April 20, 2020 – East Calder Primary School Blog

Attention Stargazers!

A couple of exciting things for you to get out and see over the next few nights:

Tonight Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite ‘train’ will be passing over head from South West to East at 9:58pm (just in case you are still awake at this time).

You can find the exact times here –

https://findstarlink.com/#1523;3

I’ve not seen them before so I’m very much looking forward to this! You should be able to see them without the need for a telescope or binoculars.

This week you can also see the Lyrid meteor shower which happens around this time every year. It is set to peak tomorrow (Tuesday) night, and if you are lucky you could see between 10-15 meteors an hour!

It’s always a good idea to go outside at least 15 minutes beforehand to allow your eyes to adjust to the darkness and give yourself the best chance of spotting something. Make sure you wrap up warm (I like to take a nice hot chocolate out with me too)

I’m looking forward to hearing all of your stargazing finds!

Fingers crossed for a clear night!

Have fun!

Mrs Beattie 💫

P5 and P5/4 Technology and Art Learning Grid.

Good morning P5 and P5/4,

I hope you had a great Easter? Here is your learning grid for the next few weeks.

P5 and P5/4 Easter 1

P7 and P7/6 Technology and Art Grid.

Hi everyone,

I hope you all had a great Easter and you are looking forward to learning on line. I will be on Teams every Wednesday to answer any questions you might have and also you can show me your work.

P7 Grid 1

P7/ 6 Easter 1

P6Y’s Home Learning Grid 20/4/20

Good morning P6Y,

Welcome back! Here is your weekly home learning grid, alongside Mrs Martin’s and Mrs Beattie’s technology and science tasks.

I look forward to communicating with you all again on Teams this week.

Home Learning grid 20.4.20

Mrs Martin – P6 Technology grid 20.4.20

Science Challenge Grid Second Level

Miss Young.

PE – Balance and Control

Hello everyone, I hope you had a fun and active Easter holiday. This week in PE we are going to be improving our balance and control. This balance and control work grid has different tasks that will test and improve your ability to balance when you are standing and when you are moving. By the end of this week, you should have completed at least one full stage from the grid so make sure you practise every day.

Balancing Grid 1

Here are some things to remember when you are practising.

Keep your head up and look forward
Don’t rush
Keep on trying, don’t give up

Balance is important for all sports. Think about how balance is important for a sport that you like to play. You could draw a picture, make a poster, make a list or tell a family member why balance is important for that sport.

It is also important to make sure that you are active every day. At least 60 minutes a day!

Here are some ideas to keep you active.

Cosmic Kids Yoga https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga
Joe Wick Daily Children’s Workout https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1/featured
GoNoodle https://www.youtube.com/user/GoNoodleGames
Oti Mabuse’s children’s dance class https://www.youtube.com/user/mosetsanagape
Play Tig games with your family in the garden
Scoot, bike or run
Go for a walk

Remember at least 60 minutes of activity a day!

If you would like to complete the throwing and catching videos just click on the links below.

Throw, touch your toes and catch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsMZzEnRwJY
Throw, dab and catch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdV7heTydww

Let’s have another active week!

Mr. Millar

P3/2C and P3R Home Learning Grid

Good morning everyone,

Hope you have had a restful Easter break.

Mrs Robertson and I have uploaded the new Home Learning Grid for this week below along with the materials you may need.

BBC daily bitesize are creating 3 daily lessons if you are looking for something a little different to try as well. You can choose the year group you are looking for on the web page. We have used one of this week’s activities from the lessons on the website for you to try out.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize

Home Learning 3 20th April

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https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/webcams/panda-cam/

Enjoy the new activities and we hope you and your family are staying safe.

Miss Cameron and Mrs Robertson

P4/3M Home Learning

Welcome back P4/3M!

I hope you have managed to keep busy during your Easter break and have taken advantage of the sunny weather.

Please find attached this weeks home learning grids and worksheets. P4 continue to use Teams to share your learning.

https://www.learningrx.com/blog/2020/march/inventor-scavenger-hunt/

P2 Home Learning Grid

Good morning Primary 2! We hope you had a lovely Easter break with your family. Here is your home learning grid for this week. Remember to enjoy your learning and stay safe!

Monday 20th April Home Learning Grid

Miss Marra and Miss Walkingshaw