Renewable Energy

Lewis’ uncle Stuart came to visit our classes because our topic is non-renewable and renewable energy sources and he works on a wind farm offshore.

We enjoyed listening to all the interesting information and looking at his PowerPoint presentation about his work offshore. We also enjoyed finding out how big the different equipment is and how the electricity gets back to shore.

What we found most interesting was that the vessel he works on could hold more than 2000 cars in weight. We also found the ROV interesting. It is a submarine that has a camera and is used to help connect cables under water and check that they aren’t broken. We all learned that it was harder in some ways to live on a boat instead of living in your house.

By Daisy and Arthur

St Johns Morning Running ( Tues/Thurs)

Pupils in primary 5, 6 and 7 are invited to start the day ( Tuesday and Thursday) with a walk / run challenge around the Figgate pond. We have a rewards system in place: 10 visits ( Bronze), 20 visits ( Silver) and 30 or more ( Gold). Pupils are encouraged to take responsibility for signing in and keeping track of each time they visit the park.

The register can be found just outside the gym hall.

Younger pupils are also welcome to attend but must have an adult/parent coming along to watch or run alongside! Please note that Mrs McIntyre (PE specialist) will always be in the park to supervise all the runners from 8.20 to 8.45. We look forward to welcoming new walkers/ runners to join our dedicated, enthusiastic and determined group.

Edinburgh Cross Country 14th March

Pupils from primary 6 and 7 will represent St Johns in the Edinburgh Primary Schools Cross country Finals at Inverleith Park on Monday 14th March.The school was very successful at the last event with all the runners finishing in the top 50 positions from over 150 participants. In fact 12 of our pupils finished in the top 22 positions.

The first race is at 11am and the pupils would welcome your support.