In March Newhill Primary School took part in World Book Day.  The P7s decided it would be a nice idea if they read the P1s’ library books to them.  After they read the library books the P7s asked the P1s questions about them and the P1s offered their answers to the class.  The P7s then read part of their library book to their P1 partner and told them a little bit about the story.  Everyone really enjoyed their morning together.

On Friday 10^th March, the P7s visited the Education Centre at the Forth Road Crossings to learn more about bridges as part of their topic.  The morning was spent making tetrahedrons from wooden dowels and elastic bands which were then made into sandtimer shapes using longer wooden dowels.  These were then attached together to make a bridge 7m long and 2.4m high which the pupils then sat under while posing for a photograph.  They were obviously very good engineers because the bridge didn’t collapse!   Following lunch, the P7s walked along the Forth Road Bridge while relating their class learning to the structures of the Forth Rail Bridge and the Queensferry Crossing. 

The P7s’ current topic is Bridges.    They have studied bridges in terms of the materials used, the types of bridges used and the reasons for choosing a specific type of bridge, the forces of tension and compression, what makes the strongest shape and all the new vocabulary that goes along with the topic.    Here are some of their own bridges which have been constructed in co-operative groups.