Primary 5S made yet another tasty Indian inspired meal in the learning lab today – masala pasta.
Desepite there being a lot a lot of ingredients in the dish, it was simple to make and tasted delicious! 
Masala Pasta
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Aloo Fry
Keeping with our Indian themed kitchen experiences, this week Primary 5S made Aloo fry (South Indian style fried potatoes).
The recipe was quite simple but the taste wasn’t – we all agreed it was delicious! If you want to make some yourself follow the instructions below.
You will need;
4 potatoes, oil and lots of spices (ground cumin, ground turmeric, chilli powder, ground coriander and garam masala which is a spice blend).
Process;
- First peel and cube your potatoes then keep these in a bowl of water for 20 minutes
- Â Put 2 tbsp of oil into a hot pan and place on a medium heat
- Â Carefully add your potatoes, mix to ensure all are coated in oil and leave to saute for 7-8 minutes
- Next add 1/2 tsp of turmeric, 1/2 tsp of chilli powder, 1/2 tsp ground coriander and 1/2 tsp of cumin to your potatoes and stir well to ensure all potatoes are coated in the spices
- Fry your potatoes until they are golden and crispy
- Add 1/2 tsp of garam masala and cook for a few minutes to allow flavors to blend
- Serve and enjoy!
Inspiring Imagination 3-10th November 2017
“The Firework Forest “– 3rd – 8th November 2017
Following on from the ‘Enchanted Forest’ slide show and discussions about ‘colour’, all of the children had opportunities to use different art materials to make their thoughts and ideas ‘real’ to them.
Some children extended their learning by making a ‘big working together’ picture and others chose to do their own individual piece of art work. The children’s interest continued over a few days …..
Kippenrait Glen!
On Monday of last week Primary 7 visited Kippenrait Glen (or the Darn Walk) as part of their John Muir Award.
We left at 9.30am to begin the 20minute walk to the Glen, we had to be well prepared with our lunches and sensible clothing and shoes for the day! It was a pretty soggy day so most of us had wellies or walking boots and waterproofs  to keep dry!
We made our first stop at the very start of the walk just off the golf course where we stopped to do some activities on Lichen and Tree classification, we used flow charts to identify the different characteristics of the tree to find out what they were!
We then walked on for another 20minutes or so until we made it to a big field. There we completed the majority of our activities, things like…
Eau D’Outdoors – where we created our own perfumes from the leaves, berries and scents of the outdoors.
I Can See A Rainbow – we found a variety of different coloured objects in the field and woods of the colours of the rainbow!
Tree Measuring – Â we used the strategies we had learned last week to measure the height and girth of the trees in the field and recorded this in our books, we found a variety of different trees and heights.
Senses Alphabet – we used our senses to find something from each letter of the alphabet… Not sure anyone managed to find x and z though!
We also looked at activities with mirrors and looking at the world from a different point of view,
Afterwards it was time for lunch and we were lucky enough to be able to eat it outside!
The final activity we completed after lunch was visiting the Robert Louis Stevenson cave. In groups we entered the cave and thought about words we could use to describe it ready for some imaginative writing this week.
We arrived back at school at 2.20pm, tired and muddy after our busy day!
P7H Star Writer
Each week Primary 7H are going to decide on their Star Writer during our Extended Writing lesson on a Thursday. This person will be someone who has tried their best and included as many of the things Mrs Hislop was looking for as possible.
This week’s Star Writer is Harry, he has been awarded Star Writer for creating a story with excellent use of descriptive language and creating a chilling theme throughout his piece of work. Here is his writing inspired by the cave on our Kippenrait Glen visit.
“I slowly stepped back towards the path, in front of me I saw a dark, gloomy cave and stared at it for what must of been about five minutes. It made me feel strange, like something was watching me! I started to walk towards the cave, still with the strange feeling. I was frightened but intrigued by this cave. Suddenly I heard a ruffle in the bushes, I stopped and it went away. I started walking again and the ruffles came back. Walking away from the cave left me suspicious, something or someone was watching my every move. This made me angry, this made me terrified. I had to find out what it was. So I decided to go back and wait outside the cave to see whatever it was looking at me. Waiting sent shivers down my spine. I was terrified. I started to doubt myself. It might of all been in my head, then I heard it, the ruffles, the echoes from the cave. I was so terrified but so angry I had to go in, if I didn’t I would never know what it was. On I went with what felt like a million butterflies in my tummy. Slowly I stepped towards the cave, I was nearly there, the river crashing on the rocks felt like the crowd cheering me on. I entered the cave, it was slimy and slippy. Drips of water all around me. I could barely see, it was like a different world. The slippery rocks were like ice to walk on. ‘Crash’. I slipped, falling on my back. I saw something, it was a door. This was my chance. I walked towards the door. The handle was covered in slime. I opened it with a creek, then there, I saw it…”
Nursery Curriculum Evening – Learning Through Play
Recently parents were invited to attend a curriculum evening, where staff gave a brief overview of Curriculum for Excellence and how we deliver the curriculum through play. The presentation included some video footage and still images of the children at ‘play’.
P5S Investigate Buoyancy
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!
Settling in to nursery
RHET Foodie Workshop
Today P7H did an exciting workshop with Sarah from RHET. First we went outside to the planters to harvest some of our vegetables. We had to pick one onion, four leaves of red and yellow chard and some peas per pair.
Next we took our harvest into the kitchen and started to make our coleslaw. We were split up into pairs and one person had to wash and prepare the chard, squeezed lemon juice, and added oil, cinnamon and herbs, whilst the others grated carrots, washed and chopped onions, ripped mint and added yoghurt and honey.
At the end we mixed both partners ingredients together to get our coleslaw.
Bhayleigh “It tasted so yummy!”
Oscar “Making it was fun and it was tasty.”
Harry “I started crying because of the onions.”
Carys “I tried new foods.”
Dan “It tasted like Santa giving you a hug.”
Emma “I didn’t know chard was thing, now I like the taste.”
Roald Dahl Day – 13th September
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!
