Our school trip was at the National History Museum of Scotland. We had a lot of fun extending our learning about Egyptians. Before we went to the Museum we did an experiment to see if we could mummify or preserve a piece of apple. To do this we kept on sample bare and the other same had a mix of Salt and Baking Soda.

Our Results:

Ellsi ” the apply in sample one is all gooey”

Amelai C ” the apply in sample one is hairy”

Aaron ” the apple in sample two is shrunk and dry”

Kirsty ” it looks dry but its brown”

 

On the trip we went to a work shop. We became Egyptologists. To do this we had to show that we new lots of facts about mummies, pyramids and artefacts. We worked in teams to solve problems and make discoveries using various Egyptian objects.

 Pupils showing us their scary Ammut  impression.

Working in teams to crack the codes

Just waiting for the bus to arrive before heading back to school. Souvenirs in hand and lots of happy faces.

What I thought about the trip

Ruby: “I loved the workshop”.

Chloe: “I liked when we went to the shop to get Egyptian things”.

Well done to our P3E pupils who won prizes for their art work of traditional Scots Sangs. 

 

Mad Hatters all ready for the Gala Day!!

 

As part World of Work week we had lots of visitors into the class. We have had a plastic surgeon nurse who deals with many challenges every day for example burns. We had a GP in who shared her passion for her job  and showed us some of things she might do on her rounds around the community. Finally we had a Police officer in. She gave us lots of information about being a police officer and showed us how she can stay safe on the job while also helping to protect us all in the community. All the talks were really interesting and inspiring.

We all got thinking and here are P3E’s dream jobs at the moment.

 

Rowan – engineer – so I can build missiles

Ellsi – cafe worker – because I like to make things

Calvin – pirate – so you can sail a ship

Alex – care sales women – because I would like to choose what car I could have

Millie – popstar – because I always watch them and I practice lots of songs

Aaron – police man – so I can arrest the bad people

Amelia H – teacher – because I get to teacher little children who don’t know what to do

Emily – popstar – I because I like to sing and dance a lot

Logan M – dragon rider – because they can shoot fire balls

Jenni – Nurse – because my mums a nurse. I like how they help in operations

Amelia C – Teacher – So I could help people to learn

Cameron – truck driver – I could drive around places

Ruby – Rugby player – so I can score for my team

Logan Mc – Fire fighter – I like to hose down fire

Jake – shop keeper – its fun and trying to find the bar code on all the stuff

Lewis – policeman – so I can arrest people

Ben – Lego inventor – I like playing with Lego and making different stuff out of it

Kayla – Piano Teacher- I think it is really fun and I like playing the piano.

Zoe – Actor in the movies – I am really good at acting

Rebecca R – football player – I go to lessons and I think it is fun

Chloe – Vet – so I can help animals that are hurt

Kirsty – teacher – so kids will learn new stuff and that will be really nice.

Sam – Prison Guard -so I can guard the person

Cherie – childminder – I like to make sure children have lots of fun

Wallace – archaeologist – Then I can dig up dinosaur bones

Rebecca – tennis player – I like playing tennis and I think it is fun.

Nina – To work in a theatre – because the movie Sing inspired me.

 

On the 18th of May we had our sports day. It was a gloriously sunny day and super busy. The P3’s got ready and headed out for their races in the morning. Children got to compete in the running, egg and spoon, skipping, balancing races and a big obstacle course at the end.

After lunch we were all refreshed and hydrated and we headed out for potted sports. Each team did a brilliant job and worked well in their teams.

HERE ARE SOME SNAP SHOTS OF THE DAY!

WELL DONE EVERYONE…

Its been another busy week in P3. We have been learning about Egyptian Pharaohs., exploring and reading Nonfiction books. We have also been working on division and our multiplication facts of 4 specifically this week.

Here is a sneak glimpse of us learning some French weather phrases. We have been familiarizing ourselves with the phrases our favorite this week was

” Aujourd’hui, il fait du soleil”. 

 

 

What a lovely day!!! I think we were a little bit hot in some of our pajamas in the sun but we loved having a fun filled day dressing up and raising money. 

 

On the 21st of April P3 were treated to a exploration up the Ochill Hills with a team from Tilhill Forestry. We set off with our parent helpers and our guide Rob, who safely led us up to meet the others. Our journey was steep and winding and the Children started to notice all the sights from the hilltop views. it was really exciting to be so high up and to see how far we had climb by seeing where the school was now. Once at the top we split into two different groups for different activities.

The first activity introduced us to the hills and the planting that has been done on the sight so far. In six months they said they had planted 1.3 million trees. We could see lots of the plots from the view we were standing at. We were told that the trees would be growing for 40 years before they will be used to make furniture or build houses as well as other thing. We worked out that all the P3 children will be 47 or 48 when that happens. Scary!

We also learned about the effects of precipitation. through an activity we learned that with heavy rainfall and nothing to collect it the ground below a hill can become flooded, this is something that happened in 2012 in Menstrie. Now with the planting of trees the precipitation can be slowed down because the trees can collect some of the water for themselves and bind the soil together better.

A well earned break was needed so we stopped at the top of the hill for a snack before switching activity.

 

The second activity was really hands on and we worked in pairs to plant some trees. We helped to plant some Birch and Oak. we safely used a spade to dig two lines into the patch. Once we did this we could pop the tree roots in between. We then secured it in place using the soil and out foot to press it in.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was time to start heading back to school. This time the journey was a lot easier because we were going down hill.

We made one more stop off. We learned lots about the age of trees. We learned that you can tell by the rings inside but if you can not cut it down you can give it a hug. One hug roughly equals the same as 100 years old. We also learned that the oldest tree in the United Kingdom is 2,900 BC. WOW!

 

 

It was a fantastic adventure and we were very tired once we got back to class that day. Thank you to all our helpers on the day and to Tilhill Forestry for letting us take part in such an interesting and fun trip. We cannot wait to go again.

 

As part of health week one of our themes was friendship. We had lots of time set aside for circle time on friendship, we read stories and had classroom discussions. As part of this we created a friendship potion which we then turned into instructions for a friendship recipe. 

As a class we worked together to make a friendship bracelet  for someone in the class. We were really creative and enjoyed finding out who our random plum selector would pick for us. 

 

 

YUMMMMM! Pancake shack was back! On the day the P7s helped us to get organised and go to the Shack. We had a variety of healthy topping choices. 

Logan M – I chose strawberries. I love them. 

Kirsty – I got banana for mine. 

 

 

 

Also we had a really interesting visitor in from our local pharmacy. We heard a lot about what medicines we might see and what we should do when we see it. We also learned about being careful if we need medicine, for example, Remember to always have an adult that we trust. 

We also learned about cleaning our hands. We do this any way but we thought it was really interesting to see the demonstration the lady used to show us how gems spread.