Mr Ward, Mr Martin and Miss Smith took a great bunch of 30 S2 pupils to Our Dynamic Earth centre in Edinburgh. This was to learn more about our planet’s origins, evolution, landscapes and environments. It is always a very thought-provoking tour around this centre, with superb interactive exhibits and films that make you consider how we live on this planet and what we need to do to protect it in future. However, it was also great fun and a highlight has to be the iceberg competition – how long can an S2 pupil withstand keeping their hands on a real iceberg? Quite long it seems, nearly 5 minutes.

Thanks and credit must be given to our teachers, those who covered our classes but also the pupils, who were superbly behaved and engaged.

Long may this trip continue.