The ELP science class has this week been looking at how we can promote the idea of looking after our bodies in order to keep them healthy and fit - to other people.
We have so far looked at how
there are 5 main food groups
we need to eat them in a reasonable balance to give our bodies what they [...]
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Today in Social Studies we looked at why we celebrate November the 5th as “Bonfire Night”. We discovered that there is another name for the evening - Guy Fawkes Night - and learned all about the story of this famous Yorkshireman.
In 1605, thirteen young men planned to blow up the Houses of Parliament. Among them [...]
This week sees another big national event - Bonfire Night. Whilst we won’t be having any fireworks in classroom (we hope!) on the 5th November, we will certainly be having a look at the ideas behind Guy Fawkes celebrations and the need to keep ourselves safe this week of all weeks.
Last Friday the children had [...]
This week in ELP Gardening we celebrated the season by going on a lovely walk looking for conkers - so that we can have a fantastic conker competition with Mr Cruickshank very soon!
We also spent time with Mrs Binnie cleaning out and carving pumpkin lanterns to ensure our room is the best dressed room in [...]
Mad Scientists, Mrs Binnie and Mrs Allan, will be hosting spooky seasonal festivities on Friday morning for their wonderful ELP Science class! To be held in Mrs Binnie’s Spooky Lab in the Learning Zone, Period 3…
We will be…
dooking
investigating through one sense only (touch) some spare plastic surgery ”body parts” left over from Michael Jackson’s last visit to Preston Lodge (not for [...]
Everyone on the ELP programme is more than aware that this week sees us look forward to Hallowe’en!
There will be much fun in school on Friday morning (see front page of school website) however the ELP pupils will also be able to enjoy their own special Hallowe’en Body Part-y … as we bring what we [...]
In Social Studies this week we made a visit to the local Scotmid store in Prestonpans to investigate how many Fairtrade products are on sale for us to buy. Before the October break we had been finding out about Fairtrade and what it tried to do. We had looked at the kind of foods that [...]
This week is a shorter than normal one thanks to a staff In-Service Day on Monday 2oth October. When we resume on Tuesday we will be coming back to school on NATIONAL APPLE DAY.
National Apple Day celebrates the use, versatility and importance of the apple in our diet and lives. As the cross-curricular umbrella [...]
Enjoy your October break!
We will see you all on October 21st…
Last week when we went shopping during our maths lesson, we were asked to find out the price of a coconut. We discovered that they cost 69p and we worked out how much change we might get from a £1 if we paid for it.
Mrs Binnie bought it with a £1 coin and brought it [...]
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