Preston Lodge HS - SfL goes Global
Since the February half term the children have been undertaking a geography module taught by Mr Simcock and Mr Samuel.
This module has involved the children learning about
maps and how they show where places in Scotland (and the world) are
making their own maps of East Lothian (pictorial)
making their own 3D model of East Lothian (highlighting landmarks)
countries [...]
Tackling the concept of fractions can be tricky for any child. We were very wary of introducing the idea of fractions to the ELP pupils and wanted to make sure we did it in a way that they could relate to in real life.
As the emphasis of the ELP Provision is always on promoting life [...]
This week sees a number of important school events happening - most importantly the beginning of exam leave for our S4 pupils (soon to be followed by exam leave for the S5 and S6 students).
This means that the school will have fewer bodies in the building but those that remain will need to be mindful of the [...]
Growing Seeds
The secret of seeds
What is a seed?
This week we have looked more closely at seeds - what job do they do, what do they need to grow and what is their structure?
We planned an experiment to investigate what seeds need to grow using test tubes, cress seeds and a host of different conditions.
The pupils [...]
This week sees the Edinburgh Spring Holiday being marked with a day off school on Monday 21st 2008. The school will re-open on Tuesday 22nd April 2008.
We hope all of our pupils and their families have a restful weekend!
Once we get back to “auld claes an porridge” we will be working very hard in class completing [...]
Our very magic beans…
It has been a few weeks now since we started growing our Magic Beans - 12 weeks in total. We thought it was time to give you another update on their growing progress…prepare to be impressed!
Click on the link for a surprise…
Flower dissection 2
Dissecting our tulips
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What is a plant worksheet
This term we have made an excellent start on our ten week project “The Life of Preston Lodge Plants”.
The children have transported their Weather Board to another part of Ms Cleland’s lab in order that we may create a new learning map display of our work, learning [...]
This email was sent to us before our Easter Holidays. It is from our friends at Innes Middle School in Akron, Ohio.
They have sent us this picture of the snow that has fallen there in March!
“Hello everyone!
We are sending a picture of what our blizzard was like here in
Ohio. A couple of students, Steven and [...]
We have just returned from our Easter holidays - the annual two week break we always enjoy at this special time of year. In Scotland, the spring holidays coincide with Easter, signifying it’s importance down the years in our country.
Between Easter and the summer break we have a few Monday Holidays that let us relax [...]
Captain’s Log, Star Date April 16th 2008…
This Wednesday our S1 ELP pupils will be taking part in a whole year Enterprise project under the supervision of the school Business Studies department.
This event will allow all S1 pupils to undertake a project designed to enhance their thinking and entrepeneurial skills - it will also simply be [...]
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