Well done Drew for a great recount!

Making peach crumble

Our class, on Roald Dahl day, made peach crumble in Jedderfield.

First we washed our hands so we didn’t get germs on the crumble.  Then we cut the lovely, delicious peaches into small chunks.  Next we weighed the ingredients in a big dish and we had to mix it with our hands.  Next we put the peaches in a smaller dish with the crumble.  Then Mrs Stevenson put the crumble in the oven.  Finally we got to have a piece.

It was delicious and I hope we can do it again.

A recount needs to have a title, an orientation, a sequence of events and a personal comment. Well done Isla for including all of the above in her first recount!

Going Swimming

On Monday morning our class went to Peebles swimming pool for swimming lessons.

First we walked to the pool with our partners.  Then we found a locker and we got changed into our swimsuits and trunks.  Next we waited at the side of the pool so then our teacher could put is in to groups.  After that we had our swimming lesson.  Finally we had a shower and washed our hair then went and got our clothes and got changed.  Then we walked back to school.

It was really fun going swimming.

Well done to everyone who applied for the roles of class council and sustainable squad representative for P4/5.  Congratulations to Rudi (class council) and Sadie (sustainable squad) who received the most votes. Happy campaigning!

We had to work as a team to build a den that we could fit in.  We had great fun but found it hard to tie knots and those of us outside struggled to stop our dens from blowing away in the wind!

We had lots of fun today solving the problem Straw Squares. We had 20 straws. The challenge was to make as many squares as possible. The winning group had 82 small squares. We enjoyed finding the hidden squares.  Here are some of our solutions as we tried them out. Look closely ; Are they all squares?

We had a fantastic time creating vehicles for Mrs. Thomson to travel in using the Loose Parts play. Everyone used their imagination. Mrs. Thomson was impressed by our team work, our imaginative ideas for powering the vehicles and our safe handling of all the equipment. One of the vehicles even moved!! Well done Zander and Jack for that invention.

We are also sure that the Sustainability Squad will be pleased by the tidy cupboard.

Look out for our photos on the Sustainability Squad pinboard.

We had to build a tower with 6 pieces of newspaper. We got through it by working together. We had to keep on trying. We had to be resilient. We had to help each other, listen to each other, share ideas and come to an agreement.

Some ideas we tried didn’t work.

The challenge was to build the tallest tower that was strong enough to hold a small teddy. Our towers are strong and stable.

In class we have been using Time Loop cards:

I have half past 3. Who has one hour later?

I have half past 4. Who has 2 hours earlier?

Loop cards help us think quickly so we can get back to the start again. They are fun.

We can use Topmarks Loop cards online to speed up our adding, subtracting, multiplying and doubling. Maybe you want to try some in the holidays. Have fun!Topmarks Loop cards

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We had Mr Disley come in to speak to us about his job as a Professional Lego Builder! We found out the things that interested us when we were 4 or 5 years old could all be jobs when we are adults.

Mr Disley used to work with sound and had us do some experiments in the class with our hearing. Did you know you can hear the sound waves bounce off of our walls?

Now Mr Disley builds models of buildings with Lego. Some of his work is on display at the National Museum of Scotland.

Thank you for visiting us!