Yesterday we found out why we wear poppies today.  We looked at the poem, “ In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae.  We then thought about 3 different photographs from World War I.  We used these questions to help us:

1) I see

2) I think

3) I wonder

This afternoon we went to the Peace Garden to learn more about how our community remember those people who have given their lives for our country.

On Monday we are going to the Luggie with a geologist called Paul Carter to learn about rocks, souls and minerals.  You must bring a warm waterproof coat and wellies or old shoes/boots. 

The secret word is Geologist!

This morning we got our hearts pumping faster in PE.  We played different versions of Tig then played a very tactical version of a Doctor Dodge Ball.  Finally, for a cool down we played Ollie Octopus.

This Friday we will not be going down to The Luggie because we are having a STEM ( Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) Day.  The children will need a change of old clothes because one of the planned activities will be outside (unless the weather is really, really bad).

This afternoon we planted Yellow Rattle seeds to encourage more wildflowers to grow at the Luggie.  We did this to encourage more insects to come to the Luggie Nature Reserve.  Bumble Bees love Yellow Rattle flowers and hopefully next year we will see even more Bumble Bees.  We also learned today that ladybirds get their names from their colour and the number of spots they have on their wings.

We also took clipping from a willow and we will try to grow them back in school.

We also learned today that fungi prefers to grow on dead trees because they are rotten material.

We picked some reed and tried to peel it back and make a wick for a candle like Victorian Children did.  It was very difficult.  These two children managed to make the longest wick.

This morning we tried our very best to write an amazing story by thinking about characterisation, setting, creating a hook and include VCOP too.  We were very busy and many children were very pleased with their stories.

Dont forget a waterproof jacket and wellies or old shoes/boots.  We are going to The Luggie and the weather has to be dry but cold.

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.