On 13th September we had a visit to the Sound Gospel hall to do a bible study workshop. They were very kind and the children enjoyed a snack and juice there.
In the afternoon we visited the museum. They gave us a tour of the ‘heritage’ section and we learnt how to make butter. It was easier To do than we all thought it would be and it tasted delicious on the bannocks.
Yesterday we had a visit from Angela McGarrigle from the Outreach department of the Scottish Parliament. This ties in well with our Democracy topic and helped bring together what we have been learning in class.
The children were given the opportunity to form different parties: Sporty Party, Music Party, Computer Party, Animal Welfare Party and the Save the Earth Party. They each chose a leader, put together a manifesto and presented it at an ‘election’.
Here are our party leaders giving their manifesto speeches.
We were then shown how to fill in a ballot paper and then we voted.
The party which gained the most votes when counted was the Music Party.
Next we carried out a debate just as it happens in the Scottish Parliament. We chose to debate a Smoking issue- the motion was Should smoking be banned?
Molly was the Presiding Officer and she had to control the debate;deciding who should speak and ensuring no one took up too much time.
Everyone except the Presiding Officer then voted on the motion, either yes, no or abstain. We were given 10 seconds to vote, the same amount of time as is given in the Scottish Parliament.
The motion was carried.
It was a really interesting session and we all know much more about the Scottish Parliament and how it functions.
Jessica said, “It was great fun and interesting.”
Ronan enjoyed being the leader of the Sporty Party.
Tia liked doing the debate.
Molly said,”It was a great opportunity and I loved it.”
Emily liked learning how to do an election.
Emmy enjoyed taking part in both the election and the debate.
Bertie liked the debate about smoking.
We were amazed just how big the store was when we went through to the back. There were huge storage areas full of all sorts of different foods. We saw the chilled area where fruit and vegetables are kept before going out into the store.
We were given special vests to put on before we went onto the shop floor to let customers know what we were doing there.
We felt like detectives trying to find different fruit and vegetables from different parts of the world including the U.K.
Whilst it was interesting to discover all the different places around the world where our food comes from, we were also keeping a lookout for any Fairtrade products we could see in the store.
Zara and Emmy found Fairtrade bananas.
We also found
Fairtrade cocoa, drinking chocolate, coffee and tea. Fairtrade cocoa and drinking chocolate 
Shane quickly spotted the Fairtrade chocolate!
We got to smell and taste different foods and spices.
We were also given a bag full of interesting information, puzzles and colouring sheets about food, as well as a bottle of water and a piece of fruit.
Here we are with Trina who showed us around.
Bertie said, “It was good tasting different food.”
Michael commented, “It was a really good day. I loved being in the Tesco store.”
Katie has been really busy at home finding out more
about different Fairtrade products including fresh cut flower
food. She used empty packaging and written information to
create an eye-catching poster. Well done!
Alex, Shane,Emmy and Ronan mixing all the ingredients for the chocolate cake
Shane and Alex grating Fairtrade chocolate to decorate the top of the cake.
Emmy sprinkling the grated chocolate on the cake.
Happy with the results of their baking and looking
forward to tasting it-Shane, Ronan, Emmy and Alex.
Primary 5 had fun baking Crumbly Banana Squares and Fairtrade Chocolate Cookies using Fairtrade ingredients where possible.
They were a great success and enjoyed by many, as you can see!
Lily Jane, Emmy, Shane, Ronan and Alex
made the Fairtrade cookies.
Bertie, Archie, Katie, Ruby and Christie made the
Crumbly Banana Squares which were also delicious.
We had a really interesting afternoon learning more about the various ways that Traidcraft and Fairtrade help to support farmers and growers in developing countries. We were surprised to see so many different products available through Traidcraft.
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