This week we had a very special visit from the author Matthew Fitt. He read us the story of The 3 Billy Goats Gruff which he had translated into Scots language. We also learned the names of some animals in Scots and sang ‘Heid, Shooders, Naps and Taes”. It was lots of fun.

Cameron “I learned the words for head, shoulders, knees and toes in Scots.”

Noah Y ” I learned een is the Scots word for eyes”..

Lauren “I learned a selkie is a seal.”

We have also been learning more our senses. We learned about the different taste buds on our tongue and did some tasting of some different solutions of water. We also did some smell testing and talked about smells we like and smells we don’t like.

In reading we have been learning how to take notes from a non-fiction text. Mrs Gallagher and Mrs Waddell were really impressed at our first attempt at note taking.

*** Pupil of the week *** Katya was pupil of the week for learning the dance routine for our special show in March. Well Done Katya!

p2lg presented this week’s class assembly. We told the story of The Gruffalo in Scots. Everyone who had a speaking part worked really hard to learn the words off by heart. We also sang Ye Cannae Shove Yer Grannie Aff a Bus and Three Craws Sat Upon a Wa’. We loved having our parents, family and friends there to see us and we liked it when they joined in with our singing. Mrs Gallagher was really proud of us all.

Here is what we had to say about the assembly:

Cole “My favourite part was going to the library with my mum and dad at the end.”

Katie “I liked being a craw.”

Sophie “My favourite part was being The Gruffalo.”

Harvey “I liked the singing.”

Archie “I loved being the owl.”

This week we have been learning about our senses. The 5 senses are sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste.

We have learned about the eye and how it works. We also thought about what it is like to lose your sight. We did a blindfold obstacle course where our partner led us around the course. This helped us to understand how visually impaired people might feel.

“The black dot in your eye is called your pupil.” Ross

“The coloured part of your eye is called the Iris.” Liam

“Your eyelid keeps dirt out of your eyes.” Caitlin

“I liked the blindfold course but it is a shame for people who are blind all the time.” Archie

Here are a couple of pictures of our blindfold assault course.