Guinea Pigs

Last week we had a visit from Erin's mum with two new additions to their family. We were all very  happy to meet the pet Guinea Pigs.

 

 

Stickman

We read the book "Stickman" by Julia Donaldson, and decided we would make our own stickmen.

We joined up with class 1C, 1A and Class 2 and took our stickmen on an adventure to Muddisdale.

We wrote some stories about what our stickmen got up to on their travels.

Gymnastics Fun

So far this term we have been learning some gymnastics skills.  It was really exciting when Mrs Cromarty put out all the large apparatus for us to work on.  It can be a bit scary at times and that's just for the teachers!  Some of us are very brave and climb up high but we always remember to hold on and take our time.

Burns Baking

We have been learning about weighing and measure.

Today we used scales to weigh out the ingredients to make our own version of Scottish Cranachan and Shortbread. These puddings are usually eaten at the end of a Burn's Supper. Traditionally Cranachan is made using Whisky but we used Orange Juice in our recipe instead.

           

Here is the link to the website we used at to find the recipes if you want to try to make some of your own.
http://www.scottishrecipes.co.uk/

Feed the birds

We have been learning how to identify some of the birds that visit our gardens.
Did you know that the female blackbird isn't black at all, but brown?

We were shown how to make special meals for the birds.  Some birds like to eat fruit, some like seeds, and some like to eat things like slugs, worms and insects.

It was fun making goodies for the birds.  Now we will need to find a safe place to put these treats.  I wonder what the birds will think of our efforts.

Christmas Party

Today we were really excited because it was our Christmas party and we were hoping to have a visit from a very busy, special person.  

We all made special hats for the party

It was fun playing with the balloons until the games started

We played The Farmer's in his Den and Corners

Time for ice cream and juice

I scream for ice cream

Do you hear the sound of jingle bells?

Thank you very much Santa

At the Library

On Wednesday afternoon we were due to go to the Kirkwall Library but the weather suddenly took a turn for the worst and we thought that we would have to cancel.  Thank you to Mr Mowat who came to our rescue and bussed us all there and back.

It's great to find a nice quiet place in the library to enjoy looking at a good book

Wow!  What a lot of books.

I see that you've found a lovely comfy place to read your book.

Betty let us have a look in her huge mobile van.  It's packed with  dozens of books  and it goes to some of the other islands so that the people who live there can get books to read too.

We never expected to find moths in the library!  There was a huge collection of them hiding in a cupboard upstairs.

Before it was time to leave and face the weather again we had the chance to make some decorations for the library tree.  It was fun and we had a super day.