fungi – Royal Mile Primary School

What a busy time we’ve had! Here are some highlights.

Autumn Scavenger Hunt

We went on a scavenger hunt to find autumn treasure. We brought back items that we were curious about, and shared these in the classroom. Why are the leaves that colour? How does it feel? Is it safe? Where did it come from?

“We were looking for some acorns” Halle
“We were looking for some leaves” MJ
“The leaves and acorns fell from the tree because of the wind” Viktoriia
“The acorn came from an oak tree. When it is small, it is green” Ayat
“I found acorns” Dania

Marvellous Mushrooms

Can you identify the cap, stem and gills? Primary 1 can!

Mushrooms in shops are safe to eat.
Mushrooms in forests aren’t safe to eat.
Red spotty mushrooms? Poisonous!

“They have gills underneath the cap” Erin
“We made them with dough” Ezra
“We rolled a ball with the dough and a sausage” Sasha
“We used a pen and made lines to make the gills” Halle
“We let them dry and painted them. I used blue and red” Zoa
“I painted my ones red and purple and blue” Myles
“I did red and dots.” Alya
“Red and spotty ones give you very bad stomach ache. They are poisonous” Viktoriia

Block area, small world and loose parts

Pupils have been proudly telling staff they have been working like “Team Bee”, creating amazing construction in the block area, using a variety of ‘loose parts’ to add to their masterpieces. If you think you have any loose parts you can donate to the class, please send them in!

“That is my castle where the humans stay and catch a werewolf” Myles
“We made an ark out of wood. It is a boat. We put it in the water and pretend it is floating” Edikan
“I made a castle” Sasha
“That’s a rocket and you put cars in the rocket and it blasts out and you shoot the monsters” Myles
“We were making a castle and the humans had to stay because there were poison mushrooms outside” Halle
“We were making a parking lot with different levels. There is a ramp for the cars to get in” Vinnie

Anna Hibiscus’ Song

What do you do when you’re so happy you feel you are going to burst into a million pieces?

Pupils from RMPS were invited by Capital Theatres to watch a performance of the story Anna Hibiscus’ Song. We enjoyed getting up and copying the dance moves to the sound of the African drums!

“We went at the theatre and we did some dancing. There was a story about friendship. The girl was really happy” Vinnie
“I liked the music” Dania
“I loved the dancing so much and it was so good and Iiked the music and singing” Zoa
“I really liked the music and the dancing” Viktoriia
“A girl from Africa. She was happy.” Sasha