We went on our school trip to Callendar House in Falkirk on Thursday 13th June 2019. It was lots of fun and we learned lots about Roman Gladiators.

When we arrived at Callendar House we went looking for the ditch of the Antonine Wall and we found it! We learned that Falkirk was as far as the Roman army got when they tried to invade Falkirk.

We then had time left before lunch so we had time to play on some of the play equipment in the park. The Flying Fox and wooden climbing frames were really popular, especially when Jay’s mum and Mrs Brown decided to have a shot!

We then had great fun playing a game of Rounders on the grounds outside Callendar House before going inside for lunch.

After lunch we went to the Roman exhibition and got to hear about how the remains of Roman Gladiators were found under 2 houses in York. They found 83 graves in total and we saw some of the skeletons in the exhibition. It was fascinating!

We then went to Gladiator School and got to make our own shields. We even gave ourselves a Roman Gladiator name to make us sound scarier.

We all had a fantastic day.

This week we have been learning about money in our maths lessons. We can identify coins, calculate change and work to a budget.

In Science we did an experiment using water, paper, trays, torch (or sunlight) and a mirror. We were able to make a rainbow using all of these resources.

We made thumb pots out of clay during our Art lesson on Monday. We are looking forward to painting them next week.

We learned a new game in PE called Caterpillar Rounders. It was great fun. Unlike normal Rounders, you run with the bat and the whole team follow you. Everyone who gets back safely earns a point.

P7S invited us along to their classroom to hear about how the rainforest is being destroyed. They taught us that palm trees give us palm oil and this is found in lots of food. They showed us different logos to look for when we are doing our shopping. It was very interesting! They have created their own instagram account to share knowledge and facts.