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Welcome to P6/7's blog
Welcome to P6/7's blog
On this page you can read and see all the incredible things that we do in P6/7. Please click on the buttons below to see what we got up to in Terms 1, 2 and 3, or stay on this page to see our most recent activities!
Farewell P7!
So another year has flown by, and it's time to say goodbye to our amazing P7 pupils. P7s, you have been an absolutely fantastic year group and we will all miss you at Abernethy, though we know you'll go on to have a brilliant time at high school. I would like to say a huge thank you to all the P7s and your parents for your very kind gift; that was unexpected and very generous, so thank you very much indeed. Thank you too for all the other cards and presents, they are much appreciated!
P6s, I look forward to seeing you all again in August, and P7s, best of luck at Grantown Grammar! Have a great summer everyone,
Mr Cain 😀
Our Trip to the Culloden Battlefield
By Mara
On Tuesday 27th June, P6/7 visited the Culloden Battlefield and Visitor Centre near Inverness. We went because our Term 4 topic is The Jacobites. When we arrived, we walked through the museum and into a room for school classes. We had a quick walk around the battlefield, learning about the night before the battle, and how the Hanoverians (the Redcoats) assembled. We also quickly visited the graves.
After a quick snack, we learnt about five people from the the time of the rebellion - Jack Townely, Anne Mackintosh, Angus Mackintosh, Anne Mackay and James Wolfe.
Then after lunch, our tour guide Alexander put some old objects on our tables, and we had to try to guess what they were. They turned out to be sugar cutters (used by Anne Mackintosh to cut up lumps of sugar), the basket of a basket-hilted broadsword (used by Angus Mackintosh), foot cuffs (used to imprison Anne Mackay), flint and steel (used by various soldiers to light fires) and clay hair curlers that were used by James Wolfe to curl his WIG.
Then we had a tour of the museum, and saw lots of the weapons. We watched an immersive movie, like being in the middle of the battlefield with people firing over your head, and then we watched a bird’s-eye view version of the battle, both of which were very interesting if slightly gory.
We had a very interesting day and we learnt a lot about the Battle of Culloden, and we all enjoyed it.
Last Mandarin Lesson
For our final Mandarin lesson with Mrs Ma we got to go outside to play with traditional Chinese shuttlecocks. There may be a few coloured feathers turning up in the playground for a while! We would like to say a huge thank you to Mrs Ma for all her amazing teaching this year and wish her all the best for her return to China.
Lagganlia Day 3 Afternoon Activity - Canoeing
This afternoon we headed down to Loch Insh where we set off in our canoes and stopped on the side of the loch for a picnic. We then had lots of fun canoeing across the loch and playing some canoeing games. We were lucky enough to spot a couple of ospreys too!
Lagganlia Day 3 Morning Activity - Archery
Today we started with a more relaxed morning, doing some archery and games on-site at Lagganlia. Mr Laurie was able to join us for the day which was great!
Lagganlia Day 2 Evening Activity - Drum Fun with Steve the Drum
This evening the P7s got to take part in a fantastic drumming session with Steve the Drum. It was a really great way to get to know some of the other children from the other schools and was amazing fun!
Lagganlia Day 2 Afternoon Activity - More Gorge Walking!
This afternoon we were back in the water, this time in the River Feshie for some more gorge walking and jumping in off the rocks - everyone had a whale of a time!
Lagganlia Day 2 Morning Activity - Rock Climbing
This morning we headed down to Kingussie to do some rock climbing and the pupils all did amazingly well. Some of them who had never climbed before seemed to be absolute naturals and were flying up the cliff! Others did really well to overcome their fears of heights and can be really proud of their achievements!
Lagganlia - Day 1 Evening Activities & Day 2 Birthday Breakfast
Yesterday evening after P7 had completed their daily journals they got to mix with the P7s from all the other schools to do some fun games. This morning we were up bright and early (some people were up very early!) to have breakfast and wish Jessie a happy birthday!
Lagganlia Day 1 - Gorge Walking
A fantastic first day at Lagganlia in the scorching sun! We went to the waterfalls at Auchlean and had lots of fun in the water. Here are some pictures of our amazing afternoon.
