April 30, 2025
by Mrs Ritchie
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This week in PE we started athletics, focusing on running. We looked at different running techniques for the different lengths of events. One of our activities was a 5 minute run. On finishing, we were asked to think about how we did. Did we feel ok, was our pace too slow or fast? Next week we will repeat the run using this information to try and improve slightly.
We also did a pursuit race where we had to only do 1 lap at a time, but at a much faster pace.
April 24, 2025
by Mrs Hunter
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Below I have added the Curriculum Information for Term 4.
It is going to be another busy term!
April 22, 2025
by Mrs Hunter
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We had a fantastic time at Scalloway Youth Centre learning about STEM with Scott from the Science Skills Academy.
What is energy?
Scott explained there was seven main types of energy – heat, light, gravitational, sound, movement, chemical and elastic. The first activity was to look at some energy sorting boards and decide what type of energy was being used.
Then we had to look at different objects and decide what energy went in and what energy was expelled. We also had to consider what energy was wasted energy. We explored how electricity was generated and used in the home.
Build a battery
We then built working batteries using cola battery cells. We had to measure the voltage generated using a voltmeter and figure out how big the battery needed to be to power a lightbulb.
Electronics and circuits
We built circuits using magnetic circuit components. We were able to make flashing lights and sounds by putting the right components together.
Pupil Voice
“We are learning more about what energy can be.”
“We learned about different types of energy.”
“I never knew about chemical energy before.”
“Movement energy is kinetic energy.”
April 3, 2025
by Mrs Hunter
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On a lovely sunny day we headed into town to see what evidence we could find of Victorian Lerwick. We walked around Clickimin Loch and we stopped a couple of times. We looked at the broch and compared it to a photo Mrs Nicholson had shown us with very few houses in the background. Hayfield House could be seen in the old photo with no houses around it. We stopped at Hayfield House and considered how much the surrounding area had changed since the old photo.
We stopped at the Gilbertson Park and looked at another photo that showed the opening ceremony. We spoke about how Burgh Road used to be the edge of the new town.
At the flower park we spoke about how Islesburgh and the Town Hall were designed by John Aitken. We looked closely at the style of both and we could see turrets on both. They are quite similar.
Next we stopped at the Town Hall. Mrs Nicholson told us about a bottle of coins and a document that was buried under the foundation stone. We found out that the Town Hall was built facing out to the new town.
At the fort we looked over the wall and could see so many huge chimneys. We had our snack there.
On the street we saw more evidence of life from the Victorian times. We saw glass panels outside Harrys that used to let the light down into the cellars. We saw a bulge on one wall that stopped horses and carts hitting the walls. We looked for dates on the front of buildings. We looked for turrets. We noticed the buildings were made of stone. Katie and Eve were great at talking photos as we went and recording the evidence.
Pupil Voice
“Most of the buildings on the street are from Victorian times and are still there.”
“We saw a lot of turrets and chimneys.”
“A lot of the buildings from Victorian times are still there.”
“It was good having photos to compare.”
April 3, 2025
by Mrs Ritchie
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We have been doing volleyball in PE. We started the block doing some exercises that involved us tracking, moving and collecting the ball. Next we used beach balls to learn the 2 main volleyball passes. We finished the block playing games over the very high net, trying to get used to passing the ball over the height and catching a high ball.
April 3, 2025
by Mrs Hunter
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Tracey works at he museum and she came into our class with a box of Victorian toys. We found that most Victorian children would have only a few toys. Very different to our childhoods now! Toys were mainly made from wood and some of them were home made. She thought some children might have only been allowed to play with their toys once a week. Never on a Sunday though!
Football
Football was a common sport amongst men at that time. No women would be involved! The ball was hard, not bouncy and it would have been very sore if it hit you in the face!
Duckie Doll
This was made from straw. It’s a doll you would have seen a lot particularly in Shetland. It was not a cuddly toy and could break easily.
Kaleidoscope
This made lovely patterns when you turned the end. Some pupils had something similar at home.
Skipping Rope
Less popular now, but it has been popular till recently.
Tumbler
This had two bits of wood which when squeezed together made the wooden acrobat spin.
Ball and Cup
We were all a bit frustrated with this! It was so hard to get the ball in the cup!
Spinning Top
A lot of pupils recognised this one.
Even though these toys were really simple we all had fun trying them. Tracey asked us to compare these toys to the toys we have now. A lot of pupils have ‘gadgets’ rather than toys.
Pupil Voice
“They were really cool and interesting.”
“It was interesting to see a real Victorian toy.”
“It was surprising how similar some toys looked to todays toys.”
“I was amazed to find out the spinning top would have been the most expensive.”
Next Step
We are going to make our own replicas of some Victorian toys.
March 26, 2025
by Mrs Hunter
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Donna Brunton delivered an excellent workshop on gaming and internet safety. Donna works for the Scottish Gambling Education Hub. She began the session by asking the pupils to think about their engagement with digital spaces in terms of time and information shared. Pupils were asked to reflect upon gaming online and the benefits and challenges of those specific digital spaces. Donna spoke about gambling style mechanics in gaming and asked the pupils to consider where else they might come across gambling products in their lives or communities. The focus was thinking about being safe with gaming and gambling products both within and outside of the digital realm whilst linking to overall internet safety.
Pupil Voice
“It was interesting and something there should be awareness about.”
“Gaming can have a gambling side that can impact mental health.”
“We were shocked at the total time we spent online!”
March 21, 2025
by Mrs Hunter
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We had our last week of Playleader training. Today Primary 3 joined us. We had to explain how to play a game and then they played it. They were excellent at listening and seemed to enjoy the games. We are now ready to help in the playground after considering how to pick fair teams, how to be a good leader and how to be fair.
Pupil Voice
“We were taught to be good leaders it was important to talk clearly and explain instructions.”
“We learned confidence was important. You weren’t to be afraid, you were just giving instructions!”
“We have to be resilient. If they don’t understand the first time we have to help them understand.”
March 20, 2025
by Miss Stewart
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P6a have been learning about music in Victorian times. They’ve learned about different musical inventions including the player piano, penny-in-the-slot, music box, phonograph and street piano.
The barrel organ was an instrument which would have been played in the streets during Victorian times. We learned a tuned called ‘Kafoozalum’ which would have been played on a barrel organ and we played an accompaniment to the tune using tuned percussion and boomwhackers.
March 20, 2025
by Mrs Hunter
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We took Stevie the Sloth into the wildlife garden and the challenge was to make a shelter for him. We split up into small groups and found branches, leaves and grass to make a shelter that he could fit into. We had to work as a team, listening to the ideas of others.
Pupil Voice
“It was a good way to get outside and work together.”
“It was a different way of being creative and it was great to be outside.”
“We all had good ideas and we were all different!”
