This term we have been learning about climate change. We have been looking at how climate change has affected people in different parts of the world. We made up our own news channels and each had a role to play – these were presenter, reporter, scientist and local person. We will upload our videos to show you, we hope you enjoy our news reports!
Primary 4-7
This term we have been looking at the topic ‘Changes’. We have learned about climate change and changes in the body.
We have learned about drugs and the effect of this on the body as these can change the people who use them in all kinds of ways: they can make you happy, angry, upset, sad, scared, excited, tired or paranoid. They can stop your body working if they are taken too much or for too long, especially the brain, lungs and liver. We looked at what legal and illegal drugs are and that drugs are harmful if they are used inappropriately, incorrectly or excessively. Here is what we have learned:
A drug is any substance which causes a change in the way the body, or part of the body work.
Illegal drugs are drugs that are against the law to carry, take or sell. Some are illegal because they can be really harmful or be addictive. They are sorted into different classes: Class A drugs are things like heroin and cocaine – these are the worst drugs and most harmful, there are class B and Class C drugs too.
Legal drugs are drugs that are prescribed to you by a doctor or bought over the counter which help you and your body, we call these medicines, or they have an age limit on them, like alcohol and tobacco products. Coffee, tea, coca-cola, energy drinks and chocolate all contain caffeine which is also a legal drug. Caffeine is a mild stimulant which can make us feel more awake, but if we take too much it can make us irritable and give us headaches. The drug in tobacco is called nicotine which is addictive – we are going to learn more about smoking next week when the health visitor comes in to talk to us.
Alcohol can also be addictive and affects your body as it changes the way you think and feel. Addiction is when something becomes a habit and is hard to break. Some people feel they need these ‘drugs’ to help them as they are dependent on them and can feel sick if they don’t have them. There are lots of different organisations that can help people with addiction. The AA (alcoholics anonymous) is one for people who are affected by alcohol, it might be the person themselves or their families. It gives them a chance to share their experiences and see/speak with others, they try to support each other to recover.
It is illegal to sell alcohol or tobacco to anyone under the age of 18! The government recommends that pregnant women do not drink as this could harm the baby.
Alcohol relaxes you and reduces tension but it does lead to poor concentration, slow reflexes/reaction time, reduces coordination, slurs you speech, makes you sleepy, affects your emotions/vision, make you sick or pass out.
Primary 4 and 5 created posters on the short term and long term effects that alcohol have on your body.
Short term risks usually linked to drunkenness are head injuries, fractures, facial injuries and scarring. They can also include alcohol poising.
Long term risks can include: liver damage, stomach ulcers, increased blood pressure which can cause heart disease/heart attacks or strokes, male sperm production decreases and it disrupts normal brain development.
As you are probably all aware we have been very lucky to have Mr Spence working with us for the last 5 weeks as part of his PDGE course. His focus was with second level but he has enjoyed being involved with the whole school. He has been involved in the planning and delivering of numeracy and literacy lessons as well as taking a lead role in teaching primary 4-7 about climate change. We have really enjoyed having him with us and can’t believe how fast these last 5 weeks have gone. We are sad to see him go. We wish him all the very best in his next teaching placement and in his future teaching career! Thank you very much for everything you have done Mr Spence!
Yesterday was Pancake day or also named Shrove Tuesday…..
Shrove Tuesday is the day when we eat pancakes. This is the last day before the Christian festival of Lent. In olden days Christians did not eat many foods such as milk, eggs and fats during Lent.
They did not waste food so before Lent began, they had a feast using all the food that would go bad before they could eat it again. Pancakes were a dish that used up the foods by adding some flour.
Lent is the 40 days before Easter – We don’t count Sunday’s though. At this time, our days get longer and it is the start of Spring Time.
Lent begins the day after Pancake Day and the last day ends with Palm Sunday. This is the day when Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey and people waved palm leaves at him and laid them at his feet. Jesus went to the desert for 40 days and nights. He didn’t have any food or water. The devil came and tried to make Jesus eat and drink and made Jesus lots of promises but Jesus said NO!
Lent is a time when Christians give up something special like chocolate. This reminds them when Jesus went into the desert and gave up food.
There are many special days during Lent leading up to Easter. Easter is the most important of all Christian festivals. Lent is a time when Christians prepare for Easter and think of Jesus.
If you were to give up something for Lent what would it be? We had a great discussion of lots of things we could give up.
So yesterday afternoon we made pancakes and our school cook Jem made us pancakes for lunch too so we were very lucky to have pancakes twice!
We got to measure out all the ingredients:
Once we measured out all the ingredients we had to mix this together to make the pancake batter. After we got all the lumps out of it we spooned this into the pan to make little individual pancakes to cook them. We all had the chance to flip the pancakes and even tried to flip pancakes from one frying pan to another. It was great fun and there was lots of laughter!
Once the pancakes were cooked we each got to eat one and they were tasty!
From grand old Viking centuries Up-Helly-Aa has come, Then light the torch and form the march, and sound the rolling drum: And wake the mighty memories of heroes that are dumb; The waves are rolling on.
Hapy Up Helly Aa Day!!! We hope you are all as excited as we are today!
3 cheers for Up Helly Aa!!
We have been very busy creating this wonderful display for Up Helly Aa today. We would like to congratulate Thorfinn Ravenfeeder and his squad and look forward to seeing you later.
Three cheers for Up Helly Aa!!
Each year we design a shield for Up Helly Aa because on Up Helly Aa day we all hold a shield with one of our designs on the front. In order to get this we all had a go at designing our own one before voting on which one we like the best. Most people do something that the jarl likes so we had a brainstorming session to get our artistic juices flowing. (A jarl is the leader of the group of Vikings) The Jarl this year was Mr. Lawson and he likes Celtic football club so most of us did something with green and white, some drew celtic designs which was very intricate. We all put in a lot of effort and they came out great as I’m sure you will agree with the photos!
