Author Archives: Mrs Morrison

Pinewood Garden Clean-up

What a great day we had on Sunday clearing up some of the garden area so that we can use it over the summer months. The Pinewood Gardening Company, run by our S6 employability group helped organise some of our families to come in and support the clear-up. They all managed to clear alot of the ground, and enjoyed the breakfast rolls and tea after the hard work was over. Well done every-one, what a team effort!!

  

YPI Charity Roadshow

What a great day we had on Wednesday at our YPI Charity Roadshow. All the secondary pupils took part in the event. We welcomed some local charities to come and tell us about the good things that they do to help others. Now we have the hard job of deciding which charity to support as part of our YPI initiative in school.

 

Supporting Our Community!

Throughout December, Group 9 asked for donations of food and toiletries for the West Lothian Food Bank at Whitehill Industrial Estate, Bathgate.
The response has been fantastic and Group 9 were delighted to drop the items at the foodbank on Wednesday morning. 
Many thanks to everyone who made a contribution!!
Group 9 pupils and staff

Scottish Maths Week

The Beauty of Maths

What a great week we had celebrating Scottish Maths Week in Pinewood this week. We had lots of fun learning about the different ways we use maths in everyday life. We explored the maths in music and art, and outdoors.

Every-one enjoyed the Maths Challenge afternoon Lorna organised for us on Tuesday, where we explored colour, shape, pattern, matching and sorting whilst playing and taking part in lots of different activities. Even the staff had fun!!

Have a look at some of the great photos of our fun week learning about the beauty of maths.

 

Messy Play Sessions at Pinewood

Messy Play

We were delighted to welcome our parents into school on Friday 23rd September from primary and secondary stages. Rachel, our Family Liaison Co-ordinator organised a fantastic messy play workshop to demonstrate the benefits of sensory play and the opportunities for positive interactions it can promote. Our parents got messy with their children and a lot of fun was had by all. As we say in Pinewood, a messy day is a fun day😁

Leisure Based Activities in the Community

Our Senior Phase pupils have been enjoying some new leisure based activities in the community as part of their Leavers Programme. They have been enjoying being out and about as they try out the various assisted bikes at the West Lothian Bike Library. I am not quite sure who was more tired after the first day, staff or pupils!!

Thanks again to all the volunteers at the Bike Library who make this happen.

If you would like to access the bikes at the library out with school, then see the link below for more information.

Inclusive Cycling

Welcome to Our New P1 Parents

Thank-you to our new P1 parents who came along to school on Friday morning for some cake and coffee. It was lovely to welcome you to the school, and to introduce you to Rachel, our Family Liaison Co-ordinator. Rachel will have a few more dates to add to your calendar over the coming months for a chance to meet with other parents and learn about some of the things we do in school to help the youngsters each day. We also look forward to learning from you too!

A special thank-you to our Employability Group who looked after us well with tea, coffee and home bakes. It was also a good opportunity to buy some lovely plants which you have been growing from the garden.

Pinewood Leavers Prom 2022

On Thursday we had a fantastic event in Pinewood School. Our first in person prom in our new school. Pupils all looked fabulous in their special outfits, and the staff looked pretty good too!

What a fun time we had celebrating with our young people as they prepare their journey to life after school.

We had brilliant food prepared by our super staff chef’s in the kitchen, and welcomed some old friends back to school to join the party! With music, dancing, a Selfie Booth and lots more, what a night we had!

Here are some of the photo’s for you to enjoy……

 

Bugingham Palace – Design, Cost and Make with BAM Construction

Over the last couple of weeks Group 2 have been working on a project with BAM Construction who have built our new school. The pupils have been supported to design a bug hotel. We have learned how to work out how much it would cost to make the hotel and of course build their final product. Lots of fun talking about the best way to build the hotel and what materials to use.

Thank-you to Paul and Jim from BAM who worked with us throughout the project, and helped us to build in one of the new outside areas we have in our school grounds. We look forward to looking for the bugs who come to stay over the coming months!