Well done to P1/2 this morning! You all performed brilliantly and should be so proud of yourselves! Thank you to our super audience for so willingly joining in. Thanks to our friends and families for helping us prepare at home and for supporting us on the day. Thanks to John and Mrs Inkster too. Can we do it all again?
We enjoyed another visit from Mr Rose on Thursday 11th May. He spoke to us all about magnets and magnetism and the “invisible” force they use to attract certain types of metals. We learned the word, “repel” and used the magnets to test out how this felt. We had fun working with our partners and testing objects around the class.
On Tuesday 2nd May we visited the Shetland Museum to learn about toys from the past. Yvonne showed us around and took us on a journey through time, starting with the Vikings. We saw miniature oil lamps which were thought to be used by children in their pretend games, just like children do today when playing with pretend kitchens etc.
We also saw examples of board games with chess like figures, dice and whistles. Most items were made from bone or stone but it was interesting to see that many things are still played with today, just made from different materials.
Then we moved on to seeing what it was like to live in an old croft house in Shetland. Children used small fish bones to make their own toys and pretend games. They also went guising, but wore very different costumes to those worn by children today!
After that we had a look at what life was like for wealthy people in Victorian times. Their toys were expensive and very different to the toys we had just seen!
Time for a quick snack and then we got to explore some toys from more recent times. It was great fun!
Thank you again to our parent helpers who joined us on the day.
We had a great time last week learning about the journey food takes through our bodies. Everyone was surprised to learn that our small intestines are 6 metres long!
Later on we had fun exploring the different exhibits on offer. We tried out a thermal camera, a memory game, a multi tasking game, a body puzzle, an X-ray activity and much, much more! One exhibit even showed you what you might look like in 10 years time if you lived an unhealthy lifestyle! It was pretty scary!
Today, we were glad to see Mr Rose back in class to help us learn all about Forces. We have been learning that forces are all around us, all the time. We have been talking about gravity and the forces that we can apply to objects to make them move and change. We are looking forward to planning, testing and writing up our own experiment soon.
It’s been a busy start to the term. We’re glad to welcome two new pupils into P1/2 and we’ve been enjoying getting to know them. Today we were lucky enough to be blessed with beautiful weather for our Voar Redd Up to the Croft House Museum. P1/2 did a super job cleaning up. We didn’t find too much bruck, which is a good thing!
P1/2 have worked hard on the last day of term sequencing the main parts of the Easter story and noting down important words that would help them retell it later. In the afternoon, they deserved a run around the garden area having an Easter egg hunt. Happy Easter everyone! See you all on the 18th April.
Thank you to everyone who came along to our French afternoon on Wednesday. We had a busy morning drumming in assembly, but then got straight to work preparing the classroom for an afternoon with family and friends and of course some French treats too!
P1/2 have been using the laptops to research French food this term as part of their Food topic. Some food sounded really yummy – macarons, crepes, baguettes and tarte tatin just to name a few. Others were a bit surprising. Have you ever tried frogs legs and snails?!
We decided that we wanted to try making some of the yummy treats for family and friends to enjoy. Once we found some simple recipes, we wrote shopping lists and began the preparations for our French afternoon. Invitations were made and sent out. Then it was time to begin making and baking! We also made a milk chocolate tarte and a white chocolate tarte but forgot to take photos!!
P1/2 have been learning about money during Maths time and while at play. Our gallery of photos show some of the practical activities they’ve been doing.
