Today we visited Tesco in Bathgate to learn about different foods and how they end up in our kitchens. We travelled on the bus to Bathgate then were met at Tesco by a lovely lady called Tracey. She took us up to the training room where we met Paul. We were given yellow bibs to wear and a hat with our names on them.

We then had to make sure we were quiet as we walked through the supermarket to the fruit and vegetable section with Paul.

Paul asked us lots of questions about fruit and veg – we learned that fruit have seeds and vegetables don’t, which means tomatoes and peppers are actually fruit! We had to split into teams and find a fruit or vegetable for each colour of the rainbow. We learned about some new fruit and vegetables, like aubergines.

We then got to try some fruit – some of which we had never had before. Max really liked the mango and Kayla liked the grapes!

After the fruit and veg section, we went to the fish section where we learned about some different kinds of fish that they sell in Tesco and even got to hold them! We saw mackerel, flatfish and squid.

We had a little break after the fish where we got a drink of water and a piece of fruit (healthy!). We then went with Tracey to the bakery. We learned about the ingredients needed to make bread (flour, yeast, water, sugar and salt) and saw the machines used to make bread and rolls.

We then added toppings to our own rolls – we could have tiger paste, sesame seeds, poppy seeds or cheese (or all of them together!).

We got to see the warehouse where all the food is kept before going onto the shelves – we even got to see in the back of a huge lorry! We then had to go into the fridge, which was really cold, and then the freezer which was even colder!

To finish the day, we got to taste lots of different cheese. We learned that cheese is made from milk, which turns into curds and whey before being squeezed together to make cheese.

We got to try cheddar cheese, smoked cheese and onion cheese. Payton loved the smoked cheese! We got to smell some blue cheese and only a few of us were brave enough to taste it – Callum was brave but didn’t like it!

We had a great day at Tesco and can’t wait to eat our rolls after school!

P2 really enjoyed learning about the journeys which foods make from source to shop. We saw how bread is made and the ingredients used. We had a behind the scenes tour and got to taste different fruits and cheeses. Natalie said it was fantastic.

P2 went to the Science Centre on Wednesday where we had an amazing day. The activities and workshop were such fun. Here are some photos of our fabulous day.

P3/4 went to Tesco on Thursday. We didn’t go to do our shopping though. We actually went to learn more about where our food comes from. We got to spend time in 5 different departments and do some tasks at each one. In the bakery we got to see how they make bread. We also got to make our own little bread rolls which were then delivered to the school at the end of the day! We went behind the scenes to see where they store all the food before it goes on the shelves. We got to go inside the massive fridge and freezer too. The freezer was -21C which was very cold! We went to the cheese counter. We got to try different cheese. Even if we didn’t think we liked cheese we all tasted at least one. In the fruit and veg department we learnt about how different fruit and vegetables grow. We had to find a rainbow of fruit and vegetables. We got try lots of different fruit including strawberries, kiwi, pineapple, mango and sharon fruit. We all tried at least one new fruit we had never eaten before. The last department was the fishmongers. Here we got to learn about different fish and shellfish which we can eat. We got to hold them and see what they felt like.

We had a great day!

Yesterday, Primary 1 had PE outside. We worked on our balancing skills – we practised walking while balancing a bean bag on our head.

We then tried balancing the bean bag on different parts of our bodies.

We found that different beanbags were easier to balance than others. The fuller beanbags and silky beanbags were harder than the floppy beanbags. We then tried throwing our beanbags to see how high we could throw them without dropping them!

Every day, we try to do a ‘Daily Mile’ run. We aren’t quite at a full mile yet, but are getting close!

Remember to stretch afterwards!