Author: Miss Conner

Primary 4A and Primary 4B have been learning about Money this term. We took part in an online session with the Museum on the Mound in Edinburgh to learn all about money. We started by examining what materials we use for money today and tried to rip and damage a small piece of polymer each. We agreed money must be strong and long lasting.

We looked at money in the past and around the world. We discussed what money is and how different cultures and civilisations have used money in the past to trade for items. We had to guess what some of the items provided were and then  decide if they would be a useful currency today or not. We finished the session by designing some of our own coins which we have posted off to the museum to be made into badges.

Today we held our sprint races as the final part of sports day. Well done to our winning runners.

Today primary 4 visited Dynamic earth as part of their Climate topic. We learned so much about the climate, weather and the world. We had a workshop about weather, a movie and a tour.
Here are some highlights.

 

 

In our first self management skills hub the ‘Pet Care’ group were learning all about looking after a horse. They were visited by Cid the Shetland pony. The hub group started by discussing his anatomy and how each part of his body was used to communicate and how we take care of his needs. The children then looked at grooming him and tools for keeping him happy and healthy. We discussed his diet and looked at what food he eats in a day and how eat part of his diet supports his wellbeing. We discussed exercise and looked at tack used for riding and how it worked. Finally the children got to try leading him and using their body and voice to give him instructions.

Today Primary 4B got 2 new pet gerbils in school. They decided to call them Tom and Jerry.

Welcome to ECPS Tom and Jerry

Well done team 4 who cleaned out our class gerbil today. They made sure to work as a team to get all parts of her cage clean for her to use. We always remember to keep some of her bedding to ensure she has a familiar scent when we return her to her cage.