This year, after a very close vote, Abbie won and she won last year too! Abbie’s was snakes with the Celtic symbol touching each of the snakes’ tongues.
We would like to wish Cameron and Dylan good luck in their new school as today was their last day with us. We will miss having them here as they were very cheery, friendly, helpful and smiley but we know they will make new friends in their new school. All the very best from everyone at the Cullivoe Primary School.
We have learned what the different number of lines within a rhyming poem is called:
Here are our rhyming poems:
Snack
I really wanted a snack
But mum said “GO BACK!”
I was really mad
And I knew mum felt bad.
Five minutes later
Mum shouted “Mater”
I was really happy
But then I had to change my brother’s nappy!
By Jasmine
Cats and Hats
Once there was a cat
That ate a rat,
There was a hat
That had a chat.
By Bethany
OUCH!
Once I saw my dear friend Zog
Who stood on a cog
How he said ‘ow’
Now I will be a cow!
By Thomasina
The Dairy
I went to the dairy
But all the milk was hairy
And it was really scary.
By Jessica
My Puppy Ben
My Puppy is called Ben
He’s not even ten
And he has his own pen.
By Ollie
There once was a cute little dog
Who very much liked to jog
He had a very good friend who was a cat
They made homemade bats
But they never made them on foggy days
By Ollie
ZOO
In Mr Magoos amazing zoo you will find:
A perfectly peculiar parrot
Phoning a carrot.
A filthy fantastic fox
Flipping off rocks.
A rare risky rat
Running to catch the cat.
A friendly familiar fish
Flipping around in a dish.
A mysterious majestic monkey
Riding on a donkey.
An annoying armadillo
Falling asleep on a pillow.
By Abbie
Last night I was playing football
I tripped and fell over the wall.
I started bouncing to the hall
There was no J20 at all.
By Dylan
The Undersea World
The sea is a wonderful place
The fishes are holding a race.
The undersea garage is open
And that’s lucky because Mr Crab’s car is broken.
The young fishes are going to school
They all think that school is really cool.
One little fish is late
And this really worries his mate.
But then they find him playing
And he doesn’t see the search party coming because he is too busy saying….
“Hi, how are you?” to a mouse
Round the back of his house.
By Tali
The Phoneys Baloney
I once met a phoney
He gave me a baloney.
I learned his name
Which brought me to fame.
And then became really bonnie.
By Ruby
The Dog!
Who tripped over a log
He got stuck in a cone
When he got out there was a bone
And that was the reward for the dog.
By Emma
The meat and feet
I like to eat a lot of meat
And I like the smell of my own feet
I tried to put them over my head
But then I ended up dead.
By Sabienne
In the summer I like to play
All through the big long day
It’s so fun
My friend made a great pun.
By Katy
Ellie is so cool
But she hates the bull because he’s very cold
And really, really old!
By Katy
To the Future
Flying cars
A trip to mars
Back to earth
oh how I wish I could see the stars.
By Poppy
A cat and a bat
Once there was a fat cat
He was looking for a bat
The bat screamed like a baby
But the cats name was Taby
Then the fat cat ate the black bat.
By Poppy
The Ocean
In the ocean there are lots of things you’ll find.
Here are a few things that come to mind…
They’re big fish and small fish
Lots of different shapes.
Sometimes if I really wish,
I see them wearing capes.
Let’s go deeper down in the sea,
To see now what lives there.
A seahorse that didn’t look like me
And clothes he didn’t wear.
Let’s go deeper, deeper still,
into the murky pool.
I wonder if I ever will
see a big shark fool.
Now our journey comes to an end,
Come on now let’s go my friend.
And it’s time now to get fed,
So then I can sleep, in my warm bed.
By Ben
Haiku is a traditional form of Japanese poetry. It has 3 lines. The 1st and last lines have 5 syllables and the middle line has 7 syllables. The lines rarely rhyme and because they are so short they are usually written about things that are familiar to the reader like animals and seasons for example.
Here are our haiku poems:
Cars Zoom
Cars cars everywhere,
Zoom past the houses so fast
On the racing tracks.
By Beth
Flowers
Flowers are blooming.
They are very beautiful
I love their colours.
By Amanda
The sky
The sky is grey now
But soon I will see the sun
So I am happy!
By Tali
Hansie and Cissie
At Up Helly Aa
Brian O Houll is Cissie
Trevor is Hansie.
By Ruby
The flowers
Look at the flowers
In the sunlight you’re shining
What a pretty sight.
By Sabienne
Highland Coo’s
I like highland coo’s
Furry, big and very fast.
They eat everyday.
By Ben
Summers coming
Sunflowers grow tall.
I like picking pink daisies.
I love red flowers.
By Thomasina
My dog Ellie
I have a cool dog
That can be very scary
She is trustworthy.
By Katy
Spring time!
Fluffy sheep dancing
Doing fun stuff in springtime
Springtime is awesome!
By Emma
Summer
The sun is shining
I run to get an ice-cream
I am cooled down now.
By Jasmine
Up Helly Aa
Vikings are coming
I like to try on helmets
I am excited.
By Jasmine
Cullivoe Summer
Sometimes it will rain
Until the sun comes again
We will stay inside.
By Jessica
Cullivoe in da Summer
Black sheep on da road
Moorit ewe on da grey broo
Birds earing da cod
By Abbie
Lazy, hot, warm sun
Warm hot yellow sun
It will heat you up very much
With rain BOOM! Rainbow.
By Ollie
Life
I sleep through the night.
I wake up in the morning
Then I play with friends.
By James
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