Today we had to earth up our potatoes because when we measured them they were 20cm tall. Most of us took turns to put some more soil on the potatoes. we earth them to protect from the frost and weeds.
We also dug up pot A to see the roots. There were no potatoes but there was hook forming which is a sign that potatoes would form.
Hopefully when we dig up Pot B there will be some small potatoes visible.
We finished our week getting ready for our Easter Get Together.
In the morning we all made Easter napkin holders for the Daffodil Tea. Some of us also made flowers and others made an Easter bonnet.
In the afternoon we joined with the rest of the school in our Easter Get Together.
Today was busy, busy!
We made comments for our Friendship Tree – saying kind words about somebody we wouldn’t generally say something nice to.
Next we went over to the hall and Miss Dingwall showed us how to play Indoor Curling. We had a great time and some of us would have played longer.
This was then followed by orienteering in the playground with Mrs Lynne. The children in pairs managed this very well and after initially finding it a little tricky, they had it mastered. Mrs Lynne kindly provided Hot Chocolate to keep us warm, as the snow was beginning to fall a little harder.
In the afternoon, after music practice, we played Whole School Dodgeball. Well done to Ardoch who won, but a big well done has to go to Alexander Bickerton who was standing alone in his team,
which seemed an eternity, avoiding all the balls.
Today we started with a whole school walk around the Castle Drive. Even though there were snow flurries, off we went! On route Jim Dawson, a local farmer, Â kindly let us see his newborn lambs in his farm.
After lunch we had a super time learning about SARDA. Mr Gaskell told us all about mountain rescue and the work of his dogs. We even had a demonstration, where the rescue dog had to find Mrs Gaskell.
Today we had a great day drawing our pictures for the Tesco Art Competition.
Our category was Dogs. We practised first and then we had to design our very own. A big thank you to Ms Webberley who was in to help us.
We were skipping today and were learning to run in and certain songs. We sang Jelly on the Plate, Sweeties in the Jar and Sausages in the Pan.
We also learned I am a Girl Guide/ Beaver Scout Dressed in Green. More old songs will be taught over in the next couple of weeks.
Well done to Noah, Carly and Sandy who skipped well in my group today. Well done to the children who also gave a go at running in!
We were learning the song and game Oranges and Lemons today,
We had good fun playing it out in the playground.
This was a song and game very popular in Victorian times (and even when Mrs Champion was a girl!)
The children particularly liked the gruesome part of avoiding the chopper!
When Finlay was reading his book called The Victorian Adventure, we came across a water pump used then. We discussed how these were found out to be sources of diseases (especially cholera- a deadly disease) back in the Victorian times. We watched in class a short video clip about how it was detected. Here is a link to this video, for those who would like to see it again.
Today we learned about Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day and how it is the day before Lent .
We then looked at the recipe and discussed how it is set out with ingredients, utensils and instructions. We looked at the different bossy verbs used.
We then used our knowledge of doubles to double the amount of our ingredients, so we would have enough for everyone. We then discussed hygiene and cooking. Finally we got down to making our pancakes!
We measured our ingredients, discussing grams and millilitres and when these are used. We discussed sieving flour and beating the batter to get air into the mixture. Then we used our new electric pan to cook our pancakes. We ate them plain or with a little jam. We discussed the importance of brushing our teeth later.
They actually tasted very good! Well done P2/3!
P2/3 learned about hand washing. We were able to use a special machine that shows if you are washing your hands properly.
First you put special cream on your hands. Next we had to go and wash our hands. When we thought we had washed our hands properly, we put our hands under the ultraviolet light. The parts on your hands that showed up very white, were the parts of your hands you had missed washing. Katie and James were particularly surprised how much white they could see on their hands!
