Archive for March, 2009

Week beginning March 30th 2009…

This week is the last week of term and we will finish on Friday at 12 noon for our annual Easter holidays. Everyone is excited and looking forward to their break - and hoping that the sun will shine for at least some of the time…
This week we will still be working hard in class [...]

The circle of life…the butterfly

This week in Gardening and Science we have taken the opportunity to look at a process that relates well to our investigations into birth, growth, puberty and reproduction (Science) but also is extremely relevant to our work in the garden to try and ensure we encourage “helpful insects” that pollinate plants (See “Be Good To [...]

Congratulations to a very special young man…

 
We are delighted to be able to record the most wonderful achievement by one of our pupils, Dale.
Such is his modesty, that he has not publicised his achievement in any shape or form. This touching humility is nonetheless typical of him.
The whole school award for the Most Improved Rugby Player in 2008-09 was presented recently to Dale at the [...]

Maths Tracker progress…

Any ELP parent or carer wishing to find out more about the MR Maths Tracker programme the children are undertaking will have the opportunity to discuss with teachers at Parents Evening on Wednesday April 1st.
We look forward to seeing you then.

Shake, rattle and roll…

This week the children will complete their latest CDT project and will be bringing their handy work home with them. Parents may be best advised to go out and buy ear plugs in anticipation of this momentous occasion.
Each and every one of the students have made a fantastic wooden football rattle… and each and every [...]

S2 ELP Parents Evening…

 
The S2 ELP Parents Evening will be held on Wednesday April 1st, 2009. All parents and carers are very welcome to come in and discuss the pupils’ progress. Appointment cards are in circulation and we thank you for being so quick in confirming times via the pupils.
The ELP consultations will be held in the Learning [...]

Do you think he saurus?

In the coming weeks in ELP Social Studies and ELP Science we will be looking at the life of dinosaurs. This project will dovetail with the work going on for One Scotland that involves reading  Arthur Conan Doyle’s much loved book, The Lost World.
In Social Studies our angle will be an historical one - when [...]

Be good to bees, please…

Preston Lodge High School has joined many schools and individual children in taking part in the BBC Blue Peter “Be good to bees” campaign for 2009.
The ELP Gardening group have been the lucky recipients of special BBC Blue Peter wild flower seeds known to be especially attractive to species of bees that are now endangered.
These [...]

ELP French update…

FRENCH- Fishy Goings On by Ms Russell
We have joined forces with the Art Department’s Mrs Kazimoglou, and are developing ideas for One Scotland. In order to tie in with the French Spring festivals, particularly Le Poisson d’Avril, we will look at Places to Visit and Deep Sea World -the first of its kind in Scotland.
 

Week beginning March 23rd 2009…

S2 ELP report cards will be due out in the coming week - can parents please keep an eye out for them in their child’s school bag. Thank you for helping us complete appointments for next week’s Parents Evening, we are very much looking forward to talking to you all on the 1st April about [...]