Assistant Rector Prep and Junior Schools
Mrs Kay Robertson
Assistant Head Prep School
Mrs Julia Adamson
Teaching Staff:
Mrs Anne Alexander
Mrs Nancy Briggs
Mrs Eilidh Dow
Miss Ruth Foster
Mrs Lisa Hudson
Mrs Nicola Letford
Mrs Gill McFadyean
Mrs Jill Moffat
Mrs Joan Montgomery
Mrs Margaret Nesbit
Mrs Karen Thomson
Ms Sarah Tregonning
Assistants
Mrs Kathleen Bunyan
Mrs Sarah Davis
Mrs Pat Ramsay
Prep
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School Visit to the Falkirk Wheel
On 2nd November Prep 3 had a super morning at the Falkirk Wheel as part of their topic on Forces. It was the first time many of the children had visited the Wheel and they were amazed at the size of it. Each gondola contains 300 tonnes of water, meaning that the wheel moves 600 tonnes on each lift. But because the gondolas are always in balance (because boats displace their own weight of water) moving them takes surprisingly little power therefore very little force is required. In addition to the science the informative guide gave the children some information on the history of the two canals. All in all a very enjoyable morning.
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of their topic on Forces. It was the first time many of the children had visited the Wheel and they were amazed at the size of it. Each gondola contains 300 tonnes of water, meaning that the wheel moves 600 
tonnes on each lift. But because the gondolas are always in balance (because boats displace their own weight of water) moving them takes surprisingly little power therefore very little force is required. In addition to the science the informative guide gave the children some information on the history of the two canals. All in all a very enjoyable morning.
