Term 2 Learning Overviews
Club Wild – Remarkable Rosehip
This week at club wild we headed to the hedgerows to harvest the bright red hips of the wild dog rose (Rosa canina). The rosebush is so jaggy it nearly caught us. Liam says it needs to be this jaggy to protect itself from birds eating the rosehips.
Rosehip syrup became very popular during World War II when government scientists discovered that weight for weight they have 20 times more vitamin C than oranges. The Department of Food recommended rosehip syrup and a generation of children began to have a daily dose.
During World War II, a national week for the collection of rosehips was established in late September. In 1941 this produced a 200 ton haul of hips which made 600,000 bottles of commercially produced syrup.
The syrup was traditionally boiled but Hurriyiah pointed out that in boiling the vitamins might be lost. To keep all the Vitamin C, and also Vitamins A, D and E, we can make a raw syrup. Here is our recipe for Raw Rosehip Syrup.
• Rosehips topped and tailed, scored or pricked with a fork
•Caster sugar
•Sterilized jars
Make a layer of rosehips at the bottom of the jar then cover with a layer of caster sugar. Keep doing this until the jar is full.
Leave the jar for about two weeks on a sunny window, turning every day. The sugar will draw out the liquid from the hips and make beautiful red-orange colour of syrup.
After two weeks or longer if it needs, strain the liquid through a fine muslin cloth and pour into sterilized bottles. The rosehip syrup can be taken as medicine but tastes amazing on pancakes, waffles, yogurt and ice cream 😊
Book Week Scotland 2019
Repost: Children in Need 2019
On Friday 15th November, we are having a Children in Need fundraising morning.
To raise money we will be:
- Dressing up or dressing down for a donation. Why not dress up in yellow or in spots like Pudsey?
- Having a ’Guess the Baby Teacher’ competition. Pupils can try to correctly match the baby pictures to teacher’s name for the chance to win a prize. Each entry will cost 50p.
- Holding a bake sale in the dining hall. We would be very grateful for any parent/carer baking donations. Please hand any donations into the office and list the ingredients used for those with allergies.
Thank you for your support.
Knit N Blether
Our knitting club takes place in our community library every Wednesday from 3:15-4:15 pm.
We have a great mix of parents and children who can knit or are wanting to learn. There are lots of other crafts that we can do with wool, so we make friendship bracelets and do a bit of weaving amongst other things.
Just now we are having a go at making phone cases, scarves, fingerless gloves and pom poms. Look out for the things we have been making on sale at the Christmas Fair.
West Lothian Sumdog Competition
This week is West Lothian’s Sumdog Competition and children might want to take part in this as their home learning choice board.
Out of 43 classes:
- 38th – Primary 5
Out of 1150 pupils:
- 25th – Lucy M in P1
Families Learning Together 2
Children in Need 2019
On Friday 15th November, we are having a Children in Need fundraising morning.Â
To raise money we will be:
- Dressing up or dressing down for a donation. Why not dress up in yellow or in spots like Pudsey?
- Having a ’Guess the Baby Teacher’ competition. Pupils can try to correctly match the baby pictures to teacher’s name for the chance to win a prize. Each entry will cost 50p.
- Holding a bake sale in the dining hall. We would be very grateful for any parent/carer baking donations. Please hand any donations into the office and list the ingredients used for those with allergies.
Thank you for your support.
Dress Down Day Fundraising
The recent amounts raised for our Dress Down Day was:
P1: 9.00
P2:Â 12.00
P3: 20.00
P4: 21.05
P5: 12.50
P6: 11.00
P7: 13.51
Thank you to everyone who contributed. We will add this to the amount raised in our next dress down day and classes will selected resources for Together Time.
