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P7 Science Week Day 1

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Today we had a visit from Carol Kane from Vattenfall who came to talk to us about climate change. 

We learned about the impact fossils fuels are having on our climate and what we can do to reduce our carbon footprint. Carol shared what Vattenfall are doing  by expanding wind and solar power projects across Europe. 

We enjoyed using the VR headset to explore inside a wind turbine and learn how it works.

P7 STEM Challenge

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STEM in P7

Today, as part of their topic about Australia, Miss Wales taught the class all about the Sydney Harbour Bridge and compared the construction to the Forth Road Bridge. We learned about suspension bridges and steel arched bridges.

Miss Wales then gave each group a set of instructions with the requirements for their group bridge along with a ‘helpful tips’ handout. 

Points were awarded after their time constrained construction for design, strength and teamwork.

Miss Wales was very impressed by our teamwork skills and by the strength of some of our bridges. 

P7 Digital Literacy

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P7 HP Training

Primary 6 and P7 have been fortunate enough to receive HP Laptops to use in class from January to June. In p7 we have a device each to use to support our digital skills and to support learning across the curriculum.

Today Mr Wilson from HP came to deliver the 1st of our block of lessons to develop our MS Teams digital skills. We are looking forward to using these skills in class and beyond. 

P7 Visit from Stewart Finlay

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P7 Learning in our Community

Today we had a fabulous day of learning with a visit from Stewart Finlay who is the Chairperson for the Kilmarnock branch of the Royal British Legion Scotland. 

As part of our WWII topic, we asked him to help us research the names on the Fenwick War Memorial from WWII.
Stewart visited us and brought us the information about who every name was, where they had fallen during WWII and where they are buried. He had found stories about all the men and where they had come from in Fenwick and what regiment they belonged to. 
We learned that two of the soldiers are buried in the cemetery in Fenwick. This has inspired us to visit their graves and take flowers for Armistice Day. 

Stewart also brought along his medals and some jackets worn by veterans after the war in the 1950s. Stewart shared his knowledge with us and stories of his life in the army.
We were all really engaged by the stories that were shared and they have inspired us to research  some family members that Primary 7 have who also fought in WWII. 

P7 Visit from PC Rae

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PC Rae Visit
Today we enjoyed a visit from our new Campus Cop, PC Rae. 
She spoke to us about the importance of staying safe when using social media and accessing the internet.  
We learned about the importance of staying safe when  uploading photos, asking permission, age restrictions for social media sites and different online games and what to do if we need to report any inappropriate content.