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We made paper plate puppets on Thursday. We gave them names and had fun on Friday introducing our puppets to everyone else in the class.
Monthly Archives: February 2016
Junk Rockets
This week at school we have been making rockets out of junk as part of our space topic. Pupils have been bringing in junk to create the rockets for a week. We made a planner of how it would look and how we would create it. We looked at pictures of other space ships and got inspiration from them. At the end we will evaluate them. Some people used paper mache or masking tape to cover their bottles that the are using as the rocket. We think they will all look very good at the end. Written by Ewen and Iona.
Tigers and peacocks
this week, we made tiger masks and peacock mask. We coloured the masks in first and then we cut out the eyes. We celetaped a stick on to the chin. Here are some facts about tigers and peacocks.
facts about peacocks.
1. Peacocks eat grain, insects, small reptiles, mammals, berries, figs, leaves, seed and flower parts.
2.In the Hindu relegion the peacocks tail symbolise the eyes of gods.
3. Peacocks can live up to 20 years.
4. Peacocks live in forests and rain forests.
5. The peacock is the national animal of India
facts about Bengal Tigers
1. Bengal tigers live between 15 and 20 years.
2. The roar of the bengal tiger can be heard up to 2 miles.
3. The bengal tiger is the 2nd largest tiger.
4. Baby tigers are called Cubs.
5. The bengal tiger is the national animal of India.
By Sophie, Jack, Amelia and Lily
Da ketling, da fox and da muckle rat
Primary 3,4&5 are busy learning their lines and have started rehearsing for the Shetland County Drama Festival in March. We are performing on Thursday the 10th of March in the Garrison Theatre, we are very excited already!
*tickets go on sale Friday the 19th of February
Well Done Magnus!
Magnus brought in something very special to show his classmates. He had won the Shetland Swimming age championships Peterson Trophy. The first time the trophy was presented was in 1979 – can you work out how many names are on the trophy now? (A new name is added each year) Well done to all Westside sharks for doing so well both in the competitions and the dedication you show every week in training. Mrs Redfern is also very pleased how well everyone is progressing in their school swimming lessons too!
Indian spices with Mrs Moffat
On Thursday, Mrs Moffat came in and made Indian curry dip. First we made raita. The ingredients were cucumber, mint leaves and natural yogurt. It was very yummy. Next we made the curry dip. The ingredients are Philadelphia cheese, tomato sauce, mango chutney and curry powder. It tasted kind of spicy but it was nice. Alicia’s favourite one was the curry dip, Ellie liked all of them and Megan’s favourite one was the curry dip. 
Another interesting week in p2&3
On Wednesday, Miss Leask showed us how to make flowers garlands. First of all we folded the paper into a little square and then we cut a tiny hole in the middle. We cut three corners. We unfolded it and the we put the flowers onto a bit of string. We put a straw in between two flowers. 
On the same day, Miss Leask brought in a Sari. The first person to try it on was Megan. Megan said it felt kind of itchy and she tripped over it. The material felt silky. Alicia said it felt nice. She would of liked to wear it every day. Ellie said it felt nice. It felt itchy on the back of her neck.
On Friday Megan played 2 tunes on her fiddle. She played Mary had a little lamb and a lullaby. Megan’s fiddle is pink. It has a chin rest. Megan doesn’t find it hard to play the fiddle. She enjoys it very much
News Reports – The Moon Landing
This week primary 6 and 7 made news report videos about the landing on the moon in 1969. We chose groups and then decided who was doing each role – newsreader, camera operator and director. We had to research the information first, write a script and then record it. We found out that the moon landing was a huge event, with over 500 million people watching it on their televisions. We enjoyed this task because you had to cooperate and also learn about space history at the same time. Written by Sophie and Ewen
Here is Hannah,Elsie and Iona’s news report:
Our week in p6&7
On Tuesday 2nd of February, Tim Peake did a live broadcast in Space. He told us where he was flying over Africa at the time. He showed us his favourite button which was the one that opened the door to Space. He showed us how water floated in Space and it turned into a bubble. He played water ping pong and then put a fizzy vitamin in the water bubble and it was really cool. When he touched his toes he did a back flip and when he spun he keep going and going for ages. It was really fascinating!
By Sophie and Rhys p6&7
