P5/6 tried out the clarinet and the euphonium this week.

They are having a wonderful time learning all about these instruments.

P5/6A had a taster cricket session today which was enjoyed by all.

P5/6A got to trial the flute and a trumpet to see if these were the instruments they wanted to select to learn how to play. Next week they will trial another two of the instruments we have been learning about.

P5/6A had a wonderful visit yesterday where they learned how to program a sphere to change colour, move in a compass set direction and even write their name on the floor.

It was a great session.

P5/6A researched a number of people who they thought contributed to the Titanic’s accident becoming one of the most significant disasters of all time.

Each person had a small role to play in the terrible tragedy.

The pupils then led a class debate where we decided who was most responsible, just like the two enquiries held in America and Britain after the accident.

Captain Smith – As the ships captain he was responsible for going too fast on the night and for ignoring several warnings of  icebergs in the area.

The Shipbuilders – who were thought to use poor iron for the 3 million rivets used.

Bruce Ismay – The manager of the White Star Line Company who owned the ship. He wanted to set a world speed record for the voyage and pressured the captain into pushing full steam ahead.

Thomas Andrew – He was the ship’s architect. Under pressure to provide more room on board for luxuries, he did not stick to his original plans for 12 compartments which were watertight. The new version did not reach all the way up to the deck and so were not totally sealable. He also did not place enough lifeboats on deck, as he was pressured by Bruce Ismay.

Captain Lord- The captain of the nearest ship, who ignored distress flares and had his radio turned off that night.

Fredrick Fleet and Officer Murdoch were also called into question.

We agreed that everyone played a part in the disaster but that Captain Smith should have put safety first and not listened to Bruce Ismay about the speed. There were other factors which made the Captain to blame that night.

We then looked at the things we would change, the lessons learned from that night. Finally we looked at the laws put into place to save lives in the future.

Well done P5/6 A lots of work went into these debates.

P5/6A  had a great time on our sponsored bounce this week.

Forgive the photos but no one was still long enough as they were so busy bouncing.

All Exhausted!

P5/6A debated in pairs on the merits of wearing school uniform.

One side debated on why we should wear school uniform and the other on why we should not.

We will continue our debate this week.

P5/6 A   had a dramatic afternoon based around their topic theme of, ” Titanic,” they depicted a number of scenarios from the ship.

Can you guess…

Who were:

the staff?

the first class passengers

the cooks

the waiters

the engineers

the cleaners?

Who enacted…..

The impact of the Titanic hitting the iceberg

Getting into the lifeboats

Sitting down to dinner in first class

leaving Southampton???