Category Archives: Primary 7S

Pupils visit Cromlix House Hotel.

The 8 Bake Off finalists went to spend some time at Cromlix House Hotel this afternoon.  They were given a tour of the hotel and the garden area.  The children were taught how to properly decorate cup cakes.  A huge thank you to head pastry chef Balazs for teaching the children these new skills.  Also thanks to Darin and Sharon for the garden tour and refreshments!

Here are the children icing their cupcakes and learning new skills by Balazs.

Here are some of the iced cakes produced by the children. A selection of roses and cactus.

We then had a tour of the Cromlix garden with Darin.  We tasted some of the different herbs which are growing and the edible flowers.

The final of The Great Dunblane Bake Off

Friday the 19th of May saw the final of The Great Dunblane Bake Off.  All 8 children were able to independently create the cakes which were delicious and very creative.  Judges came from Cromlix to look and taste the children’s cakes.  They had a very difficult decision to make but they did manage to choose a winner.

Well done to all the children who took part.

Here are the chefs at work –

  Cromlix Chefs tasting the cakes

All our finalists with their fantastic cakes.

First Place

Second Place

Third Place

Primary 7S are EGGcellent Chefs!

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:

  1. First half-fill your saucepan with water, turn your cooker on and leave to boil.
  2. Then crack your egg in a bowl (check to ensure there is no shell in it)
  3.  Next, when the water begins to bubble, stir to create a whirlpool
  4.  Carefully pour your egg in the middle and leave until it begins to rise
  5. Finally, use a slotted spoon to remove your egg and enjoy!

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

WW2 World Leader Photomosaics

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)