Today we had a visit from some of our local farmers and agricultural engineers.  The pupils loved interacting with the animals and finding out more about jobs within the agricultural industry.

Here are a few pictures of their visit.

They pupils have been enjoying World of Work Week – well done Mrs Clarke for organising!

On Monday we had a video call with Vattenfall and RJ Macleod who are developing the South Kyle Wind Farm outside Dalmellington.  The pupils asked lots of great questions about the types of jobs available and the qualifications you would need to carry out some of the jobs.

Later in the week we also had the opportunity to ask lots of questions to authors Shirley Husband and Lindsay Littleson.

Our call with Shirley Husband inspired us to create some of our own McCoo art and rhymes.

It was primary 6’s turn this week to create a display for the Rights Respecting School notice board.  We researched Article 40 : I have the right to get legal help and to be treated fairly if I have been accused of breaking the law.

This lead to lots of discussion on what the pupils thought the age of criminal responsibility should be and how children who have broken the law should be treated.  We created a word cloud of our ideas and also set the classroom up like a courtroom with a judge!

As it is  World of Work Week the pupils also explored the different job roles within the legal system.

As part of our rainforest IDL,  Primary 6 have been finding out about South American countries.  They were very interested in the ancient Incan site of Machu Picchu in Peru.  This learning inspired them to create Incan symbols that they then engraved into styrofoam sheets to create block prints of their designs.

Primary 6 have been playing hockey in PE over the past few weeks.    They have been working hard developing there dribbling, passing and shooting skills.  We have  also worked on defensive tactics and tackling your opponent.