Visit to the Museum
Oliver Hay 4B

Today was an exciting day because P4 year went to The National Museum of Scotland as part of our Egyptian project. We travelled by bus and chatted with each other throughout the journey. I sat next to Thomas and Kirsty’s Mum. Harry’s mum and Renata’s Dad accompanied us. Unfortunately Mrs Bingham didn’t give us jelly babies this time!

When we arrived at the museum we had lunch before we started to look around. After everyone had lunch some people pressed buttons to make the model train chug! I enjoyed seeing how the electronics all worked.

We were organised into groups and then split up into our Egyptian families.

The first thing I did was look at the Egyptian wooden figures then I looked how fast the Egyptian boats could go and I watched a bit of a film showing facts about planet earth. Some people (but not me) dressed up in Egyptian clothing, the clothes looked old.

Towards the end of our visit we found out how some people made their houses in Egyptian times and made their tunics. Before leaving the Museum I made Egyptian stamps. I chose a bird and an eye the bird meant greatness and the eye meant a beautiful one.After a great visit we caught the bus back to school.

Blood taken from my arm
Ross Galloway5L

It was a wet and snowy day. People were shovelling snow off their door steps. I was walking up the path to the doctors just before lunch. My brother, Mum, friend and I were there.

My friend was wearing jeans, a brown cap and a blue t-shirt. My Mum was wearing black trousers and my brother had jeans, a green top and a blue cardigan on, as for me a red and black top, jeans and an anorak.

When we arrived we were in the waiting room for 40 minutes which felt like 2 hours finally the doctor called me in.

The Doctor closed the door and said “Well what is the problem?”

“Ross cannot sleep” said my Mum. So the Doctor measured me and I was 4 foot 11. He had a listen to my heart and said I was perfectly healthy, but needed some blood taken off me.

The Doctor said “I’ll just take a drop of blood”. The Doctor jabbed the needle in my vein, more than one tube of blood.

Never believe a Doctor when he says, “I’ll just take a drop of blood”, because they are lying.

My Life in Ancient Egypt
Edward Quine 4B

When I wake up I see all around me,
My children looking at me,
The stairs to the cellar and my husband kissing me!

When I go out I wear a course linen dress from head to knees.

In the streets I see and hear
The Sphinx and children screaming,

By the river I see and hear
Hippos splashing as danger comes near.

I pray to the Goddess Nut that I love her and will forever.

How to make a Shaduf
Instructions from William Richardson 4C

You will need

Clay or air
Plasticine
String
4 Wooden Sticks

Method

1. First of all get your air-drying clay and roll it into a circle - it should only be 2 and ½ cm thick.

2. Next get 3 wooden sticks and stick them into the clay and put clay around the base of the 3 sticks and make them in a teepee shape.

3. After that, you get string and tie it in a knot about ¾ up the wooden sticks.

4. Afterwards, get your 4 th stick and put it on top of the other sticks and tie a knot around the top of the teepee.

5. A few minutes later you should have finished that, so get your plasticine and roll it into a ball and put it on the end of the stick that is leaning horizontally.

6. Finally get your string and plasticine and make your plasticine into a bowl, then get your string and tie it to your pot. Now you have the perfect Shaduf.

How I would improve it next time

I would get Warhammer sand or grass.