On Fri 27th March P3 were very excited to go on their trip to Dumfries House. We were blessed with sunny weather and got to enjoy all the outdoor activities as well as our cooking session! P3 enjoyed cutting up vegetables and herbs to make a delicious pasta salad. Some pupils were very good at trying new foods.
Afterwards we went outside for a vegetable hunt and the trip finished with some free time at the adventure playground.
Primary 7 had a go at cooking vegetable parcels last week – here are some photos of us in action. We found using the filo pastry tricky to begin with but soon mastered it…who knows, perhaps the next Masterchef is in our midst!
The boys and girls enjoyed making tomato and basil tartlets in our learning kitchen. Well done. They were delicious!
Primary 4 smelled and tasted some fabulous herbs in the classroom. We found out that Rosemary was useful during plague times to get rid of bad smells. We also found out that Chives were used in China as far back as 300BC and were used to make antidotes for poisons. Did you know that Mint is an invasive herb? This means that it takes over other herbs and plants, so it is best to put it in a pot instead of the garden.
Our class went out into the garden and started decorating plant pots in which we planted herb seeds. Some of us chose to plant Dill, Parsley, Basil, Coriander and Tarragon.
At the end we got a stick and wrote our name and what herb plant we planted and stuck it in the pot. Hopefully, they’ll grow into herb plants and we look forward to using them in our recipes.
If you are a parent or guardian of a child in Primary 4, I’m sure you will already have received a fabulous invitation to our Parent’s Open Event on the 27th of May 2015 at 9.30am. Please come along tomorrow and find out what the children of P4 plan on doing with these interesting resources!
Miss O’Neill.
On the 15 May our class joined in with Jamie Oliver’s ‘Food Revolution Day’. We took part so we could learn to make healthier food choices. The whole class had fun squashing and mixing the ingredients together to make our own ‘Squash It’ sandwich!
P3 were very excited to have their first opportunity to use the learning kitchen this year. So far two groups have had the chance to try out the recipe for butternut and thyme scones. Most pupils liked it with some saying it was too herby.
Everyone was keen to participate during the cooking as well as the obligatory cleaning up as the flour gets everywhere!
We went down to the learning kitchen to make our own Minty Yoghurt Dip. We watched Jamie Oliver make this recipe on the Smart board in the kitchen. We had lots of fun making the dip and after we made it we tasted it, with peppers and cucumber. Some people liked it and some people didn’t!
A new lunch menu was issued to all families on Friday 15 May. The menu starts on Monday 18 May on week 2. Please click on the link below to view the new menu.
Pre-Order Parent’s Lunch Menu 15 May 2015
Please note – The previous menu for 10 June will remain the same because our new entrant pupils and parents are joining us for lunch on this date and they have already selected their meals from this menu. Therefore the menu for 10 June is detailed below –
14 May 2014
The pupils made a very tasty salad which was finished off with a lovely oil dressing.
