My Museum Experience by Emma

                              Museum of Flight

On Thursday 19th of November primary 7 went on a trip to the Museum of Fight to find out more about the RAF during World War 2. After all our hard work on fundraising primary 7 had enough money to pay for the coach. When we saw the Concorde all of our mouths were wide open with shock, none of us had ever seen a plane so big! We found out that Britain was very good at capturing planes so that is why there was quite a lot of German  planes there. We all especially liked a plane called the Comet. The wheels would drop off when the plane was in the sky so when it landed it would bounce on the ground. Primary 7 thoroughly enjoyed it and we would all love to go back.

                                                         

By Emma

Primary 7's Experience at The National Flight Museum by Oliwia

On Thursday 19th November Primary 7 went to 'The National Museum of Flight' at East Fortune. First when we entered the museum we saw the 'Concorde'! I was really shocked to see it and my first words were 'wow'! We got to go on the 'Concorde' and it was amazing but the windows on it are really small! A couple hours later we saw the Nazi (German) plane which is called 'The Comet'. When the Comet took off it dropped of its wheels which made it really dangerous when the pilot was landing. We also got to see different clothes that were used in the war. Some of the suits are very heavy as they are made of sheepskin and leather. East Fortune was used for training not flying/landing planes. East Fortune was also far away from the big cities and close to sea for submarines. There were also blast shelters around the museum. The blast shelters were shaped like a hill and used for going into them when a bomb was dropping.

By Oliwia

P7 take to the skies in the Museum of Flight

After fundraising for the coach, P7 finally made the trip to Museum of Flight to learn about flying with the RAF in WW2. We also had the opportunity to find out about the Concorde and explore the inside of one!

 

 

Jerry “National Flight of Museum had loads of information. Seeing the Concorde for the first time was amazing. Another highlight for me has to be learning about WW1 and WW2 aircraft.”

 

Keira – “I loved the National Museum of Flight because I got to go on the Concorde for the first time. Fantastic Flight was great because there were lots of games inside, e.g. learning about air pressure and how it works.”

 

Jude “I really enjoyed it because I love history and I didn’t know much about military history. Also, getting to see not just aircraft, but seeing bombs, rockets, and handling objects from WW2, e.g. a pilot’s bomber jacket”. 

Sana “My first impression was ‘wow’!!! I was speechless because of how big the Concorde was. Seeing all the WW2 planes brought history to life.

Finn “The experience was amazing because I learned lots more facts about WW2 aircraft. My favourite part was when I was in the Simulator for the R34 and safely landed the airship.”

 

Oliwia “I really enjoyed it because I really like history and I learned a lot of facts about the aircraft such as the RAF and what the pilot wore when flying, i.e. a heavy sheepskin and leather jacket.”  

 

Sipun “Going to the Museum provided me with a great experience as I got to see some WW2 aircraft and learned more about them. Did you know that when the Nazi plane The Comet took off, the wheels dropped off so it bounced off the ground which was highly dangerous. The pilot was sitting directly over the engine.”

Finlay “I thought that the Museum was fascinating because it was my first time ever on the Concorde. Also I learned about WW1 and WW2 such as the aircraft.

Emily “I was absolutely thrilled to go to the Museum because it was a bit of history. Every single plane represented a fragment of what has happened in the past. It was amazing being learning about how technology has developed since early flying days in the early 20^th century.”

Lee “I enjoyed it because I learned about planes like the Concorde. Did you know that the Concorde flew twice the speed of sound.It travelled 1380mph and it took only 3 hours to fly from London to New York.”



P7 visit the National Records of Scotland

P7 took a trip to the National Records of Scotland to learn about how WW2 impacted 2 streets in Glasgow, in particular Baker St and Ingleston St. It was a fantastic opportunity to learn about how records are kept and how we can discover information about individual people and places.

Outside the National Records of Scotland with our Tanzanian Guests
 

 

Primary sevens busy week

Not only did we have two hours of P.E but we also had a taster  session of the Triathlon Scotland club and the Cluster Legacy games at St. Augustines so as you can probably tell Primary Seven had a very busy week.

On Tuesday the 25th of August we had our Triathlon Scotland club taster which involved  a game in which you had to try and get your shoes on as fast as you can and then get back to the line before everyone else.We also played a game that was very similar but instead of shoes you had to put on a bike helmet and belt  then run to the end of the field with a bike, run back to the middle of the field take the stuff of and go back to your team. Last of all we had to go in and out of the cones running with a bike in a race against the other teams which we all enjoyed doing because it was very active and much better than sitting down in class.

