Just a wee reminder that on Tuesday 3rd March we will be holding a Fairtrade Coffee Afternoon for all parents/carers. This will be supported by ASDA Armadale who have kindly agreed to supply us with Fairtrade tea, coffee and biscuits. Pupils from the Rainbow Room will be assisting on the day.
Please come along any time between 2pm and 3pm to sample the goodies and find out a little bit more about our journey towards becoming a Fairtrade school. There will be a donation box which we will put towards the Fairtrade Foundation.
Time travelling Tess asked us to go to Summerlee to explore things from the past. We went on a tram and saw different cottages which showed us how people lived a long time ago. We then went to a workshop where we got to play with toys from the past.
On Thursday 19th February Blackridge were very lucky to have Helen from Teaching Drums visit to explain a little bit more about Fairtrade and to make various African arts and crafts. Each class had the opportunity to make items such as wall hangings, African drums and Batik effect pictures. This has kick-started Fairtrade Fortnight which begins on Monday 23rd February and runs in school until Friday 6th March. All pupils will be learning more about Fairtrade over the coming weeks, what we can do to help farmers and producers in other countries and help work towards making Blackridge Primary School a Fairtrade school. We are well on our way in this journey!
There will be a coffee afternoon in school for all parents/carers on Tuesday 3rd March assisted by ASDA Armadale where we will have Fairtrade tea, coffee and biscuits available for a small donation. More information to follow.
On Friday 6th March we will end our Fairtrade Fortnight with an assesmbly from LUSH Livingston who will provide a variety of products to sell to pupils. Details have already been put in today’s newsletter.
Primary Two worked very hard to make Fairtrade necklaces! We think they are so good that we are going to put them on a wall in the corridor for all to see! Well done Primary 2!
As an introduction to Fairtrade Fortnight Primary 7 created some very attractive Fairtrade Pots which depicted what Fair Trade is all about.
The class learned about the whole concept behind Fairtrade and now have an understanding of what the Fairtrade Logo stands for and can explain why some Fairtrade foods cost a little extra to buy.
Primary 7 also completed a school survey to find out the most popular Fairtrade snack items and have purchased these to sell at intervals.They will be available from 23rd February for the whole of Fairtrade Fortnight.
Primary 3 will be visiting Dynamic Earth on Wednesday 18th March to do a workshop on wonderful weather. We will leave at 9.00am and return around 2.30pm.
Primary Five spent some time thinking about what an Eco-School might look like. The pupils drew their visions and then explained to the rest of the class how they’d try and be an eco-committee member. We voted for a class rep and depute.
Welcome to Primary Five’s first contribution to the Blackridge Primary School Blog.
This week we have been working hard researching Victorian houses and the features associated with these. We collected ideas and sketched them in our project books before incorporating them into our super duper house drawings.
We are now looking forward to creating a Victorian street scene. We will post a picture or two when it is completed!
Can I take this opportunity to remind everyone that gym is on a Tuesday and Wednesday and gym kit should be brought on these days.
Primary Two have been learning about Space. We have recently completed some home research and the children were excited to bring in their work this morning!
We have been using our large construction toys and junk modelling materials to build space rockets.
Please look at our photographs and see all the fun we have been having.
This term we are learning about Weather in Primary 3. So far we have been finding out about climate zones of the world and weather forecasting We will be working in groups to create and present a weather forecast. We are looking forward to a trip to Dynamic Earth in the coming weeks. Letters will be sent out soon.
