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P7 Homework

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For our homework we picked to do a play about the Blitz. We had 2 weeks to create and practice our play before we had to perform it in front of the class.

The first thing we did was to write a rough script to get an idea of what the play was about. The next thing we did was make the props, we made Kirsty’s bomber plane first then we made bombs out of socks and a sign that read ‘2 days later’. After that we adjusted the script and tried on costumes, we got the costumes from Faye’s Granny Ruby. We also got some inspiration from Faye’s Da George William.

Next we went to Lori’s house and again adjusted the script and showed Faye and Lori’s Mams our play and they said it was BRILLIANT!

The last practice we had was at Kirsty’s house. We did it in front of Kirsty’s Mam, Isla, Granny and Da. They also said it was brilliant!

On the day of the play we were in a hectic rush to try get everything ready before the bell rang for playtime. After playtime we got on our costumes and put in Faye’s plaits.

We used a desk for our Anderson shelter with some material on top and we used the whiteboard for some background effects. Overall we think the play went really well and we all received a merit for our house teams.

 

Here we are doing our play!!

 

By Annie, Kirsty, Lori and Faye

 

 

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Trip to the Whalsay Heritage Centre

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On Friday, 20th of April, P7 went to visit the Whalsay Heritage Centre to learn about WW2 in Whalsay with Marina Irvine and Allison Simpson.

We went into the room on the right side and saw a table with lots of information and pictures. We sat down and Marina began to talk about facts and stories from Whalsay in WW2. One of the things we listened to was about a person who went for a walk and found the body of a German pilot. Another thing that happened was a plane that got stuck on some stones at the Symbister Ness, A lot of the metal from the plane was used to make jewellery (brooches and rings).   There was some information about the Wart o Clate and when Harlsdale was a RAF camp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

After listening for a while they showed us an old pilots hat, gas mask and a large shell case.

Once we were done looking at the hat, gas mask and shell we were allowed to look through the books and at the pictures. One of the books had information about people who were in WW2 in Whalsay and some people found their relations. Another book had people stories from the war and one other had some songs.

A lot of pictures looked a lot different from now and some had newer photos next to them so you could see the difference. After a few minutes of looking at the photos and artefacts someone found a plate that they used for soup in the camp.

Before we left we got a picture taken of us but it isn’t on the schools camera.

One person said that they enjoyed it because there was so much to learn.

We really enjoyed going to see the artefacts and would like to go back again.

 

WW2

P7 Homework

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For my homework I did ‘Maths Genius’. I had to bake or cook an old wartime recipe, and I baked a WWII ration chocolate cake.  It had vinegar instead of eggs, and cocoa powder instead if chocolate. It tasted heavenly and everyone loved it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For my Homework I did Make- do- and -mend and I made a  toy using recycled materials. I got a juice carton and cut it in half – up and down the way. Then I cut a small wheelhouse from the half a carton and stapled it on. I made some decoration on it and tested it to see if it could float. It was an easy thing to make and I got a merit for it.

 

By Euan and Callum

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Homework

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Make – do and mend- design and make a toy using only recycled materials.

Jolene made a toy snake using a balloon and a plastic band. It was really easy to make and took only 10 minutes.

First Jolene blew up the long green balloon. She realised it looked like a snake, she wasn’t going to make a snake in the first place but changed her mind. She then cut the red plastic band and stuck it on.She also drew on two black eyes with her sharpey pen. Jolene thought this toy would be good for younger children to play with, because it wouldn’t break anything if the child threw it about.

Jolene really liked this homework because it was fun and enjoyable. She wishes she could do this homework all over again. Jolene also made two other recycled toys but was most proud about her snake.

Make a model of an air – raid shelter (3D/minecraft etc).

Faye made an air – raid  shelter made in 3D. It wasn’t easy and took the whole week to make.

First Faye got a carboard box, to make her shelter out of. She then cut the cardboard and made the shelter itself, Faye had to cover it in tin foil to make it look like metal. She cut the box again and made the garden. For the grass she had to cut a sponge and painted it green, stuck it down. She then had to make the sandbags out of fimo, Faye also made flowers for a flower patch out of fimo and beads. Faye then made the inside of the air – raid shelter, so you could see what it looked like inside too.  Faye really enjoyed doing this homework and thought it was fun.

By Faye and Jolene

 

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Guest speaker

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On the 23rd of January 2018 Mr Neicho came into p7 to talk about the war as our topic is world war 2, he also brought in some of his families artefacts with him. He told us where all of these medals came from and what they were for.

The one on the left is called 39-49 star, the second from the left is called Burma star, the third one from the left is called Defence medal, the fourth one from the left is called War medal 1939-45, the second one to the right is called the Long service medal and the one on the right is called Meritorious medal.

He was also telling us a lot about the different battles that were fought. One of the battles he told us about was the Battle of the Bulge.

 

Some of the other things that he brought in included a persons ID card, a picture of one of his relations with other soldiers and some books.

 

In class we have been doing war timelines so Mr Neicho’s visit was very helpful as he was able to tell us lots of facts about what happened in the years we were writing about. It was also very interesting. We really enjoyed his talk and hope he will visit again during our topic.

 

 

By Emma and Kirsty