As part of Eco Week, each class had the responsibility to tidy up an area of the school grounds. P5/6 were responsible for litter picking in the playground and football pitch, and weeding one of the flower beds in the Quiet Area.
We all had a great time helping out with Eco Week!
We know how important it is to keep the school looking tidy and the dangers that litter can cause to wildlife.
We made all of the planets. First we blew up a balloon and covered in it in paper mache. The balloons kept bursting everywhere, it was very very messy! We had to leave them to dry, then we painted them. We looked on google to find out which colour each planet is. Then we painted them the colours to match.
We hung them on our washing line in order. We made pluto, but we know that it is not a planet anymore. We had great fun making the planets, it was fantastic!
We made aliens. Everyone made a different one. First we tried 3 different designs on a bit of scrap paper, to see which one we liked the most. Then we made them really big, we coloured them in with chunky pens. Have a look at our amazing aliens, which one is your favourite? Maybe you could try to make one at home.
We worked in groups today to create our own timeline of Jacobite battles. We were split into 4 groups and everyone had an important job to do. We had to make the timeline, make the labels for the battles, make the dates and the arrows.
We are very pleased with the finished product!
We hope this will help us to remember all the important dates as we learn more about some of the battles.
For homework we had to make our own Targe. We used lots of different materials to make them and as you can see they came in all different shapes and sizes!
We have really enjoyed looking at all the different designs and colours everyone used.
Last week we performed our Bonfire Night assembly and gave you lots of tips and advice for staying safe!
If you are going to a firework display tonight:
Stand well back!
If you are given a sparkler:
Do not wave it near someone, you could burn yourself or sombody else!
Always wear gloves!
Never give one to a child under 5!
As part of our litter pick we had a look at the wilderness in the playground. 
Lots of the trees were healthy and growing. However most of the plastic protectors and the stakes had come off of the trees.
Some trees were still very small, but one in particular is very big. We think there are about 70 – 100 trees there. But they are not evenly spread. Some areas have lots of trees and others have none at all, especially near the football pitches. There are also lots of the brown weeds taking up room from the trees. There are lots of different kinds of trees there.
By Primary 3
As part of Eco Week Primary 3 went out to litter pick. We are working towards a new green flag. We worked in partners to spot and pick up the litter. Most of the litter was underneath the trees and bushes. People drop litter and the wind blows here. Remember to always put your litter in the bin.
We checked on our rain gauges again today. In the eco pod there was 300mls of rain in our gauge.
In the quiet area and outside Miss McAulay’s office there was 200mls of rain.
We discussed why there was more rain in the eco pod. We thought it might be because there was less shelter in the eco pod. The rain here usually falls sideways so it might be hitting the buildings. We also thought someone might have tipped a little water out. We are going to ask that nobody touches our rain gauges over the next few weeks.
The great news is that they did have water in them, the pen was still on the side of the bottles and they hadn’t tipped over even though it was really windy at the weekend.
In P1, we have been learning about living things. We learned seeds can grow in soil, sand, and even cotton wool as long as they have sun and water. We have made grass heads and are looking forward to watching the grass grow into hair. We’ll keep you updated soon with another photo.
