We have been working hard on our measuring skills.  We are learning to estimate the length and weight of an object and then use a variety of units to measure the items..

We went to the Science Centre to take part in a science show about sound as well as join in with the interactive science activities on the main floor.

The children really engaged with the activities and they all behaved fabulously!

We were very lucky to take part in a science show on Thursday called Ella’s Wobble. Generation Science visited us from the Edinburgh International Science Festival.

It was very hands on and interactive with the children all making two musical instruments.

Lots of our learning about the science of sound was consolidated in a really fun and exciting way!

Two video links are at the bottom of this post so you can listen to our sound effects!

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Click the above IMG to get a link to watch the short videos of our sound effects.

The children rose to the challenge by designing and making the most amazing desk organisers, showing imagination and great talent!

Well done boys and girls!

Our walk to look at how we celebrate famous people in history was a great success.  The children learned so much and behaved fabulously!

When we returned to school we made great posters to share our learning with others.  

Some of us shared our poster at assembly.

After our walk to look at the statues around Aberdeen, the children decided that the inventors we looked at in class needed to be celebrated with their own sculptures. They were Scottish and they did great  things!

So after initially planning our design we got to work with the creating.  we used mod-roc, which the children loved using and it has given us the most amazing results.

We then added the details like cotton wool for hair and beard!  I’m sure Mr. Bell would be delighted!!

The best way to show off our sculptures…of course, our own pop-up Art Gallery in the conference room.  The whole school came to view our work.

The children did themselves proud with their good manners and behaviour. (It was a long hour!)

Most of all though they shared all that they had learned about these famous men!

Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Fleming

John Logie Baird

The children all really enjoyed our Art Gallery and were so proud of themselves! They all enjoyed chatting to the boys, girls and staff who visited us and shared their learning so well!

I was very proud !  Well done P2 and P2/3!

We went to the gym to take part in a potted sports activity.

 We threw, we jumped, we balanced, we crawled, we dribbled, we hopped!

We had great fun and raised some money for the Sport Relief Charity!

Well done to everyone!

This time our challenge was to find out which shape of column was the strongest from a square-based column, a triangular- based column or a cylindrical column.

We quickly found that we could balance the most books on the cylindrical column.

The children were then given a further challenge to double the number of books that they could balance.  I was so proud of them as each group managed to double their original load.

Two groups excelled themselves by building structures that could balance over 45 books!!!

We have been making boats.  We used a small piece of bubble wrap, 12 straws and 4 cups.

The challenge was for the boat to have a cargo of one 1p coin.

We all managed this!

The competition was to see which boat would hold the most pennies.  Emma and Magnus,  Mirren and Riley C and Lonnie and Mia managed to make a boat which held 48  pennies.  Well done!!

No your eyes do not deceive you- the spoons are floating.  It’s Magic !  Well Done to Jack and Alexa!