Model vehicles

As our topic this term is transport we have been looking at what makes a car move.

We explored how the wheels work; not just stuck to the side of the car but on an axle which is attached to the chassis, or bottom of the car. We tried just sticking the axle straight onto our chassis but this didn't work, the axle couldn't turn so the car didn't move at all. Instead we threaded the axle through a straw which ensured that the axle was free to turn.

Our models look great, we have turned them into everything from a fire-engine to a rubbish lorry!

We even managed to give our vehicles a test drive outside today!

Term 4 Excitement

That's us already into week 3, where does the time go?

On Mondays we have been learning how to playing tag rugby with our coaches Mark and Tom. 

Last week we had beautiful sunny weather and got out on the 3G pitch at the Academy. However this week was a different story with some snowy blizzards, so we played inside in the hall. Nevertheless, we had a great session and started using the 'pass back' move which made the game a bit trickier. Here is some pictures of us practising our rugby skills.

We also had a Russian workshop today which introduced us to some famous Russian people, famous Russian buildings and the Russian language. Our teacher Jenny made special name tags with 'My name is...' and then our names written using Russian letters. Some of the letters look very strange to us, but as Matylda told us, some of the words are similar to those used in Poland. 

Привет means 'Hi' and is pronounced Pre-VYET

 The Russian Flag

My name is Eilidh

My name is James

A Russian tea boiler 

                                                                             - or Samovar.