Last week we launched our new learning context, India, and lots of us wanted to find out about different Indian foods. Today in the learning lab we made parathas (a flatbread that originated in India) and spiced onion chutney. It took a lot of time and effort but the outcome was worth it.
Yesterday whilst we were waiting on our apple crumbles baking, Miss Spiers did a lesson to help illustrate the effects of bullying by using two leftover apples. One apple (which she had bashed without us knowing) was passed around the circle and we all thought of something nasty that someone had called us or that we had called someone else in the past. When everyone had finished Miss Spiers asked us to look at the two apples and describe them. They looked almost identical and were red, round and shiny.
We spoke about how nasty words make us feel inside and the difference between physical and mental wellbeing. Miss Spiers took a knife and cut both apples in half – we were shocked to see the results. One apple was clear, fresh and healthy looking whilst the other was bruised and mushy. This led to a long discussion about the impact our words can have on others and how, even when people look OK on the outside it doesn’t mean they feel OK on the inside. Always be kind and look our for others!
Yesterday, Primary 5S spent the afternoon in the learning lab making delicious apple and sultana crumble. To make some yourself simply follow the recipe below.
You will need;
3 large apples, a handful of sultanas, 175g plain flour, 110g golden caster sugar and 110g butter
Process;
As you can see from the pictures, we were all very pleased with our crumbles and the verdict is they tasted delicious!
Today we learned about buoyancy by investigating floating and sinking. First we made a table that included the different things we would be testing.
We then predicted whether each item would float or sink before putting them to the test.
We were surprised by some of the results. Did you know that an orange with the skin on floats however it sinks when the skin is removed? This is because the skin is porous and has lots of tiny air pockets which help keep it afloat.
Next term we’re looking forward to applying our knowledge by designing and creating a raft… watch this space!
A huge congratulations to these three confident individuals who read their fantastic poems in front of the whole school at our Harvest service today! 
Happy Birthday Roald Dahl!
Every year on the 13th September people around the country celebrate the life and works of famous children’s author Roald Dahl.
Primary 5S have been doing a novel study on James and the Giant Peach and invited Primary 3G/M along to their classroom to participate in some exciting learning experiences.
Some of the children took part in paired reading.
Others learned about imagery and used their imaginations, along with Roald Dahl’s fantastic writing, to depict James’ horrible aunts Spiker and Sponge.
Some children even explored the use of ICT to create amazing wordles.
Great teamwork Primary 3 & 5!
Primary 5S would like to thank Mr Keith Partridge for coming in to talk to them about his job as an adventure filmmaker. Throughout his career he has worked for the BBC, Channel 4, the Discovery Channel, National Geographic and even in Hollywood so we were really lucky that he found the time to come into our class today.
Early last week we launched our learning context ‘Explorers’ by building a tent in groups whilst being timed. We had a lot of fun and found that building a tent isn’t as easy as it looks and requires good teamwork and communication skills.
Before Keith visited, many of us pictured Bear Grylls when we thought of explorers. Some of us thought that explorers “tried to survive on islands and tried to find food in the sea and land” whilst others thought that they “gathered together weapons and went out into the forests and tried to survive”. We now know that explorers are people who “travel the world and go to unexplored habitats like parts of the Arctic” (Sophie), “do amazing and sometimes dangerous things but are very skillful” (Freddie) and “explore different places like mountains, deserts, caves, unknown islands, the deep sea and space” (Fraser).
Keith told us about different aspects of survival including food, water, shelter, protection from the elements and the importance of everyone getting along and working together. He showed us lots of amazing pictures of some his adventures which included him climbing to the summit of Mount Everest, sleeping on the side of a rock-face and abseiling down a waterfall.
We were surprised to learn that, contrary to what we first thought, explorers eat normal food on expeditions including tins of tuna, noodles, granola and crackers. They also sometimes eat space food which we thought was pretty cool and Miss Spiers even had some to show us!
Mr Partridge’s visit was really inspiring and we can’t wait to learn more about different explorers as we continue to delve into our learning context.
Today Primary 7S were learning how to cook eggs in different ways.
In the kitchen, the class were split into two groups with half making poached eggs and the other half making french toast (or eggy bread) before we swapped. We were really impressed with our cooking skills and wanted to share our recipes below.
To make the perfect poached egg
You will need: an egg, a saucepan, slotted spoon, water, cooker, small bowl, salt and pepper (optional)
What we did:
Fantastic French Toast
You will need: a cooker, frying pan, eggs, bread, milk, salt, pepper, oil /butter, a spatula
What we did:
1.First put a little oil (or butter) into your frying pan and place on your cooker on a low heat. 2. Then crack your eggs in a bowl and whisk along with a splash of milk, salt and pepper 3. Next, dip your bread into the mixture (ensuring both sides are covered) and carefully place it into the frying pan to cook 4. After a few minutes, check to see if the underneath is brown before using your spatula to flip over to cook the other side 5. Finally, remove the bread from the frying pan and serve
By Heather, Campbell, Stephanie, Catriona and Teigan
We have been learning about some of the world leaders during WW2. In art, we were exploring the use of tone as a visual element and created photomosaics of our chosen leaders. We were really impressed by our results shown below (click on the images to enlarge them)
Winston Churchill (Prime Minister of Britain 1940 – 1945)
Adolf Hitler (Leader of the Nazi Party 1933 – 1945)
Charles de Gaulle (Commander of French army during WW2 before becoming President in the post war era)
Franklin D. Roosevelt (President of USA 1933 – 1945)
Neville Chamberlain (Prime Minister of Britain 1937 – 1940)
Hideki Tojo (General of the Imperial Japanese Army 1941 – 1944)
Benito Mussolini (Leader of Italy 1922 – 1943)
Joseph Stalin (Dictator of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) 1929 – 1953)
Miss Spiers & Mrs Scott set us the challenge of designing a Fairtrade mascot (P4-7) and mini-mascot (P1-3) during citizenship groups on Friday. They were so impressed by all of the designs however, after much deliberation, they have chosen the winners.
Congratulations to all of our winners and for everyone who took part in the challenge.
Keep checking our Fairtrade Force blog to see what our mascots are getting up to and how they’re spreading the Fairtrade message.
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