Week 8 Blog by Mara
We’ve had a short week this week - it’s absolutely flown by!
We came back to school on Tuesday, and had to quickly finish preparing for our Open Afternoon - there was money, cakes and bric a brac to prepare. The Afternoon went well, and we raised a lot of money for the school - £240!
Wednesday was Dance Day with Heather from Cairngorm School of Dance. We had her for an hour, and learnt a little dance, and even had time for a dance-off! We all enjoyed it very much.
On Thursday, we had Mrs Matthews in between break and lunch. Mrs Matthews is going to teach the P6s when Mr Cain and the P7s are in Lagganlia next week. She taught us about refugees in Africa and Asia, and we made posters showcasing what we had learnt.
Everyone is very excited for next week!
Some photos of our dance workshop with Heather
This Week in the Polytunnel
Lynne's team learnt how to plant up hanging baskets to make them look really attractive using million bells, pansies and lobelia. They will be hung either side of the notice board. We used water gel and examined how it swelled up when in contact with large amounts of water also slow release fertilizer to feed the flowers continually. We also re cycled compost bag polythene to line the moss filled basket to retain moisture.
Tessa's team concentrated their efforts on pollination. They used home made soft bristle brushes to mimic insects and pollinated all sorts of flowers including the strawberries. Tessa described the parts of the flowers as well.They also saw the pollen cells in the fames of bees.
The team also went into the tunnel and endured the heat for a short time weeding the vegetable beds.
Judy's team learnt how to make bird feeders out of old hanging baskets. They used moss and polythene to create a waterproof canopy using two upturned baskets and placed a dish in the bottom basket to create an attractive bird feeder that can be hung in a tree or on a hanging basket bracket.
Katie and Chris's team got to do some artistic activities - Wildflower pressing and leaf printing. They collected the flowers and leaves on the day to dry and create their cards next term.
Bob's team cleared the front tubs of spent flowers and tidied up. Bob then went on to talk about bees with the class and the pupils got to see the bees working in the glass-fronted hive.
Thanks as always to Lynne and the amazing polytunnel team!
Friday 26th May
By Orlagh and Ava
On Tuesday we had another lesson on the Jacobites which was very interesting. We learnt about them trying to invade England which they did but they retreated in the end. On Wednesday we did French and we learnt how to say whether or not we liked different colours. This week we wrote our learners' statements on Thursday and it was so nice and sunny we worked outside. This week was very interesting.
Leavers' Hoodies
23rd May
Yesterday the P7s were delighted to receive their Leavers' Hoodies and immediately tried them on - they look fantastic! They would all like to say a big thank you to Jo for organising these!
Blog Update - Term 4 Week 5 By Chloe and Jonah (19th May)
This week we did mandarin with Miss Ma and learnt about the parts of the body in mandarin.
We went to the polytunnel and one group put up some netting while another group separated clovers and stabilised a plant pot. Another group pulled up chives and separated them while another group cleaned out a big plant pot and planted wildflowers.
While everyone was doing that one by one each group tasted rhubarb and honey and vanilla sugar.
For topic maths we made skeletons of 3D shapes from wood and hot glue. We had to calculate the lengths of wood we would need, then used hacksaws to cut the wood and hot glue guns to stick them together. We were to either make a cube, cuboid, square based pyramid or a triangular prism. Some pupils made 3D shapes from interlocking cubes as well.
Throughout the week we were finishing Ian and John, our life-size Jacobite soldier and Redcoat soldier.
Our School Trip
by Else
10th May
Yesterday P6/7 went on a school trip to Forest Lodge to learn about the work that the RSPB are doing to the forests. We had lots of fun and learnt a lot.
Once we got there my class split in half. The first thing my group did was go to the tree nursery. We learnt about the trees around here and what trees they are trying to reintroduce; mainly willow, aspen and birch. We then looked around the polytunnel. The trees were growing faster in there than outside because of the extra warmth. After that we learnt how they grow the trees; they sometimes plant seeds and sometimes plant cuttings soaked in water. Next we planted cuttings to later be replanted up the mountain and did some weeding.
