This week we are going to be VERY busy indeed!
On Thursday we will be going on a class trip to Dobbies Garden Centre as part of our Gardening curriculum - and using this valuable experience to find out a number of things about garden tools, ornaments and plants. We are currently working towards creating an [...]
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Week beginning March 8th 2010…
Published by March 8th, 2010 in ELP diaries and Enhanced Learning Provision (ELP). 0 CommentsMad as a March Hare…about calendars!
Published by March 1st, 2010 in ELP - Maths and Enhanced Learning Provision (ELP). 0 CommentsThe March Hare was certainly mad but not as excited as we get when it comes to the 1st of the month and our chance to go round school keeping our favourite teachers right with their class calendars.
The ELP Calendar Police tour of duty today took in no fewer than 7 members of staff - [...]
In like a lamb…
Published by March 1st, 2010 in ELP - Science, ELP Gardening and Enhanced Learning Provision (ELP). 0 CommentsThere is a saying about March:
“In like a lion, out like a lamb”.
This old saying suggests that if March 1st is a windy day, March 31st will be calm…
This March 1st, however, has been a glorious day - so we’re a bit worried the lion is yet to come!
This week we will be beginning our [...]
Week beginning March 1st 2010…
Published by March 1st, 2010 in ELP diaries and Enhanced Learning Provision (ELP). 0 CommentsThis week on the ELP programme we will be using today’s date to remind ourselves about aspects of our curricular work from the areas of maths, social studies, gardening and languages.
Today is March 1st - also known as St David’s Day. We have our very own Saint David on the ELP programme but the one that [...]
Visit to the Post Office…
Published by February 25th, 2010 in ELP - Maths and Enhanced Learning Provision (ELP). 0 CommentsIn the last week we have been practising aspects of our everyday maths by taking a trip to the Post Office.
Our task was to establish how much a First Class stamp would cost in addition to posting a parcel to another town.
Finding out the cost of the stamp was easy. We simply asked the lady [...]
Building bridges
Published by February 25th, 2010 in ELP - Science and Enhanced Learning Provision (ELP). 0 CommentsIn ELP Junior Science the Building Bridges lesson leads on from the work we have previously undertaken on transport and the River Forth (see the Getting Around lesson on this site).
In these lessons we concentrate on bridges, looking specifically at the bridges on the River Forth. We encourage the pupils to think about why there [...]
Preston Lodge Bafta vote decided by survey…
Published by February 25th, 2010 in ELP - English, ELP - ICT, ELP Art and Enhanced Learning Provision (ELP). 0 CommentsThis week in ICT we thought we could combine some important computing skills we have acquired recently with an interest in all of the news about Oscars and Baftas…
Last weekend saw a number of performers, films and production staff win awards for their work over the last year. The BAFTAS (British Academy of Film and [...]
Feeling afraid with Scary Mary…
Published by February 23rd, 2010 in ELP Health and Enhanced Learning Provision (ELP). 0 CommentsThis week on the ELP programme we will be looking at what it is like to feel afraid. We will be gently led through this emotion by our loveable character Scary Mary.
We will introduce the character with a poem about her scary day and encourage the pupils to take turn in constructing the scariest day [...]
Garden Centre makes for model lessons…
Published by February 22nd, 2010 in ELP Gardening and Enhanced Learning Provision (ELP). 0 CommentsIn ELP Gardening for the next few weeks, the Junior ELP pupils will be constructing their own model garden centres. This is part of our preparation for a trip to a local garden centre next month (when the weather will hopefully be a bit better than it is at the moment!)
We will be doing a lot [...]
Week beginning February 22nd 2010…
Published by February 22nd, 2010 in ELP diaries and Enhanced Learning Provision (ELP). 0 CommentsWelcome back to school after your Half Term holiday!
We begin working again, bright and breezy, at 8.39am on Tuesday 23rd February 2010 - and we can’t wait to resume where we left off before the holidays…
ELP Science
Our Junior ELP Scientists will be continuing their Forth Bridge challenge as part of our themed programme, ”East Lothian - [...]
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