Recently Primary 6 visited Castle Semple for their final class trip this year. It was an adventurous day packed with lots of fun activities. This included a mini beast hunt, archery and a boat ride/kayaking. Below are some pictures from our trip!
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Primary 6 visit Scotland Street Museum
On the 24th of February, Primary 6 visited Scotland Street Museum to see what life would be like in a Victorian classroom. This was part of our Social Studies topic of the Victorians.
When we arrived, the boys and girls were separated and taken to the cloakrooms to change into uniform worn in the Victorian times. We waited anxiously outside the classroom for the Victorian teacher as from what we have learned in our topic, we knew she was going to be extremely strict. The boys had to sit next to a girl (boy on the left and girl on the right).
First we recited a short prayer, followed by some mental arithmetic (this is what they called maths in the Victorian times). We used slates and slate pencils to answer some problem solving questions. They were tricky!
Next we practised copperplate writing using ink. If someone did something wrong, their table was slammed with the belt which was used on pupils during the Victorian times.
Towards the end of the workshop, the teacher came out of role and talked to us about the overall differences between Victorian schools and modern schools. At this point everyone felt much more relaxed!
Jamie was chosen to model the dunces hat, this was hilarious as everyone got to laugh at him. We also took part in a short drill activity (this is what they called PE in the Victorian times).
We all had a wonderful time and will remember this trip for a long time. We have realised how kind the teachers at Calderwood Lodge really are!
Check out some pictures from the trip below.
Written by Daniel and Harrison
Gary Jacobs
One Wednesday the 8th of February World Famous Boxer Gary Jacobs came in to talk about his boxing career. Gary Jacobs (The Kid) went against Parnell Whitaker (sweet pea) to be the world’s best boxer. He taught primary 3, 4 and 6 some awesome boxing moves. Six people (two from each class) came on the stage and put some punching gloves on and learnt some moves and punches. Gary Jacobs won the British, Scottish and European boxing title. He has had 48 wins and 5 losses. We got to play some games and have a question and answer session with Gary Jacobs. We asked questions relating to religion, boxing and some personal questions. We all had a great time and learnt lots!
Written by Daniel and Ellie: )
Another day another trip!
On the 10th of November our class and P6C from St. Cadocs Primary School went to the National Museum of Rural Life. This is part of our Alton Farm project. First we got on a bus and St. Cadocs were already on the bus. When we got there we were split into three groups. There were three different activities planned for the day. One of the activities was looking around the museum where we got given sheets and had to fill in information that we got by looking around. They also had a farm there and when we got to the cows we were all practically holding our noses, but the baby ones were so cute that the horrible smell was worth it. Then we had our lunch which was delicious. The third activity was the best one and that was a workshop called Field to Fork. At the start of the workshop we had to imagine we were farmers then we got to make flour and we planted coriander seeds that are growing right now. It was a great day!
Have a look at some of the photos from our trip below!
Written By Jamie and Jenna
Our class trip to the Scottish Parliament
On Wednesday our class went to the Scottish Parliament. The Scottish Parliament was in Edinburgh. We travelled there by bus. It was a very long and noisy journey!
When we first arrived we had to go through security. We had to take off our jackets and bags and put them in a plastic box which was checked by security. Then we had to walk through metal detectors.
We went into a room where a lady told us about the history of the parliament. We each had an item and we had to figure out what is was and then tell the class what it was used for in the parliament.
We were all given a lanyard to wear so that when we were walking around the parliament building, people knew we were allowed to be there.
We got split into two groups. The first group went to the debating chamber. It was cool and very big. This is where people vote for new laws. The lady showed us how MSPs vote.
The second group went for a tour around the building and we got to look at the designs in the building. Then both the groups swapped over.
After that we met two members of the Scottish Parliament and we got to ask them questions. It was interesting to find out what they had to say.
At the end we had our lunch and travelled back to school.