We regrouped with Deshar for a snack and, once finished, went on a nature walk with one of the RSPB rangers. We saw lots of wildlife and learnt about it too. There was even a slug being eaten by ants! When we were nearly done we learnt about how the deer eat tree saplings and what the RSPB are doing to prevent it.
After lunch, we went on our last activity (and the most fun!), a trailer ride across some bumpy forest tracks, with a few stops to learn about robotically cut areas of forest, uncut areas, and places where cattle have been doing the job. They were cutting the vegetation on the forest floor so that it was easier for capercaillies to get around and find food. We sang a lot on the trailer, and we were so loud that both of the other groups heard us!
Finally, after a long day of fun, we took the bus home. Everyone agreed that it was an amazing experience and that the trailer ride was definitely the best!
Blog Post Week 3, Term 4
By Mara and Megan
We had a fun week this week! Monday was a bank holiday so we were all off school. On Tuesday we went to the polytunnel which you can read about in our previous post. We’ve also done quite a lot of Jacobite work this week - on Thursday, for Literacy, we labelled and coloured in pictures of Jacobite and Hanoverian (government) soldiers. While some people were finishing, we started drawing round two people to make life-sized soldiers for the back wall of our wall. Today we had assembly - our class won the award for being the quietest table in the canteen for this week! We are all looking forward to next week…
What We’ve Been Doing in the Polytunnel by P6/7
Tuesday 2nd May
Today we worked on the bug hotel by planting heather on top. We surrounded the heather with compost and in the compost we found lots of bugs. We had to put on rubber gloves. After that we tried using trowels but it didn't work so we just used our hands. We found many bugs like wood lice and many more!
Our group made the roof for bug hotels. We used heather and compost for a more eco-friendly roof. We cut some net up and rolled it up on the sides and then tucked it in. After that we watered the heather and compost. We used compost from the canteen with the heather on the roof. While planting we found some little creatures like worms, centipedes and woodlouse.
This week at the polytunnel with Bob our group put up chicken wire along some posts for sweet peas to grow up. We also mixed horse poo into the soil. It was absolutely full of worms! One of our team members decided to wear zero gloves and put their hands right into the manure and mixed it into the soil without a trowel!
Firstly Fiona’s group cleared a few old pots and learnt about the uses of herbs. Then we found some markers and showed where we are soon going to plant some more vegetables and fruit. After that we learnt about vitamins and minerals in some plants. Lastly we weeded some more beds before finishing up for the day.
What We’ve Been Doing in the Polytunnel by P6/7
On Tuesday 18th April we went to the polytunnel. There were new helpers: Bob, Sam, Tessa, Fiona and Steve. We were all separated into our table groups.
The Milk Chocolate Cheddar Supertrees planted seeds outside with Tessa. We planted broad beans, sunflowers, climbing french beans, french marigold, sweetcorn, sugar snap peas and quite a few other things. We had a lot of fun!
The Crunchie Cat Rovers went out to the polytunnel where we were painting the bench a light blue colour with one of Lynne’s helpers. Next we painted a metal stand with a greyish blue colour and most of us got paint on us. After we were done we went to see what everyone else was doing in the polytunnel.
The Luxury Cookable Bears were learning about splitting chives. We were using an extremely sharp knife to cut though the chives (it was really hard)! After that we added some soil to the chives to make some more chives and we also got to try some chives as well. We then watered a few plants and refilled the bird bath. It was really fun!
The Mozzarella Cactuses were breaking up all of the lumps of soil and were taking all of the roots and weeds out of the plant bed on the side of the path.
The Chocolate Brie Ford Dogs were tasked to plant the potatoes in different types of fertilisers such as clay balls, little rocks, moss and sawdust. After doing that we went into the polytunnel to see what the other groups were doing, then we went out of the polytunnel to go and ask Lynne what we should do. Then we were taken on a tour around the garden and were told how everything worked. And that's all we did at the polytunnel.
The Dairy Milk Lamborghini Dogs went into the polytunnel and began by taking out bulbs from a plant bed. Afterwards we dug some holes in the plant bed and planted four halves of some raspberry plants. After that we had to tie some string across the strawberries to tie the raspberries to.
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