Primary 4/5 have been learning how different life was in Viking times to now. To see this first hand they went off to Vikingar to experience living in a Viking village. We all had a brilliant day cooking in the longhouse, playing Viking games and some of the children even got married! The class had written a script for a play that they hoped would share all their learning on this topic with their parents. 15 vicious Vikings took that stage at their Learning Assembly and gave a first class performance of their play. Next in the topic is some outdoor learning as the children built their own longhouses! We will keep you updated…..

As part of our social studies topic, we have been learning about the Victorians.  I loved learning about the jobs  Victorians did such as miners, mill workers and working in factories.  The working conditions were awful and the workers were treated very poorly.

We were lucky enough to visit Scotland Street Museum to experience what it was like to be a Victorian pupil.  Every time we were asked a question, we had to stand up and say the answer, then say ‘sir’ at the end.  Some children had to  wear a ‘dunce’ hat, which was used to ridicule children who got the wrong answer.  We also had to do handwriting with a quill dipped in ink.  Mine was a mess!!

By Adam Pollok

Primary 7 (and Annabelle in Primary 6) talked to the boys and girls today about VE day.  We learned that VE stands for Victory in Europe and today is the day we remember those who lost their lives and fought for our country during World War 2.    The boys and girls listened carefully and answered some questions.

We then observed a 2 minute silence.