On Wednesday 20th of November p2/3 went on a trip to the dump. I have interviewed p2/3 on what they were doing at the dump and why. They had been looking for rubbish to build their iron man made out of all kinds of stuff. They had told me there was a red machine which gathers junk and a grey machine that squashes junk. And then the junk was turned into boxes. They had also said that their was a Telly Tubbie hill at the dump. They also went in a huge big shed where they keep lots of stuff and they also saw the dump truck. They also told me that the was a big landfill where all the junk goes. And P2/3 said it was really fun. By Nicholas and Torin
Maths Techniques
In maths this recently p6/7 have been learning many different ways to help you add and subtract. These are some ways help you get your maths right. One way is to work backwards, this is were if you have an adding sum and you want to check it is correct, you would subtract the second number from the sum from the answer and if it equals the first number of the sum, it is correct. Example: 42+56=98 to check: 98-56=42. Another technique is partitioning, which is when you split the sum into tens and units to make it easier. example: 97-34=63 how to do it with partitioning: 90-30=60, 7-4=3, answer =60+3=63. p6/7 have learned many different techniques as well as these.
By Robbie and Asher.
Fiddle Music Exam
On Friday 15th November I set my grade 2 Fiddle exam. When I entered the Royal Conservatoire Of Scotland, which was where I would be sitting my exam, my heart began to race and I became very nervous. When it was my turn for the exam I felt more confident because of the practice I had beforehand. I was asked to play my tunes and then my scales and arpeggios which I thought went very well. Then I was asked to do my ear test which was nerve racking however I was not able to sing back the tune but I knew I still did very well.
By Abbie
Post Cards From Doctor Knowles
On Tuesday 19th November Port Ellen Primary received a post card from Doctor Knowles. She said that she liked going travelling so every time she goes away she will sent a post card. The first time she gave us a post card, she was in Grenaa and she asked us if we could find out where it was the map. Asher found it was in Denmark. She is being very kind and buying a big world map for the school so we can see where she goes.
By Jodie and Eleanor