Then on Thursday the 27th of August we had the Cluster games at St. Augustines which was definitely the highlight of our week . We were all split up into Commonwealth countries there was South Africa, Wales, Scotland, England,  Figi,  Jamaica, Cameroon and New Zealand. There was also  different stations you competed in your teams like tug of war, speed jumping, long jump, shot put, races, and last of all a relay race. All the scores were added up and the winning countries were New Zealand in third place,South Africa in second place  and Wales in first place but unfortunatly only the team that came first got a medal though it is all about  taking part and having fun which everyone did.











A Service of Rembrance by Emily

Since the start of term we have done many other fun and educational activities such as our World War II topic which we have not long since started. We started to read a book called the Silver Sword its a book on World War II, it is not all not true but there is a little bit that is true. We have done some activities based on the book like summaries and character descriptions.

In our World War II topic we also made our own memorial service for those who fought in World War II we had someone read a chapter from the Bible (Romans 8: 31-29) and the we all lit candles to remember those who died so that we could live. After we had another two people read the poem, An Ode Of Remembrance and then blew out the candles and finished our class memorial service.

As well as these two topics we have also done the interviews for p7 jobs (eccept P1 buddies) such as library assistant, assembly monitor and so on. We wrote letters of application and filled in forums and then we did interviews with Mrs Lorry. P1 buddies are still to be interviewed.

Our Class Charter by Emily

The new p7 class, as well as the rest of the school have been busy at work with our class charters and learning about our rights and responsibilities. In the P7 class we matched right to the responsibilities that go with them. We also looked at U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child. Afterward, we chose the rights that are most relatable to our classroom, e.g. You have the right to a good quality education. Next we wrote our own responsibility to go with the rights we chose, the one we did for the example of a right  The one we used for the example I just gave was, I will try my best and ensure I do not take it for granted. After we had made our class charter, we made a power point on it and presented it in assembly and our class charter was complete.

WW2 by Finn

We started our WW2 topic by doing a KWL grid. We wrote down what we know and what we want to know.

Here are some things we know:

• The war started in 1939 on the 3rd of September and it finished on the 18th of August 1945.

• The amount of people killed during the war was 72 million, 13 million of them were killed in camps.

• Also Hitler was in charge of Germany and Winston Churchill was in charge of Britain.

That was what we knew and this is what we want to learn:

• We want to learn about the children during the war.

•  What was the cause of the war.

•  Also how many countries fought during the war.

Here's part of our KWL plan

Welcome to the Class of Primary 7 - 2015 - 2016

P7 is looking forward to an action-packed year of learning and preparing for our transition to High School Year. We'll have fun along the way but we'll work hard and as always will do our best.

Reach for the Stars

 

Trip To Scottish Parliament

Scottish Parliament

As the Scottish Parliament is our topic for this term, we went there on Monday to learn more about it. We had a tour around the Parliament and we were told about the history and how it Parliament is the way it is now.

NacoNon Presentation

Drug Awareness

Last Tuesday Primary 6 and 7 came together and had a Drug awareness workshop with a charity called NacoNon. We all learned a lot about drugs and alcohol and we made a poster to show what we learned. To learn more go to:

http://www.mypinkbugatti.com

Home Economics

Home Economics

For the past few weeks we have been going to St Augustine to do Home Economics. Many of the primary 7s don’t know how to cook so this has been a great opportunity not only to get to know the high school but also to gain some new skills. We have made Fruit Salad and Banana Buns. Next week we will be making wraps!   

Ryan and Patrick

Rachel and Sharon

Liam & Milosz

World Book Day

World Book Day

For World Book week there was a competition held in school for which class could design the best door cover. We were not sure which book to choose so we decided to choose a book from the Scottish Children’s Book Awards finalists.  We had a vote on which book deserves to win it was out of: ATTACK OF THE GIANT ROBOT CHICKENS, PYRATES BOY and Precious and the mystery of the missing lion. In our class the winner was THE ATTACK OF THE GIANT ROBOT CHICKENS. So after a couple of days the door was done. This is how it looked compared to the book.
 

