Aberdeen Clan have been learning about the history and recent changes to our local area. We enjoyed sharing our knowledge of East Calder landmarks and places of interest before plotting them on a map. Next, we will be using historical evidence to explore different types of housing in the area and compare the lives of people in the past with our own.
Aberdeen Clan had a wonderful time celebrating together at our Christmas party. We had fun playing games, dancing, and sharing a snack dressed in our party clothes!
Aberdeen Clan had a fantastic time on our recent visit to Dynamic Earth. We especially enjoyed the planetarium, 4D experience, and sharing our rainforest knowledge with an expert during our workshop.
Aberdeen Clan have been learning to recognise money and its value. After discussing the difference between needs and wants, we worked in groups to create our own shops. We had to consider how best to market our products including different pricing strategies. After some window shopping, we were set a budget and had to work out if we had enough money to buy the items on our wish list! We worked out how much more money we would need or if we would receive any change.
Aberdeen enjoyed their Christmas lunch this week!
Join the Aberdeen Rainforest Rangers as they travel through the layers of the rainforest:
This week, Aberdeen learned about the significance of Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights. We heard the Hindu story of Rama and Sita, discussed its main message, and then made paper lanterns to symbolise the victory of light over darkness. Our special visitors brought with them a selection of items used in their celebration of Diwali and were kind enough to share their family traditions and answer some keen questions! We were even treated to a taste of some traditional coconut ladoo. Thank you for enriching our understanding of this important festival.
Aberdeen Clan have had a very busy start to Term 2!
As Calderwood Rainforest Rangers, we have enjoyed starting to learn more about rainforests and the different species of plants and animals that live in this unique habitat. We were amazed to learn that rainforests are home to more than half of the world’s species of plants and animals – despite only covering around 6% of the Earth’s surface! We read “The Great Kapok Tree” by Lynne Cherry which encouraged a lot of discussion around the importance of protecting our environment. We also created our own flappy fact files to share our knowledge of the different layers in the rainforest.
In Maths, we created right angle eaters and went on an angle hunt in the classroom. Our hungry eaters discovered lots of 90 degree angles and we found that we were even able to create right angle shapes with our bodies!
Our narrative focus for writing has allowed us to begin to explore different types of figurative language which can be included in our writing to make it more entertaining. We had a lot of fun discussing ideas for our own Haunted House stories and we look forward to writing more stories set in the rainforest.
Mrs De Leun from the National Youth Choir of Scotland has continued her visits to help us learn about rhythm, pitch and music notation. We have loved having the opportunity to sing in class and get involved in the fun games which have helped to support our learning.
Last week, we had so much fun celebrating Halloween! We dressed up for our party where we were able to dance and play games with our friends from Dundee and Stirling – we all agreed it was spooktacular!
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