This afternoon we had a great time learning about how a river can change the landscape through the three processes of erosion, transportation and deposition.  The faster a river flows, the more energy it has and the more work it can do.

Please remember to bring your wellies or old shoes/boots and a waterproof coat tomorrow. We are going to the Luggie and Tracy Lambert from Cumbernauld Living Landscape will be joining us. The weather forecast is good but we all know how unreliable the Scottish weather can be.

This afternoon, because of the heavy rain,  we took a vote to learn about rivers down at the Luggie or in the classroom.  15/18 people voted to go down to the Luggie.  It was very wet but the Luggie was spectacular because of the heavy rain.  We looked at the waterfall, tributary and looked at where the river was cutting into the bank and making the bank unsafe.

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Tributary running into the Luggie

The Luggie was full of energy so it was fast flowing because of the heavy rain

The waterfall

Remember we are going to the Luggie tomorrow.  Bring old shoes/wellies and a coat!!!  

As it was Roald Dahl day, we used one of his famous books, “Matilda” to look at how he creates a setting.  We highlighted all the description of Miss Honey’s cottage then we drew the cottages from the clues in the text.

 Next, we watched a small extract of the DVD when Matilda goes into Trunchball’s garden to retrieve Miss Lucy. We noted the things that Matilda would be able to see, hear, touch, taste and smell.  We then used our notes to create a setting.

This afternoon we were joined by Tracy Lambert from Cumbernauld Living Landscapes.  We completed our daily mile, in fact we probably walked 2 miles. Tracy  shared with us her knowledge on plants, animals and wildlife.  Tracy shared with us the secret location of the otters’ holy. She made us take us the pledge, by placing our hands on our hearts,  before she shared the secret location with us.

Tomorrow we are heading over to The Luggie for an initial site visit.  Tracy Lambert from Cumbernauld Living Landscapes will be joining us.  Please remember to bring a coat with a hood, wellies or old shoes/boots. We are still waiting for someone’s permission slip, if it’s not returned tomorrow, they’ll have to stay behind.

This morning we wrote a story about a boy stealing an other boy’s conker.  We focused on developing the characters and gave some thought to how they’d behave, what they would say, how they would say it and what their feelings and thought would be.  We acted out our ideas before writing a plan for our story.  We then wrote the story.

This morning we were joined by two music instructors from Greenfaulds High, Mrs Briggs and Mr McCrail.  They demonstrated how to play their instruments.  Any P6 pupil who would like to learn an instrument has a letter in their bag explaining how to go about this.  Please complete the form and return to school.

On Friday, if your child has brought their permission slip back, we will be going to the Luggie.  We will be joined by Tracy Lambert, from Cumbernauld Living Landscapes, who will help us learn about Luggie.  Children should bring a waterproof coat with a hood and wellies or old shoes/boots.