P3/4 have had  a few very hectic weeks. We have had health week, sports day, den building and our last visit from baby Allie.

As part of health we week we tried different sports, and had a visit to Tesco to find out more about our food and how it gets to our fork. We got to do lots of things that people doing their shopping don’t get doing! We went into the bakery and learned how things are baked and we got to make our own rolls, with different toppings. They were delicious!! We looked behind the scenes and saw where the big lorries deliver their things and we even got to stand in the big deep freeze.. only for a couple of seconds though because it was VERY COLD!! We also got to learn more about fish and even handled some!

During health week we went a walk to the bing and local park and we also visited Polkemmet Park for the second time. We saw the difference in growth of the trees now that a new season had begun, and we had the chance to build dens in the forest area.

P1/2 and P2/4 had a very special visitor -Badger the Mystical Mutt. We heard a story about Badger and his friends, then he did some magic for us! He is one very large, clever dog!!

This week we had our very last visit from baby Allie as our Roots of Empathy course came to an end! What a difference we have seen in her. It has been really good to watch her grow and develop, and we have learned a lot from her. We will miss her visits  but it will soon be the holidays so that will keep us busy!!

A huge ‘Well Done’ to everyone in Primary 1/2 for their hard work this week, learning their assembly.  We had lots to do this week to get it ready.  We don’t have any pictures of the children doing their assembly this morning – if anyone has any they would like to share, please pop in and see me.  Thank you.

Mrs Sibbald

P1/2 spent the morning at Tesco and learned lots of new things about fruit and vegetables and how the food they eat is made.  We had a ‘rainbow’ fruit and vegetable challenge and then got to try lots of fruits – some we hadn’t tried before.

We then went to the fish counter and learned about different types of fish.  We also got to hold them and smell them!  They were very slimy!  Alesha thought the smoked haddock looked like a handbag and Emma said ‘if it had a zip it could be a purse’ – it was very funny.  Paul dropped one of the fish because it was so slippery and it nearly landed on Daniel M and Jordan.

We also got to go to the bakery and we learned about all the different machines in the bakery and how and when they are used.  We got to decide what to put on a roll, we could choose from tiger paste, sesame seeds, poppy seeds and cheese.  Most of us had a mixture.

We got to go behind the scenes in Tesco and went into the warehouse, the fridge and the freezer.  We had to talk about the different products that would be kept in each place and why.  The freezer was VERY cold and we had to walk like penguins.  When we came out, some of us turned into statues!

The cheese counter was a particular favourite with the adults on the trip!!  Most of us like the smokey cheese we tried but hardly anyone liked the Blue Stilton – yuck!  Well done Daniel M for giving it a go!

What a busy few weeks we have had in P1/2!!! The first thing we would like to share with you is our trip to Edinburgh Zoo.  Many thanks to Brodie and Aiden’s mum for coming along with us.  A great day was had by all!!