This week Primary 5 have been learning about life the the 17th century as part of our Scottish Wars of Independence topic. We have started reading a non fiction book and have used the information we have read to write facts about Living in a castle and the country. We made clay castles which will be decorated next week.
We have also learned about the life of King Alexander III and the problems with succession after his death. We have started writing a news interview with Queen Yolande to record the main facts of the story so far.
In Science we have been studying the effects of climate change on the Polar ice caps as part of the Polar explorer project. We have learned about the effects of gases on the ozone layer and investigated the change in the size of a glacier over several years. We have also looked at the effects of carbon on our oceans. We really enjoyed using PH paper to test liquids and learned about the effects carbon is having on our oceans.
This week we have been learning Scots poems to participate in the Burns competition. The children have worked very hard to learn their poems and the standard when reciting them has been very impressive.
Have a lovely week
Mrs Jamieson and Miss Farren
