Congratulations to the ELP pupils on their fantastic contributions to our ON OUR DOORSTEP open afternoon.
Your displayed work is fantastic and your play brought the house down.
Archive for May, 2008
Congratulations!
Published by May 22nd, 2008 in ELP On our doorstep, ELP diaries and Enhanced Learning Provision (ELP). 0 CommentsWeek beginning May 19th 2008…
Published by May 16th, 2008 in ELP On our doorstep, ELP diaries and Enhanced Learning Provision (ELP). 0 CommentsThis week is On our Doorstep week!
On our Doorstep
Follow the above link to find out more about the coming Open Afternoon this Thursday May 22nd - and please feel free to come in and see what your child has been doing. You will not be disappointed!
The ELP contribution to On Our Doorstep is substantial:
a short [...]
East Lothian Multisports fun!
Published by May 14th, 2008 in ELP On our doorstep, ELP diaries and Enhanced Learning Provision (ELP). 0 CommentsToday our ELP pupils enjoyed a trip to Meadowmill to take part in an East Lothian multisports event attended by all the local secondary schools. The pupils had a fabulous time trying out four very different sports and were thoroughly exhausted (but happy) afterwards.
The four sports the children enjoyed were
archery
curling
carpet bowls
boules
Thank you to Mr Bennion, [...]
A tin of tartan paint sir…
Published by May 13th, 2008 in ELP - Social Studies, ELP diaries and Enhanced Learning Provision (ELP). 0 CommentsWe have all heard the old story about apprentices being sent by their bosses to get long stands or tins of tartan paint - but the ELP pupils could have done with that very thing in the last week, as they have looked into Scottish clans and their tartans!
The Thomson Tartan (look familiar?)
Mr Samuel has [...]
ELP Poem of the Week…
Published by May 13th, 2008 in ELP - English, ELP diaries and Enhanced Learning Provision (ELP). 0 CommentsEach week we will stop for ten minutes to listen to a poem. We will do this in our Beanbag Corner when we have our quiet High Five (minutes!).
From week to week the children will each choose the verse to be read and we will pop it on the website so that parents can read [...]
The Number 124 Bus
Published by May 13th, 2008 in ELP - ICT, ELP On our doorstep and Enhanced Learning Provision (ELP). 0 CommentsThe pupils have been rehearsing their performance of a short and sweet play about East Lothian called “The 124 Bus”.
The children devised the script, setting and roles themselves - creating a 3 minute invitation to enjoy the sites of East Lothian with them.
In ICT lessons they searched for images of East Lothian to be used [...]
Where do plants grow?
Published by May 9th, 2008 in ELP - Science and Enhanced Learning Provision (ELP). 0 Comments
Cactii grow in the desert
Water lilies grow in ponds
Ivy grows on walls and trees
Palm trees grow in the sun
Why do these plants grow where they do?
What factors are involved in this?
Can we remember what we learned about animals having a “habitat”? Are plants the same?
We shall be finding out this week…
Before we do, [...]
Week beginning May 12th 2008…
Published by May 9th, 2008 in ELP diaries and Enhanced Learning Provision (ELP). 0 CommentsThis week on the ELP programme we will be spending a lot of time doing things outside and making things with our hands!
Next week is On our Doorstep week and everyone in S1 is busy preparing things for our school Open Afternoon. We are no different, as we add the finishing touches to our maps, [...]
This week sees the school closed to pupils on Monday and Tuesday. Monday is the annual early May Bank Holiday and Tuesday is an inservice day (although the poor S4 pupils will be on site sitting their Standard Grade English final exam).
Some of our pupils are taking advantage of the extended weekend to go away [...]

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