Room 2 were given the challenge of constructing a modern crib for Baby Jesus.  It was to have a base for Baby Jesus to sleep on, sides to stop Baby Jesus falling out and legs to keep the crib off the ground. Look at our photos to find out who was successful with the challenge.

In Room 3, we were learning the ‘bridge’ technique and the ‘claw’ technique for cutting foods safely.  We then learned how to write a recipe so that we could take the recipe home and make some soup for our family.

In Room 2, we were learning some cutting techniques so that we can cut food safely.  Today we learned about ‘the bridge’ and ‘the claw’.  We were cutting up fruit to make a healthy snack.  Fruit and Vegetables is one of the food groups we have been learning about and we know that we should be eating more of this food group than others.  Most of us enjoyed all the different fruits.

In Room 2, we have been busy making reindeer dust to sell at the Banton Primary School Christmas Fayre.  First, we had to mix the oats, sugar and glitter together before filling the special bags.  Then, we had to design the sticker that would seal the bag up.  Next, we  created posters to advertise the reindeer dust.  Finally, we had to decide on a price.   We decided 50p was reasonable.  We hope everyone buys a wee bag!

Well done to the boys and girl who wore tartan for our St Andrew’s day.  We enjoyed going to watch the nursery class perform their songs and dance moves at the coffee morning.

On Monday, after the fire fighters talked to the parents about fire safety, Room 2 were given the chance to visit the Fire Engine.  We all had great fun climbing up the big steps and trying on the heavy helmet.  We got to see where the fire fighters kept their special tools to help them in all different types of emergencies.

Room 3 have been learning about where food comes from.  They have been finding out the origins of different foods in the UK.  They found out that Ireland is known for its soda bread.  Everyone successfully researched some facts about soda bread and enjoyed making some soda bread in class. Most children enjoyed the taste of the bread.  Why don’t you try making your own at home?  The children were given a recipe to take home.  Please comment to let us know how you got on.

In Room 2, we have been learning about where our food comes from.  We have been sorting foods into two groups –  foods that come from plants and foods that come from animals.  We know that oranges come from an orange tree and that we can get orange juice by squeezing them.  It was tough work squeezing the oranges on the juicer and we found out that it takes a lot of oranges to make one cup of juice! Most of us liked the juice but some of us didn’t like the bits in it.