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P2 Term 4 Project ~ Famous People from the Past
As part of their project Famous People from the Past P2 at Scalloway Primary School
were investigating the effect people from the past have had on our society today. One
of these people was Grace Darling, one of the main people who influenced the RNLI as
we know it today. On Tuesday 5th May the children set out on a school trip to visit the
Shetland Museum and the Lerwick Lifeboat Station. They started their day with a
guided tour of the museum looking at what Shetland was like in the past and hearing
the amazing story of Betty Mouat. After a very enjoyable sing song with Trevor
Jamieson in the Vaila Mae, a traditional sixreen , we then made our own boats from all
manner of materials, played with nets in the indoor rock pool and finished the day
‘kirnin’ butter which we spread on our very own bannocks.
A welcome snack for the children, staff, and the very supportive parent helpers who
added greatly to the trip.
Following lunch at the play park we headed down to the Lerwick Lifeboat Station to be
welcomed by John Best, mechanic, and three willing volunteers. With safety on mind
the group was separated into two manageable groups. Each group had a very enjoyable
experience including tour of the station and boat, a chance to experience the
coxswain’s seat and a photo
opportunity in the fast
rescue vessel. The highlight
for the children was when
each group actually got to
‘rescue’ Adrian from the
sea giving the children a
hands-on experience of the
dangers of the sea and the
reality of the work the
RNLI have to do.
We were so delighted with our trip the children wondered if there was something we
could do for the RNLI in return. As part of the schools ‘Financial Week’ we decided to
organise a Welly Boot Throwing Competition as a small fund raiser for the RNLI. Last
Friday the weather was at last favourable for Sports Day. The children enjoyed the
usual races and fun then classes and adults were invited to have a go at the Welly
Throw. With great enthusiasm and sportsmanship adults, teachers and children had a
great time trying to aim the Welly in the right direction, let alone any measure of
distance! Through the support of the parents and staff we were able to raise an
amazing £140 for the Lerwick Lifeboat Station.
A great achievement for a small class enterprise.
P2 Enterprise Welly Boot Throw Competition
Staff member Kevin
Briggs has a go!
Winners of the parent’s Welly Boot Challenge Carrie MacDonald and Kenny Pottinger
The following week we moved onto learning about the diarist Samuel Pepys and the
Great Fire of London, and were thrilled when the Scalloway Fire Brigade visited the
school. Peter Johnson gave us an interesting talk on the appliance and equipment used,
again highlighting fire safety in a very hands-on, real experience. The children got to
sit in the Fire Engine and even have a go at using the hose. Nursery to P4 all enjoyed
this experience and again we must thank Steven Umphray and the Fire Station
volunteers for their time and enthusiasm.
Isla Tindall P2 shows Head teacher Mrs Fox how to use the hose!
Finally we enjoyed learning about local people from the past and visited the Scalloway
Museum and the Castle. Seven year old Charlie Pottinger had based his own research
topic on Earl Patrick Stewart, ‘Black Patie’, so the children were fired up expecting to
see at least some ‘blood and hair’ sticking from between the stones! Billy More and Mrs
Meta Stewart kindly accompanied us on this trip and tried in vain to explain that maybe
Earl Patrick had been misunderstood. The children were intrigued to find out that Earl
Patrick was of royal linage and was a distant relative of our very own Queen Elizabeth
and the new royal baby Princess Charlotte. ‘Mrs Stewart stuck up for the Earl that’s
because she is a Stewart just like Earl Patrick’ wrote Lauren Abernethy.
Thanks goes to all
who helped to add
so much to the
children’s learning.