Today Primary 5 came in to talk to us about the Ayr and Troon Ports. They used the information they had learned from their visit from Mr Hume, who works at the Ayr Ports. P5 showed us the PowerPoint Mr Hume had used so we could learn from it. We split the class in half so we could have a better chance to learn more, but each group did the same thing.

P5 told us that a port is, where ships can load and unload cargo like coal and shredded wood. They also told us how each cargo was loaded and unloaded onto the ships. For example, the shredded wood gets picked up by a tractor and gets bagged then is placed onto the truck, which then drives onto the ship.

It is also where ships like cruise ships, cargo ships, ferries and sea explorers can park.

Abbie said, “I enjoyed learning about the different ships that come in and out of the port the most.”

We definitely all learned something from the visit and the P5s did a good job presenting the talk!

Reporters: Katie and Alana