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Jumping into summer!

We had an enjoyable day yesterday celebrating the end of term with a fun trip to Flip Out in Rutherglen. We loved jumping around on all the different trampolines and platforms, sliding down the inflatables and even doing cool flips and cartwheels across the trampolines. We had the whole place to ourselves which made it even better! One of our favourite parts of the trampoline park was ‘Wipe Out’ and the ‘Climb Wall.’ 

When we returned back to school we had a picnic on our grassy hill. The weather was beautiful. In the afternoon we played rounders and had an ice pole to cool us down. We wish every Monday could be like this! 

Scotland Street Museum

We visited Scotland Street Museum for a Victorian classroom re-enactment. 

When we arrived the boys and girls were taken to seperate changing rooms where we had to change into Victorian uniform. The uniform was quite different compared to what we wear today. We lined up outside the classroom and waited patiently for the Victorian teacher. She was just as we had imagined; extremely strict and scary looking. The classroom was dull with little colour and a blackboard. Throughout the morning we took part in times table recall, problem solving questions using a slate, copperplate writing using ink, drill, prayers and other activities. At the end we got to see examples of how children were punished either by wearing a dunce’s hat or using a cane. 

Having visited this Victorian classroom and worked with a Victorian teacher, we are so glad we did not need to attend school during the Victorian era. The experience was pretty terrifying to say the least! We are sad that our Victorian’s topic has come to and end, we loved learning about all the different aspects of the Victorian era and comparing them to modern life. 

We are however, looking forward to our upcoming Victorians class assembly.

Have a look at some of the pictures from our trip. 

 

Edinburgh Zoo Trip

We had a fabulous day at Edinburgh Zoo today. After a smooth coach journey to Edinburgh, we arrived at the zoo and had a snack. We visited the penguin rock first and loved watching the penguins dive into the water. We walked through the zoo and managed to see lots of animals, including a very sleepy giant panda! We went to the chimpanzee indoor house where we had lunch whilst listening to the chimpanzees screech. After lunch we had a session in the Confucius classroom. We learned interesting facts about China and got to show off our Mandarin skills too. For the rest of the day we continued to walk around the zoo and look out for lots of animals including lions and rhinos. Thankfully there was no rain so we stayed dry. Overall, we had a fun filled day at the zoo. Check out some of our pictures below.