Primary 7 Retreat Day

Primary 7 Retreat Day

A few weeks ago, primary 7 went to St Augustine with few other schools for a Retreat day. We had several lessons including: music, art, dance and we had a Mass at the end. It was a great experience and we all had a great time.  

 

Maths and Art

Maths and Art

We decided to combine maths and art together. We learned about Kandinsky and how he used angles in his art. We designed and painted our own abstract art while using the angles: 45, 260, 90 and 120.

Escher was also someone we learned about. He used tessellation in his art so we made tessellating birds from coloured paper and stuck them on black card.

We also learned about Wychinanki. Wychinanki is an art that uses symmetry. We folded some card and cut out half a tree then we unfolded it and stuck on some coloured paper symmetrically to decorate it.

 

The Risk Factory

                                                                      The Risk Fatory




On Thursday 12^th February, Primary 7 went to The Risk Factory. Unfortunately we cannot tell you anything about it because it is to be kept secret for next year’s P.7. Trust us, it's great.
 

This is the book we got after completing the visit.
 



 



 

P7 at Lagganlia

P7 at Lagganlia Good Morning Everyone Here is a brief update of our time so far at Lagganlia. The weather has been very kind to us and we have had dry and sunny but cold days so far. The children have been very good and have ate well and slept well last night. They are bright and breezy this morning and raring to go. Monday- Monday started well with an inspection of the camp, looking round the activities on site, trying out the climbing wall, orienteering and meeting with their group leaders to decide on what was their top three activities they definitely wanted to do. Finally there was just time for unpacking and bed making all before tea. For tea we had delicious steak pie, carrots and potatoes followed by raspberry cheesecake and every plate was cleared. After tea there was free time for an hour and this was followed by evening activities starting at 7.30pm - 9pm. Groups took part in either Night-Line or Scatter Course ( similar to a scavenger hunt). 9pm was supper - hot chocolate and biscuit and free time. 9.30pm bedtime 10pm lights out. Tuesday - A beautiful day, the sun was bright and shining, but some of the children were a bit tired! Maybe some didn't go straight to sleep after lights out! However they soon perked up after breakfast and found out what their activities were. In the morning groups took part in: Gorge Walking; Skiing; Abseiling; Hill Walking; Mountain Biking or Canoeing. After a substantial packed lunch there was a mix of Mountain Biking; Skiing; Gorge Walking; Hill Walking; Abseiling; Archery and Canoeing. I was delighted when the a few of the instructors came to me to say how wonderful some of the children had been and how they had been helpful and considerate to their team mates. This was extremely heartwarming to hear. , Tea time consisted of Corn on the Cob as a starter followed by either Chicken Curry with Nan Bread or Baked Potato with a choice of fillings. Again plates were cleared. There was an hour of free time and then the evening activities started with the groups swapping over from the activity they did the night before. 9pm was supper - hot chocolate/ drink  and banana cake and some free time. The feedback from the children was that everyone had enjoyed the day and their activities and were pleased with what they had achieved. 9.30pm bedtime 10pm lights out. The children were shattered and so had a very quiet night tonight and all slept well! Wednesday - Today is a glorious day and the children are all up and organised for breakfast. Tables are cleared, lunches collected and then ready for room inspection. After all that the children meet again in their groups to find out the day's activities. This morning and afternoon they are taking part in the same activities as above but the groups are rotated so that all of the children get to take part in most things. All of the activities are linked to aspects of the Curriculum for Excellence with a particular focus on Health and Wellbeing, Outdoor Education, Literacy- Listening and Talking, Mapping and Compass Reading, with the instructors using similar familiar language that the teachers use in school. Our evening meal tonight is a choice of beef burger of fish, both with chips and salad, followed by ice cream and variety of sauces. The evening activity tonight is a disco, but in fact will really be a birthday party for one of the other children with us. So they are all looking forward to this and I know they will have a great time. By bed time they will be exhausted. The groups have been gelling really well together and it's lovely to watch how they do get on with other people and to see new friendships forming. Thursday - Morning routine and breakfast. This will be followed by team meetings and then whole group feedback and awards. We will be leaving Lagganlia at approx 10am to arrive at school at approx 1.30pm. Please telephone the school beforehand just to ensure that we are not delayed. We have had a lovely time and thank you for allowing us the privilege to take your children away for a few days and to see them in a different environment. They have been great. Kind regards Catriona Taylor