To help us learn more about Pirates Mrs McNaught oraganised a wonderful trip to the Tall Ship on the River Clyde.
Emily – Pirates used cats to catch mice.
Alex – I enjoyed scrubbing the decks.
Zaina – The Captain had a lovely kitchen called a galley and bedroom. The bed was tiny!
Rebecca – I enjoyed finding the treasure.
Muriam – Ringing the bell was fun.
Zara – We looked for the clues to find the hidden treasure.
Alexa – I enjoyed everything!!!!
Imogen – Pirates slept in bunk beds or hammocks.
Matilda – Bugs called weevils got into the biscuits. Ugh!!!
Rebekah – I enjoyed looking at the ship.
Isla – I enjoyed meeting the ship’s cat called Jock.
Waniya – I enjoyed touching the treasure.
William – I found out that cabin boys had to scrub the decks.
Samyan – I enjoyed counting the mice in the galley.
Ryan – I enjoyed watching the video clip when we first arrived.
Toby – We used the clues from the treasure hunt to open the padlocks on the chest.
Matthew – I enjoyed wearing the Captain’s hat.
Heather – I enjoyed singing the Pirate songs.
Adam – I saw Jock the ship’s cat.
Aiman – I enjoyed scrubbing the decks.
Ewan – It was interesting to see all the different parts of the ship.
Eden – I enjoyed counting the mice in the galley.
Katie – Pirates like to sing sea shanties.
Zia – I enjoyed scrubbing the decks.
We had lunch on below decks and then went to visit the Transport Museum. It was really interesting as well because we have been learning about life in the past. We saw the steam trains and paddle steamers which took people on their holidays during Victorian times.