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Meet The Class of 23/24
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A Wet Wednesday!
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What an exciting Wednesday it has been! We enjoyed a visit from the Fire Service this afternoon. Everyone took turns to use the hose and sit in the Fire Engine. It was great fun!
Research Projects
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This afternoon we got the chance to share our learning with each other and the P6/7 class. For the past few weeks, P4/5/6 have been busy researching and learning new things about Shetland in the past.
Each pupil got the chance to choose an area of local history that interested them and they could decide how they wanted to present their information. Everyone was encouraged to think creatively about the different ways information can be shared.
In our classroom, we displayed posters, leaflets, models, and stop motion animations.
Pupils chose to find out about The Braer disaster, Jarshoff, Shipwrecks, Historical landmarks in Shetland, World War 2 in Shetland, The Quendale Mill, Sumburgh Lighthouse, The Shetland Bus, Sumburgh Airport, Mousa Broch and Whaling.
We also got the chance to see what P6/7 had chosen to research. It was a lovely afternoon of sharing and learning new things. How lovely it was to hear so many wonderful compliments being given by everyone!
Da Trowie Sang
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Over the past few weeks, the upper stages pupils have been supporting Mrs Inkster in her Music classes when she teaches the younger pupils. She has been so grateful for their help and we’re sure that all the children, both young and old, have gained from this experience. To tie in with our local history topic, we have been learning ‘Da Trowie Sang’ which is sung in Shetland Dialect. Some of our pupils have taken to this so well, Mrs Inkster asked them to perform it for the Orca class today. They did an amazing job!
Final Children’s Parliament and AI Online Call
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This week saw our final online call with the Children’s Parliament, Alan Turing Institute and our fellow pupils at Oakwood, Doune and St Mary’s. It was a very positive call where achievements were recognised and celebrated. The Investigators had to think about what they had got better at by being an Investigator, what surprised them about their time as an Investigator and what they were most proud of. They then had to be creative, showing their thoughts in drawing form. (See Self Portraits below)
The Investigators for 22/23 are now in discussions as to how they can support the new Investigators for the next school year. We are currently thinking about who this could be and how we can involve past, present and incoming pupils in our AI work in the future. There are some exciting plans afoot so please look out for more details in August!
If you have not had a chance already to view the final report for the year, please see below.
https://www.childrensparliament.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/A.I_Stage_1_Report_Final.pdf
Children’s Classic Concert
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We were treated to a brilliant concert this afternoon by the Children’s Classic Concerts group. Some of the class were even given the chance to compose music and be part of the show!
Magical History Tour
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What a week it has been in P4/5/6!
On Monday, P4/5/6 and P6/7 spent the whole day in Virkie, learning about what went on there throughout history.
First we took a little walk to see the remains of the Braer oil tanker, which ran aground 30 years ago. Some pupils have chosen this topic to research further and we look forward to seeing what they have to share with us later in the term.
Next it was time to visit Old Scatness and the iron age village. Archaeologists from The Amenity Trust took us around the site and gave us a little insight into what life was like and how archaeologists can learn more about how people lived in the past.
After some lunch in Betty Mouat’s Bod, we set off to Mrs Leslie’s farmland to find out about what was going on there during World War 2. We were amazed to find out that around 5000 men were stationed there at that time! There are still some remains of buildings and roads that were built for them. We had fun trying to guess what some of the different structures were used for.
On Wednesday we walked to the Crofthouse Museum to find out about life in Shetland over 100 years ago. It has been so well looked after, one of the pupils asked if it was a reconstructed house. We are grateful that it continues to be cared for and enjoyed by so many visitors.
We learned about the crofting way of life and all of the different things people used. Everyone listened really well to the information and there were some super questions being asked too.
Thank you again to all of our parent helpers who accompanied us on our trips this term. Your support is greatly appreciated and has given the children the opportunity to safely explore all of the wonderful things on offer in their local community.
Swan and Museum Trip 15th May 2023
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What a day! The pupils in P4/5 had an exciting day in Lerwick today, learning about life in Shetland in the past.
On our way to set sail with The Swan, some pupils were unsure and feeling a bit nervous. It wasn’t long before these feelings disappeared as we got busy on deck with the skipper and his 2 crew mates. We got some hands on learning to see what it takes to sail a traditional vessel, the history of the Swan – and our maritime heritage.
It was good fun, working as a team to raise the sail and have a go at steering the boat! Some future skippers at Dunrossness perhaps…? One of the highlights was definitely exploring the bunks downstairs. Most folk thought it would be quite a comfortable sleep in there, apart from when you would have to put in the extra plank of wood across the bunk opening, to keep you from falling out on a rough night out at sea! On Wednesday, P6 will have a whole day on board The Swan, learning “the ropes” and working as a team. We know they’ll have great fun!
As well as our sailing experience, we spent time at the Shetland Museum, hopping through the ages and discovering the different people who have settled in Shetland over thousands of years.
We learned about crofting and fishing life in Shetland and the different jobs men and women were responsible for. After our tour, we got a chance to do some “carding” with sheep’s fleece, to make it soft enough to then spin into yarn. We can certainly see how hard life must’ve been in the past!
AI Assembly ✅
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Mrs Henderson and I would like to thank you all for the amazing support you showed us at our class Assembly today! It was so lovely to have our families in again to share, and celebrate, our learning. We are so proud of the Draatsi class for their hard work and continued enthusiasm throughout the year, on what has been an exciting opportunity. We hope that this came across in their presentations today. Please look out for the Children’s Parliament video that will be shared with you shortly. As well as footage from the AI Summit, there will be clips and interviews that our pupils took part in when our class was taken over by Gregory and his team.
If you have any feedback following today’s Assembly, we’d love it if you could leave us a comment.
Sorry for only a few photos. I was too taken up with enjoying the moment! P4/5/6 … you have done yourselves very proud!
Measurement in action
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Part of our learning in Maths this term is focusing on Measurement. It’s a great topic to incorporate in every day tasks, outside of Maths time too.
During our RME work, we used our skills to measure Ayanda’s turban material that he wore at a recent wedding. We were shocked to find out that it measured around 4m 80cm!
The Daily Mile has also created an opportunity to think about distances in metres, kilometres and miles. We are counting up laps and adding these measurements together to get a class distance. To date we have walked, jogged and sprinted our way to 31, 4730m or 314.7 km or 196.7 miles.
This week, we measured out a rectangular shape that measured 50m in perimeter. We timed how long it took us to walk that distance twice and will use this information to help us work out how long it would take us to walk 1km.
