Newt Frogs on the Block

The rain doesn't stop P5/6, no siree!

P5/6 returned to the canal this week with their recycled pond dippers and they went looking for tadpoles and they found some as well what we think we identified as a dragonfly nymph and also a BIG aquatic snail! All creatures were carefully released back to the depths of the canal.

When we returned to class, comic strips were made showing the amazing METAMORPHOSIS a tadpole goes through to become a frog!

Dragonfly Nymph

Tadpoles

P5/6 Climate Change

 P5/6 has been working on climate change and some children chose to make a powerpoint highlighting an issue and offering a suggestion to their issue.

Here are some slides from their presentations!

Here are a couple of Zachary's slides:

Rejyar focussed on the importance of being responsible global citizens:

David looked at solutions for global warming:

and Niamh

 looked at the pros and cons of electric cars and irresponsible human actions

Local wildlife

 We have a little corner of amphibians living in our school grounds! Newts and frogs have moved in.  A Devil’s Coach Man Beetle was also sported and identified! 

Something made this nest... but we don’t know what? 

Introducing the NEW polycarbonate tunnel!

 Having had so many rips and tears in our old polytunnel, it no longer held any heat and needed replaced.

We applied to the Community Climate  Action Fund for just under £10000 so we could replace the polytunnel and get some gardening equipment for a family gardening club. Lockdown brought a few challenges but Chris and his team from Western Isles Polycarbonate Tunnels came and erected the new tunnel in a day and a half! They had impromptu question and answer sessions with curious classes and showed how tough the polycarbonate sheets are.

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P5/6 outdoor learning

 P5/6 has a go at the orienteering games this week and did exceptionally well with learning the map symbols and keeping their fingers safe from the sharp points with the control punch relay game! 

Map skills

 P7 has started learning common symbols from a map key by playing a.game outside.  They also had a go at using the orienteering controls and no fingers were harmed from the sharp points on the controls! 

Primary 7 orienteering

 P7 were outside for orienteering and learned how to solves clues to find the answer on the correct control-the fastest time wasn't necessarily the most accurate answers and so time penalties were issued for any errors!