What a day we’ve had in Primary 5S!

After break we went to watch ‘Aladdin’ the pantomime in the assembly hall which was excellent. Then, after break, we visited the learning lab and made Christmas pudding rice krispie cakes. 

You will need;

50g Rice Krispies, 30g raisins (optional), 100g milk chocolate, 50g butter, 30g mini marshmallows, 80g white chocolate and some red and green icing.

Method

1. Put the butter, milk chocolate and marshmallows into a small saucepan.  Place on a medium heat and stir until the chocolate and butter have melted but the marshmallows are just beginning to melt.

2. Pour the rice crispies into the pan and stir until well coated.  Line an egg cup, or large measuring spoon (tbs) with cling film.  Firmly press the mixture into this then remove and sit the flat side on a clean plate.  Repeat with the remaining mixture and chill until firm.

3. Melt the white chocolate in the microwave.  Spoon a little chocolate over the top of each pudding before topping with little holly leaves and berries made from the icing.

Despite some of our mixture not binding properly we all had fun (and, as you can see from the picture below, didn’t let anything go to waste).   Thank you to the groups who were very kind and shared their mixture with others. 

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;

1. First pre-heat your oven to 190 degrees celcius
2. Next peel and chop your apples before placing in a large bowl
3. Then add 2 tbsp of golden caster sugar and a handful of sultanas before mixing thoroughly
4. Place your mix into a baking tin and spread evenly
5. For your crumble mix, add 175g plain flour, 110g golden caster sugar and 110g butter into a bowl
6. Then use your fingertips to rub in your butter until the mix begins to look like moist breadcrumbs.  Shake your bowl to allow any larger lumps to come to the top and rub these in too
7. Next, spread the crumb mixture on top of the apples and press down with a fork
8.  Finally,put your tin into the oven and bake for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown

As you can see from the pictures, we were all very pleased with our crumbles and the verdict is they tasted delicious!

A huge congratulations to these three confident individuals who read their fantastic poems in front of the whole school at our Harvest service today!