Primary 4 are needing any old tinsel or Christmas Tree decorations that you you no longer need or use.  Please hand in by then end of November to P4 or the office. All help greatly appreciated.

Today we learned all about the skills engineers need. We talked about;

1. Maths

2.  Problem Solving

3. Team Work

4. Working to a deadline

5. Working to a budget

We played some games that needed these skills. One of the games was to lower a stick to the ground as a team. It was harder than it looked.

We we also played a game in which the aim was to get a ball from one side of the room to the other using pieces of a pipe.

We got to learn all about Mechanical Engineers today. We attended a drama workshop where we made our own sweetie production lines.  We were making everything from Halloween sweets to bubblegum candy floss! Some of the groups even added sound effects to make them sound just like a machine. The lady who led the workshop could not believe how good we were.

This week we are being visited by Engineer N Our Lives.

The Engineer ‘n’ Our Lives programme aims to help children appreciate how the skills they learn in school are used by engineers in real life.

The five-day programme consists of four curriculum-based challenges where pupils work as if they are engineers in the workplace.

The week culminates in a whole school Celebration Event where the children display some of their work and share their experiences with industry professionals and each other.

We will update our Blog and Twitter daily keeping you up to date with all the fun activities and experiences we are having.