Thursday 30 July 2015

Tip Top Factory

On Wednesday, Room 2 went to the Tip Top Factory to learn about our inquiry, 'process to product.' It was so awesome! First, we met our tour guide, she was very nice to us, she guided us to a small old van from when Tip Top first started! Then, our tour guide lead us to the factory where the magic happens. She explained what everything did and even explained what the workers did. She even told us that there is a mystery ice cream coming soon!
I am very excited for it! But my favorite part was when we got to eat an ice cream. I chose a jelly tip, it was delicious, while we were eating, we watched a short video on how the company began. I loved the trip to the Tip Top Factory.
I really wish I could go there again. I learn't so much about the process and I hope I learn more soon!

By Christine

Tip Top

Hi everyone, our trip to Tip Top had a rocky start with not having the right bus, we when we got there eventually we had a great time.
Here we are at the end looking smug as we had just eaten an ice cream.
I have other photos which I will down load off my phone and put on next week.
We learnt about homogenization, pasteurization and how to work as a team on a production line. It was great to see ice cream pouring down a tube and into boxes. This ice cream is a 'secret' new flavour. I can't wait until I see it advertised to try. It looked delicious.
Miss J.

Thursday 23 July 2015

Spelling website

Hi everyone, it's been a great first week back. The children have been rearing to go and full of beans.

The children found a great website that helps with spelling and spelling rules. It is:

http://www.howtospell.co.uk/index.php

It is a great site, especially the exercises / games, and the lessons tab. Please feel to get your children to show you around the site.

Miss J.

Thursday 2 July 2015

Knitting Club in room 2

Hi everyone, I started a Knitting Club which mainly consists of room 2 students (with some others). Here are some pictures of how we are going. Many of the children have mastered the knit stitch and next term we will start with the purl. The white work is a blanket I am working on for my cousin's baby due in August. Miss J.







Pizza with Mrs Fowler

One Tuesday, Mrs Fowler came to our class to make some delicious pizza. Well, you might be thinking, 'Pizza? Really, how unhealthy!' But actually, it is healthy!
Homemade things taste better! So in May, we got into groups of 3 or 4 and then began our activities. First we had to find 20 seasonal fruits and vegetables that are grown in May like apricot or avocado. Mrs Fowler also recommended the 5 a day website. Then we had to think of what we wanted on our pizza. My group picked potato, peas, pineapple and chives. For cheese, we decided on mozzarella and for meat, we choose none! Even without meat, it will be healthy and delicious.

On the day we made the pizza, everyone brought the equipment to school. Then Mrs Fowler showed us how to make the pizza dough. 
We all tried to make it and then we had to gather up all our muscles and knead as hard as we could, luckily the yeast made it rise and soften.
After morning tea, we stared with our pizza. We made the sauce with garlic, onion, tomato and tomato paste, the smell was so good that my mouth was watering!
Our groups eventually started with our pizza! We then baked it for about 10 minutes, the pizzas were our lunch and it was so tasty.

After our delicious lunch, we went to the classroom and wrote down the steps just in case we wanted to make more at home. 
I think making pizza was a great experience because I think that it boosted my fabulous cooking skills and I think I will defiantly make more in the future!

If you want to see the 5 a day website click down below

From Christine


Secret Garden Blog

Secret Garden

Every Thursday we spent the whole day with the Amazing Mrs Wallace. We have been reading The Secret Garden and as follow up we made our own secret garden in a shoe box by painting bricks as a background and bringing things from home. We've brought birds, butterflies, pipe cleaners, string, wool, toothpicks and cellophane. Some of us have made paper  trees and vines. 
Although we haven't finish quite yet they look amazing! Thank You Mrs Wallace.





















pizza with Mrs Fowler

Mrs Fowler made pizza with us. First we had to make the dough. This was fun as we watched it rise and had to punch it down. We rolled it out ready for our toppings. Our toppings were a mix of different things. We put it in the oven. It was the best pizza ever.
Enjoy our photos.