Primary 3 had a fantastic excursion to the Dumfries House farm. We enjoyed a farm tour where we learned about each animal, fed the chickens and ducks and even got to stroke a pig! We also learned how to use ingredients to make scones. We had to cut chives from the garden and used these in our savory scones. We made our own butter by taking it in turns to shake full cream as fast as we could for at least 10 minutes. This was a very worthwhile learning experience which we all enjoyed.
We explored habitats as part of our mini beast topic. We had to hunt for QR codes and use the iPad to scan them. Using the information, we could then match an insect to their home on our sheet.
We have recently spent two half days at Dumfries House. We have been working in the garden and helping to tidy up and prepare it for the new season. We have learned about looking after plants. We were using some of the garden tools and had to make sure we were doing so safely. We planted our own broad beans and brought them back to school to watch them grow in class. For all of our hard work we were rewarded with some time in the maze. We eventually made it to the middle, after finding a few dead ends!
As part of our minibeast topic, Primary 3 enjoyed a visit to Dumfries House today to pond-dip and search for different minibeasts whose habitat is in the water. Have a look at the photographs below for a snapshot of our day.
On Thursday 3rd May, SLC 3 went to Dumfries House as part of our topic on vertebrates and invertebrates. We got to explore the estate and searched for different leaves and trees.
We walked through the estate to the ponds and we were taught how to carry out pond dipping safely. We were able to find lots of different creatures including pond skaters and water snails. It was very interesting.
