A walk around Kirkwall helped us compare buildings, cars and people with photos taken in the past.

Old fashioned afternoon

As our topic this term is 'In the Past', we have been learning about things from a long time ago.

This afternoon we had a go at making some old fashioned lemonade.

We squeezed the juice out of some lemons and added it to some warm water with some sugar. Once the sugar had dissolved we topped it up with cold water.

We all had a taste of the old fashioned lemonade and compared it with lemonade you can buy now. A lot of us preferred the old style lemonade! It was really yummy.

We talked about what boys and girls did before they had television and computer games like we have now. We looked at some games they played and the toys they had.

We made our own peg dolls, just like the ones they used to make to play with.

Marbles used to be another popular activity. We got some large hoops and took turns at trying to hit the marble in the middle of the hoop by rolling our own ones in. Some of us managed to hit it but it was quite tricky.

Everyone enjoyed playing marbles. Some even thought it was more fun than playing on the computer! I think we might have to have another game sometime soon!

Phonics Song

This song is fun and helps us to remember the sounds of the letters.

Months of the Year

Some of us have been learning about the months of the year. We have been listening to this song to help us remember them.

Tree Planting

On Friday afternoon, we went out to the back playground to help the Green Swans plant some trees.

First we had to listen to some instructions so that we knew what to do.

It was quite hard work trying to plant the shrubs but an adult helped us to push them into the ground if we needed help.

After all that hard work we went back inside for a drink and a slice of well deserved cake!

It will be exciting to be able to watch the trees grow bigger over the years.

Halloween Fun

As part of our Halloween activities this afternoon, we made some Bubbling Witches Brew.

First we half filled a bottle with vinegar.

Next, we added either red or yellow food colouring and some glitter.

To help make it bubbly, we put in a good squirt of washing up liquid.

Lastly, we added some bicarbonate of soda and watched the mixture bubble up. It made quite a mess but luckily we had put the bottles on a tray to catch the brew.

Air transport

We have been busy this week learning about different types of air transport.

Today we made paper aeroplanes then went into the hall to test them out. Some flew quite far.

We also had great fun making a balloon rocket. We blew up a balloon then taped it to a straw which was threaded through some thread. When we were ready we undid the clip at the tail of the balloon and watched it go!