Archive for September, 2009

Happy Birthday Steven!

 
To Steven
Happy 15th Birthday from us all!

Fishy business by Steven…

We have 3 fish. They live in Dr Voges room. They are called Rainbow HB and the fish with no name.
 
We used to have a fish called Fingers but he died. So we went to Dobbies to buy new fish with Mrs B. We bought two fish and called them Rainbow and HB (Hanna [...]

Week beginning September 28th 2009…

Firstly, we would like to again apologise for there being no ELP Diary last week. This was due to the school website being down and we hope to play a little bit of catch up with this post.
This week there have been a number of important dates in the diary. On Tuesday we held a [...]

Readers Letter Page

 
Dear ELP Editors,
I am delighted with the Gossip Girl article.  You have done a fantastic job and it was a real honour to be interviewed by you.  I feel like a celebrity.
Mrs Robertson
PS  It is a great picture of George Clooney
Julia Robertson
Depute Head Teacher
Preston Lodge High School

Biology trip to Cumbrae - Special ELP Report

Principal Teacher of Biology, Mrs Allan, recently visited a special scientific centre on the West Coast of Scotland. Our ELP Science Correspondent, Phil de Beaker, decided to get along to the hub of activity that is the Science Department to interview our favourite Mrs A about this exciting visit.
ELP Science Correspondent - Mrs Allan,  where did [...]

Apologies from ELP Diaries…

 

 
Apologies to everyone trying to access our ELP web pages over the last week or two. Unfortunately due to technical issues outside our control the site has not been available. Sadly, this has meant no ELP diaries on the last two Mondays.
However, we will do a catch up entry later on this week and look [...]

Gossip Girl meets Mrs Robertson…

This week Gossip Girl has been catching up with the Deputy Head with remit for Health Promoting Schools at Preston Lodge, Mrs Robertson. Mrs Robertson also runs the LBN Club (Little Black Number nutrition club) and is a strong supporter of the school Vegetable Bag Scheme…
Gossip Girl - Mrs Robertson, do you get a Veggie [...]

Week beginning September 14th 2009…

This week on the ELP programme we will be even busier - as we get through as many things as we can in the build up to the holiday weekend! (Parents should remember the school is closed next Monday the 21st September for the Edinburgh Autumn Bank Holiday).
Details of all important school dates can be found by [...]

Mummification

Things have been getting a bit gruesome and gory in the Learning Zone lately.
Dale volunteered to become a Mummy for the lesson, though we stopped short at pulling his brain out through his nose with a hook!
Our next few lessons will focus on the pyramids-were they really built by aliens?!!!

How green is our garden?

making-our-garden-green-in-more-ways-than-one-compost-making

 
In the coming week in ELP Gardening we will be looking to become even greener than our lush Science Garden or our pretty little SFL Garden. As we encourage the pupils to think across the curriculum, we will be looking at recycling, its impact in everyday life both round the school and in our school gardens.
We [...]