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P5/6 Sports Day with our Buddies

After lots of planning  with Lynsey, our Active Schools Coordinator,  the Primary 6s organised Sports Day for the ECC.  It was an afternoon of potted sports. 
Primary 5 supported their buddy by taking them around all the potted sports and helping them at each activity. We then presented all our Buddies with a medal and a certificate that we had made. 
All the ECC parents commented on our  behaiour saying  that we were excellent role models and that we were very patient and kind to our Buddies.

We had a great afternoon and went home very tired! 

 

P5/6 – Masterships Captain Serco

Science Week: Lorna Baird (Master Ship’s Captain) from Serco

Yesterday we had Lorna Baird visiting from Serco. She is the captain of cargo ships. Lorna spoke to the class about the impact of ships on the environment and alternative options to reduce the damage to the environment. She discussed how smaller ships are using solar power and lots of ships are returning to using sails however these come with some challenges which was shared with the class. Lorna discussed how the ship manages waste to reduce impact upon the environment, such as incinerating waste and feeding food waste to sea life. 

Lorna also shared the skills required to do her job, she is a trained fire fighter and medic which is expected of all of the staff on the ship.

The pupils were very interested and asked lots of questions. 

 

P5/6 – Dog’s Trust Visitor

HWB: Dog’s Trust

We had a lovely visitor come into the school last week to deliver a range of lessons focusing on dogs. In P5/6, we learned about how to care for a dog and a little about body language when in the company of a dog or if a dog approaches us in public. This was a really interesting lesson and everybody learned something new. The pupils were so respectful towards our visitor and had lots of questions about what they had learned.