Falconry

This term we have been learning about falconry. We have been learning the falconer’s knot and how to use jesses. We also had a visit from Thay the kestrel. Some of us held him and walked around the class with him. We hope to see him again.

Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

Recently we have been learning about WW2. Since our topic is coming to an end, after learning about the Holocaust we watched Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. We really enjoyed it. The story was quite powerful and affected us. It gave us a picture of what it was like for Jews at that time.

Holocaust Talk with Mrs McIntyre-Wressnig

A pupil in our class had their mum visit us and talk about the Holocaust. She talked about how her great grandfather was in a concentration camp and she explained the difficulties he went through.

Science experiments

This month we did a few experiments. Here is what they were: a Knex experiment with a moving part, a lemon soda experiment ( we made our own juice!), the oil in water experiment (oil spills are difficult to clean up!) and the water evaporation experiment (the different stages of the water cycle). We thoroughly enjoyed taking part in them all and learned a lot!