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Visit to the Cathedral

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Primary 3 are learning the story of St Magnus. On Friday 23rd March the P3 classes went on a tour of the Cathedral with Fran Hollinrake. You can see the two colours of stone used in the building of the Cathedral. The red sandstone came from Head of Holland and the yellow sandstone was quarried in Eday.  Can you see the cross of St. Magnus in the stained glass window? This is the oldest Mort Board in Scotland and is the most important artefact to be saved if there was a fire in the Cathedral. Underneath the bell tower and looking up.  Looking at the patterns on the ceiling. The statue of Saint  Olaf. Saint. Olaf standing on the bad part of his character.  Lovely patterns on the floor tiles. Have you noticed the squint pillar in the Cathedral? Each stone mason had a different mark to identify their stones.  You can see many different marks on the pillars.
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Maths - Multiplication

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P3 have been learning the concept of multiplication. They have shown their thinking by using empty number lines, creating multiplication sums and linking their understanding through using the trio trick strategy and  playing board games. They have also been learning the doubling strategy. You can double the 2x table to get the answers for the 4x. Also you can double the answers for the 5x table to calculate the 10x table. They have been looking for number patterns within the tables and are beginning to understand that multiplication is the same as repeated addition.
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