Spellings (x2)

Prepare Renewable Energy Class Talk.  (Skills to develop – reading for information, note taking, organising and presenting.) Try your best!

Please bring in your information sheet for story writing on Wednesday. We will be using the sheets to write a report about the type of renewable energy you are researching.

Technology groups – try to collect the bits and pieces needed to make your models and carry out experiments! Grass cuttings, pizza box, O.5l, 1.5l and 2l water  bottles (not round ones) We would like to get started next week.

We had a very interactive, informative and fun filled day as we finished off our Jacobites Topic with super visits to Culloden and Fort George. Our tour guides were enthusiastic and loved keeping us all in order! At Culloden ,we got to dress up, try a Highland Charge, be Redcoats on the battlefield ,  march with our eyes shut and experience the battle in the film room. After lunch we headed to Fort George for a tour to see the  gunpowder barrels and weapons,  discussed the design of the Fort by looking at a large model,   visited the chapel   and spent time in the Education Room finding out about a Redcoat’s everyday life. We finished off with a bit of shopping in the Gift Shop!

Many thanks to our helpers and well done to everyone for making the day such fun. It has been a super topic.

Each pupil receives a  voucher from Culloden which entitles a paying adult to take two children free of charge.

Everyone looks refreshed after our spring break. We have been bringing our Jacobite topic to a conclusion by writing a discursive piece entitled “Jacobites – Fools or Heroes?” We reviewed our topic and shared reasons for both sides of the discussion. We made our own decisions and the majority concluded that they were heroes! We’re looking forward to our visit to Culloden Battlefield and Fort George on Thursday 25th April  2013.

We have briefly looked at our new topic about Energy. This will focus on forms of renewable energy. We hope to try some  technology projects with model making and experiments planned.  Look out for any topical news items about this and let us know what’s happening in homes and communities.