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 7 recently created French books which they shared with their Primary One ‘wee buddies’.
The younger children responded very well and some of them were able to remember the new words they encountered.
One clever cookie in Primary One managed to write out all of the colour words in French. Magnifique!
We explored different materials as part of our Science this week. We then predicted what would happen if we put them in water. Would they float or sink?
January 25th – 31st is National Breakfast Week and Blackridge Primary School are learning about the importance of eating a healthy breakfast. There will be a tasting session on Thursday 29th and on this day all pupils will be encouraged to sample a variety of breakfast foods such as croissants, continental meats and cheeses, porridge and fruit.
All pupils from P4 – P7 are entering a competition to create a breakfast recipe book and all pupils throughout the school are thinking about what makes a healthy breakfast.
P7 have created leaflets for parents/carers about what makes a healthy breakfast and the benefits of eating one, which will be sent out this week.
