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A Visit to the 1980’s for P6/7
For the final term this year, Primary 6/7 have been
learning about life in the 1980’s. In exploring this era,
they have discovered more about pop bands of that
time and also about key social and political events
which took place in this decade. From the death of
John Lennon in 1980 to the fall of the Berlin Wall in
1989, there was much to research and learn about.
The class also created lots of catchy art to capture the
era.
‘We learned about the Cold War and the fall of the Berlin
Wall.’ Cameron McNeish (P6)
‘When we created a Powerpoint about a 1980’s musical
artist, I chose ACDC and Queen.’ Harry Hewines (P6)
‘I enjoyed creating 1980’s pop art and using bright
colours.’ Erika McMillan (P6)
Rainforest Explorers
P2/3 have had a fantastic term learning about and exploring the rainforests of the world.
We now know about the different layers of the rainforest and all the animals and creatures
that live there. We understand how important these habitats are and found out some
fascinating facts about animal adaptations. Did you know, a sloth only needs to go to the
toilet once a week?
To extend our learning
we went on a brilliant
trip to Blair Drummond
Safari Park, where we
saw some of these
amazing creatures up
close. We especially
loved seeing the tigers!
Learning about the
climate and vegetation
of the rainforest gave us
lots of opportunities to
develop our STEM skills,
and we designed and
built rainforest cable
cars, rope bridges and
tree houses up in the
canopy!
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