Active East Lothian

Prestonpans P4-7 & S1 Basketball Players Needed!

 

 
 Active Schools and Sports Development East Lothian are looking for P4-7 and S1 pupils across the Prestonpans cluster schools to form a basketball team that will represent Prestonpans in the East Lothian U12 Youth League.

Club training will be taking place on Fridays at Preston Lodge High School 1-2pm with qualified coach Mark Stevenson.  Training dates will be confirmed in the near future. 

To sign up for this team please contact Emma Biggart Active Schools Coordinator on 01875 853161 / 07976377956 / ebiggart@elcschool.org.uk

Funky Family Proves a Huge Hit at Prestonpans Infant School!

Walking the tight-rope in the 'Big Top'

Active Schools would like to extend a big thank you to Sue Carr and Yvonne Malcolm, both teachers at Prestonpans Infant School, for their commitment to delivering both Funky Fun and Funky Fitness as after school clubs with over 35 pupils in total attending.

Funky Fun ran for P1 pupils and each week they explored a different place through themed sessions for example, Space, The Big Top and the Sea Adventure.  All of the sessions promoted the use of the child’s imagination and were filled with music and fun!

Funky Fitness ran for the P3 pupils where they worked through the four sections of the lessons – Music Mania, Double Trouble, Groovy Gang and Chill Out Chum.  All of the sessions encouraged the children to be active while working alone, with a friend and within a group.

Active Schools are always looking for more Funky Family volunteers whether for Funky Fun or Funky Fitness. 

If you are a parent or teacher interested in attend free training to become a leader in your school or have any questions regarding Active Schools programmes then please contact Emma Biggart – Active Schools coordinator, Prestonpans cluster on -  01875 853161 / 07976 377956 / ebiggart@elcschool.org.uk

VOLUNTEERS WANTED FOR OUTDOOR ADVENTURES!

 
 
 
Active Schools primary have a new after school programme to take primary 1-3 into the playground to experience an outdoor adventure. The programme has fun and energetic games, similar to TOPS outdoors but with the added bonus of minimal preparation for the volunteer. The programme is based over a 6-week block and covers topics such as weather, animals, trees, plants & seeds, homes and hidey holes, sights and sounds and insects. Children are able to investigate their playground while looking for cards and answers in each game. Active Schools are looking for outdoor loving volunteers to take an outdoor adventure course in your area. Training will be provided and resourses will be available. For more information please contact: Ruth or Emma on 01620 897408 or 01875 853161 to find out more information.

Fit and Fabulous!

Girls on the Go in the West came to a close last Tuesday with a ‘Fit and Fabulous’ Festival run at Preston Lodge High School.  Fitness Cluster clubs in Musselburgh and Tranent have been running for the last few weeks giving P6 & P7 girls a taste of different fitness activities each week including circuit training, spinning and aerobics. 

The festival saw girls, parents and big sisters from Prestonpans, Tranent and Musselburgh taking part in an aerobic combat class with Fiona Wilson and finishing with a relaxing Ashtanga Yoga session led by Chris Grodynska.

Well done to all of the ladies that came along and took part in the event!

Slam Dunk!

It was all fun and games at Meadowmill Sports Centre last Thursday when Active Schools ran their first Primary School Disability Activity festival of this year. Children all across East Lothian have been accessing sessions delivered by the Active Schools team during school time and the festival created the opportunity to bring all groups together to showcase their skills and to have some fun. The pupils have been focussing on basketball, boccia and practicing all of the skills that the sports involve. The festival was broken down into three basketball stations and three boccia related stations. The whole team was impressed with the enthusiasm shown by all of the children and also by the level of talent on display!

Active Schools would like to say a big thank you to all of the school staff that brought the children up to take part, to Telford College for assisting at the stations and to Gary Fraser (Sport Development Coordinator, Lothian Disability Sport) and Stevie Duff (East Lothian Disability Sport Development Officer) for their help on the day. 

 

For further information on the Disability Activity Programme please contact Suzanne Laing on 07976376615 or slaing@elcschool.org.uk

JOIN THE JOGGING REVOLUTION!

Junior jogscotland is the junior programme to jogscotland which was established in 2002 by scottishathletics, the governing body of athletics in Scotland. Jogscotland uses simple, gentle walk/jog/run programmes to encourage everyone to get out and be active! The jogscotland programme is supported by NHS Health Scotland, sportscotland and the Scottish Government Health Department; three national bodies working together to help many people in Scotland adopt a healthier and more active lifestyle. There are many adult course availiable in East Lothian (contact Sue Broadway on 01875 679073 for more details) but Active Schools are keen to get young pupils fit and active, whilst having great fun through the junior programme. There is a great resourse which has lots of fun and energetic warm-ups, games and cool downs as well as a colourful, fun map to chart pupils mileage over the weeks.

Active Schools are offering free training to any volunteer keen to start a junior jogscotland group in their area. The date for the training is:

Wednesday 4th February, 6-8pm at Prestonpans Infant School.

The training will aim to give you experience with the Junior jogscotland resource, allow you to see it in action and  you can also raise any questions or queries with regards to running after school clubs in your area. The training will be relaxed and informal as we are looking to build your confidence in the delivery of this fantastic programme. There will be a brief element of practical activity so please wear suitable clothing.  The session will take place in the gym hall.

To sign up contact Lesley Nicholson on lnicholson@elcschool.org.uk or call her on 07976378469.

Y Dance

All schools in East Lothian are currently participating in an exciting dance initiative. A partnership between Scottish Youth Dance and Active Schools has enabled young people of all ages to be given the opportunity to participate in 5 weeks of dance, during the school curriculum, delivered by dynamic and experienced instructors from ‘Y Dance’ or Scottish Youth Dance. This national programme has been funded by the Scottish Executive and is currently being rolled out throughout East Lothian schools.

The content of the workshops has been developed to progress young people’s abilities through dance and to support the curriculum and the 5-14 expressive arts document. It is hoped that this programme will increase the popularity of extra-curricular dance sessions offered through Active Schools Programmes in street dance, hip hop, cheerleading and many other disciplines.  In addition to the workshops for the children, teaching staff have been given the opportunity to attend in-service training to provide them with new resources and ideas to allow them to continue dance sessions at their school either during the curriculum or after school.