Sammy from Beechbrae came to talk to us about recycling today. She was very impressed with everything we know.  Look out for the recycling task in our school bags.

The competitive spirit is alive and kicking in Blackridge Primary School.  P7 Heads of House organised a House Quiz morning and P1-3 thoroughly enjoyed it. A wealth of knowledge was on display in the categories of music, nursery rhymes and general knowledge to name a few! Some of the teachers got in on the act too!

Primary 6 went around Blackridge to investigate the physical landscape of the area.  We used maps to find out where we were, to read grid references and to look at the contour lines.  Contour lines show you how steep a hill is and we compared the maps with the landscape.  We saw the quarry and Westrigg park. We went to Westcraigs hill and looked at it from different angles.  We saw the old water filter station on the hill.  We went to the burn and talked about how erosion and deposition change the shape of rivers.  We found a strange We tried to go to the museum but it was closed, we’ll have to go another day.  We took photos and drew sketches of the landscape.  Miss Reid let the class lead the way even though she didn’t always trust where we were going!  Miss Reid was very proud of the behaviour of the class when they were representing the school in the community.