We have been looking at ways in which we can care for the environment.  We looked at recycling our rubbish and how littering can affect the habitat of animals.

We visited our local woodland to assess the littering and we considered the affect it would have on the wild animals, our pets who go walking down there and the environment.  We were not happy with what we found!

As we walked past the park we found lots of litter and broken bottles.   The children wondered why people didn’t use the bottle bank across from the park to recycle their bottles and help the environment. Broken bottles in the park can cause injury to children and animals.  The children were not happy about this!

When we got to the woods we found lots of surprising rubbish.  Things that we didn’t think we would find e. g. front doors, shopping baskets, roof insulation and much more.  Have a look.

As you can imagine we were all angry and upset that our habitat has been spoiled by people who will not recycle their waste properly.  All of these items are non-degradable, this means they do not decay over time.  Animals and children playing down at the woods could get hurt or worse!

We collected a lot of litter as well some bio-degradable (decays over time) and some non-degradable.  We brought it back to class and we organised it into piles according to which recycling bucket it would go into.

We then made a data handling chart to show the different materials the litter comprised off.

Jade had an idea for an experiment!

She thought it would be a good idea to bury bio-degradable litter and non-degradable litter to see what would happen.  We all thought this would be a great idea.  So we buried some litter and will check at the end of the term to see what has happened to it.

aybe you could try your own experiment to see what happens and could you please look after your environment by recycling your litter.

Reece said:  always remember to reduce, reuse and recycle your rubbish!

We had a fantastic day at Polkemmet Park on Tuesday.  We made dens in the woods and ate our lunch in them; we played in the park and experienced Polkemmet Park and its grounds with the help of the ranger. It was great and we want to go back!

The children can’t wait to go back!

Happy Easter to all.  Maybe you could go to Polkemmet Park and do some den building of your own!

P5/4 has been learning about electricity this term.

We have learned that electricity is made of atoms and that atoms are made up of protons (+ charge), electrons (- charge) and neutrons which have a neutral charge.  We made our own atoms from marshmallows.  Have a look.

We have also been learning about static electricity and participated in experiments to investigate what can cause it.

We have also learned about the many inventors and scientists who helped to invent electricity and the electrical gadgets we have today.  We have learned how they persevered and never gave up and we are building resilience in this area as well.  This was a great project to help pupils learn that you have to make a lot of mistakes in order to learn!

Happy Easter from P5/4!

Thank you to all parents for coming into class and supporting their children’s learning.  The children loved having their parents share in their learning and a good time was had by all.

P 5/4 hope you will visit again to share in our learning.

We have been learning that there are 7 continents: North America, South America, Africa, Asia, Europe, Antarctica and Oceania. We have also been learning that Rome is the capital city of Italy, that Italy is shaped like a high heeled boot and it is also a part of Europe.

Next week we will be learning how and when the city of Rome was founded and named.