Written by Sophia and Fatimah
School Pantomime
This week we had a school pantomime of CINDERELLA! It was fantastic, especially all the music and songs. There were 6 characters but only 4 actors. All the classes were seated in the hall and split up into two sections, half on the left and half on the right hand side with an empty aisle in between for the actors to run up and give high fives to all the children! Everyone agreed that is was by far the best pantomime ever in our school!
We all hope that our pantomime next year will be EVEN BETTER!
By Flora & Zipporah! ^_^
Our new school
On Monday the 5th of September a big big BIG builder and a woman came to our school to tell us about safety on our NEW school site. Soon all of the classes will visit the new school site so we must know how to stay safe when we are there. She talked about the types of machinery used. Some of these are:
- bulldozer
- digger
- wrecking ball
She also talked about what we need to wear such as a yellow vest and a hard hat. We are all very excited to see our new school!
Written by Ava and Louis
Diversity Day
Hello and welcome to our Primary 6 class blog!
On Thursday the 1st of September our class visited the Barrhead Foundry to take part in Diversity Day. There were two other primary schools there too. They were Carolside and Netherlee. When we got there we were split into groups. Some of us went to Bollywood and Israeli dancing, some went to sports and the rest of the kids went to the faith stalls where they learned about different faiths and religions including Hinduism, Judaism, Sikhism, Christianity and Islam. At one of the stalls we were allowed to try on different types of Indian dresses. We had to complete a quiz to see how well we had remembered the information about the different religions. At the very end we got to decorate our own mugs with things we learned during the day.
Written by Jenna and Ellie,
Speak soon!
Edinburgh Book Festival
Edinburgh Book Festival
On Tuesday 1st September Primaries 3, 5 and 7 went to the Edinburgh Book Festival. When we got there Primary 3 saw the first author while primaries 5 and 7 were having their break. After break we all got to go to the bookshop. In the bookshop there were lots of books, even some CDs. Most people bought a book.
Next we got to meet the author. His name was Barry Hutchison. He told us about three different books that he has written. ‘The Shark Headed Bear Thing’, ‘The Swivel Eyed Ogre Thing’ and ‘The Moon Faced Ghoul Thing’ (which is coming out at Halloween).
He likes to write scary, funny, monster fiction books. He told us a little bit about himself when he was a little boy. Can you believe he is scared of squirrels!? As part of the workshop we had to create a monster. Barry asked us what features we would like the monster to have and then he drew them. We decided to give it a crocodile face, wasp eyes and a squirrel body and tail.
It was a great day and we felt very lucky. The best bit of the whole day was getting to see Barry Hutchison.
By Zidane & Sophia P5
Author Visit
On the 27th of August P.5 went to Giffnock Library. We met D.D. Everest. He is a father to two teenagers and he has two cats. In his spare time he coaches a football team.
D.D. Everest has written a book called ‘Archie Greene and the Magician’s Secret’. The story is about a 12 year old orphan boy called Archie Greene. He gets a package on his twelfth birthday and in it there is a book. He cannot read it because it is all written in different languages. The delivery of this special book takes Archie on an adventure where bookshelves are enchanted, librarians become sorcerers and spells come to life!
Flora got an autograph from D.D. Everest and we were given the opportunity to ask him questions. Here are some of the questi
ons we asked and the answers he gave:
Q. How long have you been a writer?
A. Since I was 15.
Q. Have you written any geography books?
A. No.
Q. What is the hardest part of writing a book?
A. The beginning for choosing what to do.
Q. Do you find it difficult to make time for hobbies and all the other things you need to do?
A. Yes.
He finished his talk by showing us the mystery parcel that got delivered to Archie. We had to say what we would like to find inside the box. Louis and Zipporah got a bookmark for saying something magical that might be in the mystery box. Louis said “I wanted a magic football that can make you amazing at football’’. Zipporah said “A magical cake that can make you have super powers’’.
It was a great trip.
This blog was written by Ava and Louis
