This week we will be taking the opportunity to learn a bit more about - and take part in - the RSPB annual birdwatch. We have been studying how birds live in winter as part of our science course. We have made bird feeders, bird cake and bird water containers for the school garden. We [...]
Archive for January, 2008
Week beginning January 28th 2008…
Published by January 25th, 2008 in ELP diaries and Enhanced Learning Provision (ELP). 0 CommentsBlack gold - a Prestonpans poem to celebrate Burn’s Night
Published by January 21st, 2008 in ELP On our doorstep and Enhanced Learning Provision (ELP). 0 CommentsBlack gold - a Prestonpans mining poem
This week as we look to celebrate the birthday of the national bard, Robert Burns, we have chosen to read and discuss a poem called Black Gold. This poem was written by Prestoungrange Poet Laureate, John Lindsay, to mark Burn’s Night 2006.
It can be read again at home with [...]
Whether the weather be hot or whether the weather be cold…
Published by January 18th, 2008 in ELP - Science and Enhanced Learning Provision (ELP). 0 Comments We take turns to make up our “official” weather forecast by using the BBC website and the Met Office website.
We compare this with the information we collect using our own home made weather station (see Elp Science for more details of how to make the weather station and our weather station diary)
Our classroom weather board [...]
A table fit for a king…fisher!
Published by January 18th, 2008 in ELP - CDT and Enhanced Learning Provision (ELP). 0 Comments
This term in CDT the children will be working on making bird tables and boxes for the school garden. This will continue to build on the skills they learned whilst making their jewellery boxes during the autumn term. They will practise using a limited number of hand tools in a supervised environment as they work [...]
Jewellery boxes fit for Tiffany’s!
Published by January 18th, 2008 in ELP - CDT and Enhanced Learning Provision (ELP). 0 CommentsIn the weeks between the October break and Christmas the pupils worked with Mr Cruickshank making wooden jewellery boxes for members of their families. The children put a lot of effort into crafting these lovely gifts - even taking the time to add gold or silver gilding as a finishing touch.
These are the boxes waiting [...]
Week beginning January 21st 2008…
Published by January 17th, 2008 in ELP diaries and Enhanced Learning Provision (ELP). 0 CommentsThis week sees a very special occasion in Scottish culture - when we celebrate Burn’s Night. The pupils will be finding out a little bit about the national bard during the course of the week and looking at some of his works. We will be looking for any poems or songs that might be relevant to [...]
A letter TO America…
Published by January 15th, 2008 in ELP - English, ELP - ICT, ELP USA and Enhanced Learning Provision (ELP). 0 Comments Today in ICT we used our ever improving computer skills to write a letter to our friends in America. Not only did this allow us to practise using Microsoft Word software but it encouraged us to make use of the simple sentences we have been practising in English with Ms Monaco.
In English we have been [...]
Preston Lodge weather station in manufacture…
Published by January 14th, 2008 in ELP - Science and Enhanced Learning Provision (ELP). 0 CommentsDesigning our weather vane…
Making and testing our anemometer…
Barometer construction file
Wind vane construction file
Rain gauge construction file
Over the spring term the pupils on the Enhanced Learning Programme will be making their own weather station. This will be used to record weather observations and patterns in the school garden between January and Easter.
The results will form part [...]
Week beginning January 14th 2008…
Published by January 14th, 2008 in ELP diaries and Enhanced Learning Provision (ELP). 0 CommentsOn our doorstep!
This week sees us make a major start on our 2008 whole school cross curricular project about East Lothian - and Prestonpans in particular. The themed initiative will be known as “On our doorstep” and will involve pupils across the school exploring aspects of life in East Lothian. The Enhanced Learning Programme pupils [...]
Week beginning January 7th 2008…
Published by January 9th, 2008 in ELP diaries and Enhanced Learning Provision (ELP). 0 Comments“Happy New Year!” to all of our pupils as we look forward to an exciting 2008 on the Preston Lodge ELP programme.
It is business as usual this week, now that the excitement of Nintendo Wii, PSP, PS3, Harry Potter DVDs and too much food has past. With our cross curricular “On our doorstep” theme for [...]
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