This week we have started practising our sharing of learning assembly.  We hope to see lots of you next Thursday afternoon!

Today we had a visitor from the Wallace Monument called Catherine.  Catherine showed us the Wallace Monument from different angles.  She told us that they were taken by a drone.  William Wallace’s sword is in the monument.  This year the monument is 150 years old.  To celebrate its birthday the monument is being refurbished and it will be open again in May.

Then we had a great time making bridges out of Kappla and seeing how strong they were.  We also made a foam bridge that we could walk on.  Big thanks to the Engine Shed in Stirling for lending us their resources!

Then this afternoon, we practised our dance for the assembly and after that, we re-enacted the Battle of Stirling bridge.  It’s been a busy day!

This week we have been busy preparing our learning journals.  We are very proud of the work we have done and are looking forward to sharing it with you.  Please return the learning journals to school on Monday 18th February.

This week Mr Smith came in to teach us about William Wallace and Robert the Bruce.   He showed us a sword, but it wasn’t a mediaeval one because the mediaeval swords were made of iron and they used to shatter on the battlefield.  He also showed us shackles, they were like handcuffs but for your legs.  We have learned how William Wallace won the battle of Stirling Bridge by knocking out the pegs under the bridge so the English fell into the water.  Mr Smith told the teachers to be quiet and he tried to scare them by asking us questions about what we had already learned.  But we knew lots!  He also showed us Robert the Bruce’s reconstructed face –  people used to think he had leprosy and it was gruesome!

We did Book and a Blether this morning.  Some of our mums, dads, grannies and grandads came in to share reading with us.

This week we have been thinking about fractions and division.  A fraction can be a half, a quarter, three quarters, a fifth… there are lots!  The bottom number shows us how many groups we are dividing it into.

We have been writing our own battle cry against King Edward I.  Our battle cries include some words we have magpied, such as “tyranny”, encouraging words to make the soldiers feel brave and questions.

This week poor King John Balliol was sent to prison by Edward I.  Edward I also stole the stone of Scone.  We have written a poster describing the stone and offering a reward if someone brings it back!