We went on a trip to Dams to Darnley on Monday. We went pond dipping.  Some of the things we found were; water scorpions, a fresh water eel, baby newts, boat/ back swimmers, beetles, water spider and a leech.  We also went on a mini-beast hunt in the woods and some of the things we found were; a harvestman, newts, earwig, a baby toad and lots of slugs!

On Tuesday we went to Summerlee. We went down a coal mine (not a real one though!) to see what it was like to work in one.  It was scary, dark, cold, cramped, narrow and deep.  We went inside a Victorian cottage to find out what living conditions were like during the Victorian times.  We went to a Victorian workshop which was led by the staff at Summerlee.  We wrote with ink and a quill, we dressed up as Victorians, we played with old Victorian toys, we learnt about school life and the belt!

A judo instructor came to the school and held a workshop for Primary 6. We had to wrestle each other to the ground!

In Science we have been learning about forces. We tested parachutes and made our own.