Gettting ready for Den Day

We went out this afternoon and worked together to make some shelters. We did lots of learning and had great fun!  Hopefully, the weather will stay fine for the other classes coming to have a go tomorrow. 

Learning about the past

We had a fantastic visit to the Bishop and Earl's Palace this week when we enjoyed listening to our peers in P6.  They taught us about the history of the buildings and what life would have been like hundreds of years ago.

Conquering Wideford Hill

On a beautiful summer's day all of the Primary 5's walked to the top of Wideford Hill.  We took part in different activities and learned more about the rich habitats we have in Orkney. All of us felt a sense of achievement and pride when we returned to school.

Visit to HMS Bulwark

We have had a memorable week at school following events for the commemoration of the Battle of Jutland.  One of the opportunities we had was a class visit to HMS Bulwark.  We thoroughly enjoyed our trip and were very grateful to the crew for showing us around. 

World War One lunch

Yesterday we continued our learning about  the first World War when we had a typical school lunch from that period.  First we had to get our ration cards checked and signed.

Then we all had a lunch of stew and tatties followed by Orkney pancakes.

In the afternoon we went to find out about the person whose name was on our ration card.  It was really interesting to find out about the people who had been involved in the war and came from Orkney.

Learning about the Battle of Jutland

This afternoon we went to the Orkney Museum to see the Battle of Jutland exhibition.  First of all we looked at the information boards which had photos and facts about the battle.  Next we looked at the sculpture of Jellicoe, who was Admiral of the Royal Navy.  We also saw models of some of the warships and letters about the war.

 

 

After that we went to St Magnus Cathedral to see the Weeping Window display.  Each poppy looks very detailed and special, like they are real.

Supporting our friends in the nursery

This morning we went  a walk with the children in the nursery and pre-school.  They have done all their training and this week are doing their sponsored Daily Mile. 

 We thought they did great!