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!
P1 and P2/3 recently had a visit from the Fire Service and learned about the dangers of making hoax calls to the fire service.
Lynne followed up this visit and allowed the children to make supervised 999 calls.
Alexander and Rebecca did a wonderful job making a 999 call. Rebecca was especially clear when making her call!
Today we learned about St. Andrew for Scotland’s special day.
We went over to the hall and danced some Scottish dances. After that we had a Scottish food taster session. We learnt about the health benefits of some and how some foods should be only eaten in moderation. Today we tasted a variety of porridge, oatcakes and Scottish cheddar, shortbread and tablet. Haggis was going to be served, but it was already an option for lunch.
It was good to see a lot of the children tucking into porridge.
What a brilliant time we had when the fire brigade visited us.
They showed us all their water equipment, cutting tools and we all got the chance to use the water hose. We had to aim at a cone on top of the bin. I think there are some budding firefighters amongst us!
Today we made our very own healthy sandwiches. We had a choice of fillings including, chicken, ham, cheese, pate, lettuce, cucumber and tomatoes. We discovered we need a little more practice spreading and chopping.
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