On Monday we had a visit from three lovely ladies who told us an old  Shetland story.

Does anyone remember the TV series Mr Ben? He goes into a costume shop changing room and when he comes out he is in the world of that costume. P1-3 have been trying costumes and dreaming up some adventures to go on. We can use these ideas for our writing later.

This week we learnt about the cycling snake – pupils in a single line behind the leader. When the leader shouts double we all get into pairs, then back to single on instruction. We have to pass the instructions down the line. This all helps us to keep safe on the road

This week we learnt that the Earth is warming up as Greenhouse gases build up around the planet. We wrote messages to the world leaders meeting in Glasgow in November for COP 26. We will send them with plastic bottles to be made into a sculpture.

We have had some interesting visitors recently:

Some sheep to ca and a wee wren with Dr Justice

This week we used our beach finds to make some artistic displays. Looking forward to developing our art skills following Mrs Burr’s first visit on Thursday.

Thanks to the folks who worked til dark (according to the kids) to get this piece of equipment up for us. Been well used today.

Would be lovely to hear your thoughts and comments on the photos here.

A busy week. P1-3 were building Lego zoos for their animals and then wrote short stories about them.

We went to the beach on Monday afternoon and collecting various items: feathers, shells, seaweed and some plastic. We later made anti-pollution posters.

The sun came out on Friday and so did the den building equipment:

Have a great weekend everyone!

This term we are looking at the seashore environment. This week we carried out an experiment with feathers (thanks to SOTEAG for the kit box). We examined a dry feather, then wet it to see how the water ran off. Next we dipped it in oil and noticed how the feather became sticky and heavy. What do you think this means for our sea birds if there is an oil spill? Then we washed the feather with soap and found we could remove the oil.