P5G Prestonpans Primary

Last Tuesday we went to Newhailes with the Outdoor Education team to learn about orienteering. Great fun was had by all and thank you SO MUCH to the parents who accompanied us on this [ and all the other visits ] making it all possible.

Last Thursday P5 held a castle challenge. Working in groups we had to design and make a castle .It had to have a working drawbridge,towers and at least one other feature of a castle. A lot of mess was made but everyone worked very co-operatively and we had great fun.

Next we moved on to Stone Keeps. These castles started to be built when people realised that they were easier to defend because the rooms were built on top of each other instead of side by side.Preston Tower is an example of a stone keep.

We have been learning aout castles for our topic work and 5G took the decision that making models would be a cool way to learn. We firstly made Motte & Bailey castles using plasticine, card board , matchsticks and assorted other materials. We hope you think that they look good.

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