November is the time of the year when we wear a red poppy in memory of those who sacrificed their lives for us during wars.
The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month marks the signing of the Armistice, on 11th November 1918, to signal the end of World War One.
Woodlands Junior School has lots of information about Remembrance Day in Britain. Click here to see it.
In addition to Outdoor Learning programmes arranged directly with schools, this year the team will be running again the successful and amazingly popular Discover Outdoor Leaning days aimed at Primary schools to encourage more classes to learn outdoors. Last year an amazing 1350 Midlothian pupils attended these sessions, and many (500+) progressed on to attend our Orienteering festival and Biking festival). To find out more information please visit: http://outdoorlearning.mgfl.net/2016/09/08/discover-outdoor-learning/
There were 165 red smiling faces after competing in the various cycling activities at the inaugural Midlothian Primary Schools Mountain Bike Festival. Riders in Primary 6 and 7 proudly represented their schools. 90 riders competed in the XC course and 75 in the skills event, all showing great skill and enthusiasm for the sport.
The organiser Sean Fallon a teacher from the Midlothian Council Outdoor Learning Service would like to thank all the school staff and participants for taking part in difficult conditions with great sprit and showing massive amounts of energy. Click here for full article, including results.
The two Primary 3 classes at Burnbrae Primary School had a fun morning using the iPads and ‘I can Animate’ to create animations. There was a mixture of animated Lego bricks and drawings created on a whiteboard. The video can be viewed by clicking here. .
Mauricewood Nursery morning group’s film of the Three Little Pigs has been shortlisted at the Edinburgh Schools Film Competition at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on Thursday 16th June 2016. We are looking forward to attending this event.
P1b have been using iPads to create animations The children in the class used the ‘I Can Animate’ app on the iPads which were fitted to clamps on the tables. Every member of the class worked really well to make this a very enjoyable session for all! Click here to view the film.
