This  week in P4/3, we went on a walk around Mid Calder village because we are learning about and celebrating 100 years gala. We wanted to know more about the history of Mid Calder and how the village has changed from then till now.

As we walked through the village, we were using tally marks to record how many hairdressers, pubs, restaurants and convenience stores we could see.

We also used four adjectives and one simile to describe Calder House, and looked at the difference between Market Street years ago and now. We know that the difference is that years ago the road was wider because there were no pavements as people could safely walk at the sides of the road as there were no cars.

Finally, we sat in the grounds of Kirk of Calder church and sketched a section or different parts of the church building whilst having our snack.

“I had fun learning about the history of Mid Calder”.- Eve Stirrat

“It was interesting finding out that they had no pavements in the olden days”.- Euan Roberts

“I enjoyed putting tally marks down on how many hairdressers, pubs, restaurants and shops there are and I enjoyed working with my partner”. Kiera Brown

“I enjoyed working with my partner and sketching part of the church”. Aiden Hardie