We are all looking forward to a well deserved rest and we are hoping the weather stays as nice as it has been for the last few days. Have a great holiday everyone and we look forward to seeing you for more adventures in August.

Term 4 Swimming 🏊

πŸŒŠπŸ… Another fantastic term at Bathgate Xcite! πŸ…πŸŒŠ

On Friday mornings, our Group 5 and 6 swimmers β€” Brooke, Callan, Cole, Riley, Cian, Pete, Reeve and Lewis β€” smashed it with 6 Aqua Bronze Awards and 2 Progress Awards achieved between them! Incredible effort all round!

On Thursday afternoons, Fletcher continued developing his skills and achieved his Aqua Silver Award. He was joined by Liam, who made good progress towards his Aqua Bronze Award, and Ruaridh, who proudly achieved his Aqua Silver, Gold and Platinum Awards!

Well done, everyone β€” we are all super proud of you! πŸ‘

Ochiltree Term 3

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 cafΓ© 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!

 

Term 3 Swimming 🏊

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 β€” Sean, Muhammad, Freddie, Frankie, Jaxson, Denny, and Ruaridh β€” 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 β€” we are all super proud of you! 🌟

Winter term in Hopetoun class

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!

Term 2 Swimming πŸŠβ€β™‚οΈ

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! 🌟

Group 1 Swimming 🏊

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 😊

Summer Term in Hopetoun, Our Local Community Topic

Term 3 in Ochiltree

Well what a busy term this has been in Ochiltree! We’ve had some really important responsibilities this term including planning, preparing and running our pre-loved clothing event and Comic Relief cafe and we’ve been making the most of having our school buses to get out and about in the community. We’ve been shopping, testing out some cafe’s and a definite favourite has been our trips to the duck pond and the library at the Lanthorn. We also had lots of fun during Science week exploring animals and how they adapt and we’ve had an absolute blast with our Space topic! We were also lucky enough to make some new furry four legged friends during our Theraponies sessions. Happy Easter to you all!!