Hi, this is Freya, Campbell and Rebekah writing. I hope you enjoy reading this blog on what we’ve been doing this week!

World of Work 1. Jennifer Briggs came in to talk about her job and what she does. It was really fun and we learned lots of interesting and gross facts about the human body. We loved it! We all really enjoyed getting to use some of the equipment from her doctor’s bag too.

World of Work 2. Liam Adamson came in and spoke about what he did when he was younger. He explained that after finishing at SJHS, he moved from S4 to S5 at Anderson High School. However, shortly after starting there, an apprenticeship job opportunity came up that he decided to apply for. He only spent around five weeks at Anderson before leaving to begin an apprenticeship. The job involved working on ferries that travelled between the islands in Shetland.

Thanks to Jennifer and Liam for coming in to visit us.

Sustainable Squad. This week for Sustainable Squad we were learning all about Marine animals and their adaptations.  We all created posters about the animals and how they have adapted based on the environment or based on their physical features. Campbell and I used what we learned to make bookmarks for everyone in the class. Here are some of the facts we included.

Bottlenose Dolphin. Fun fact: Their nostrils migrated to the top of their heads to form a blowhole, allowing them to breathe at the surface.

Seals. Fun Fact: To endure deep-sea diving, seals evolved a high tolerance for lactic acid and can store large amounts of oxygen in their tissue and blood.

We hope you have enjoyed reading our blog.

From Freya, Campbell and Rebekah😊😎😁

Homework Projects – A Time in History. On Monday, everyone presented their personal projects about a chosen time in history. We learned about such a wide range of topics and events and I am so impressed with how confidently everyone presented their work. We were even treated to sweeties and jelly during some of the presentations. It was absolutely to see how prepared and organised people were in sharing their work. Great effort!

Maths. For maths, we have been starting each day with our ‘5-minute flash’ task. We have different topics and 5 minutes to complete 30 questions. We are racing against ourselves to get quicker times and it allows us to practice different skills from addition and subtractions to fractions to time. We’ve also been learning about area, perimeter, co-ordinates, weight and volume. We’ve done different practical tasks as well as having a competition to design a zoo, whilst focusing on the area and perimeter of the animal enclosures.

This or That – Habitat Heroes. This week we’ve been learning about ‘The Wetlands’. We got to choose if we wanted to work together or individually to create a poster or presentation about ‘The Wetlands’ making sure to include information about the climate, key features, animals and plants. The results were fantastic and everyone worked hard to ensure their work met all the criteria and was thematic. Well done P5/6/7!

Big Question – Unique Powers – Real-world Impact! This week we have been learning about the different skills and qualities people can have and how they link to different jobs and careers. We created our own superhero posters highlighting our own skills and qualities and linked them to our dream job.