Homework - 7th December

Year 3 and Year 4 Homework Friday 7^th December

Next Friday the 14^th December we are having our Christmas parties (details in school newsletter to follow). In order to make our parties a success your homework this week is to read the following recipes and decide upon a treat that you would like to make Friday morning, to eat in the party.  This is all related to our Topic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Your homework is as follows:

·         Read the recipes below and decide which recipe you would like to follow ( 1 recipe only please) Reading skills

·          Discuss with your parents how you will get the ingredients.                                                       Oracy and thinking skills

·         Measure out the correct ingredients for your chosen recipe.                                                       Measuring skills

·         Put the ingredients into containers with your name marked clearly on them.                         Thinking skills

·         Bring the ingredients to school next Friday the 14^th December.

We will have the use of microwaves / utensils etc. All you have to bring is the ingredients. The children will be working in groups on the same recipe. If your child has an allergy please check the recipe that he / she has chosen. Please involve the children as much as possible in the collation,  measuring and storing of the ingredients. Where the recipes mention sweet cases – small fairy cake holders or similar would also be suitable.

Many thanks for your parental support

Year 3and Year 4 teachers

Coconut haystacks

Ingredients

250g chocolate

150g coconut

30 sweet cases

Method

1. Line a baking tray with sweet cases

2. Break the chocolate into a bowl and melt

3. Add the coconut and stir in fully

4. Add 1 tsp to each sweet case making uneven shapes

5. Leave to set

 

 

 

 

Chocolate marshmallows

Ingredients

250g chocolate

pink and white marshmallows

30 sweet cases

Method

1. Line a baking tray with sweet cases

2. Slice the marshmallows in ½ long ways

3. Break the chocolate into a bowl and melt

4. Spoon 1 tsp of chocolate into the prepared sweet cases

5. Place a marshmallow on top

6. Leave to set                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peppermint creams

Ingredients

250g fondant icing

1 tsp peppermint essence

1 tsp green colouring

50g chocolate (optional)

Method

1. Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper

2. Work the peppermint essence into the fondant icing in a bowl

3. Add some sieved icing sugar if it becomes too sticky

4. Divide the mixture in half and add green colouring to one half

5. Work this in, again use icing sugar if necessary

6. Roll out to ½ c.m. thick on a surface sprinkled with icing sugar

7. Use the small cutters to make individual shapes

8. Leave to set for 30 minutes

9. Dip in chocolate if required and leave to set again

 

Chocolate cherries

Ingredients

250g chocolate

100g glace cherries

30 sweet cases

 

Method

1. Line a baking tray with sweet cases

2. Chop the cherries into ¼ size pieces

3. Break the chocolate into a bowl and melt

4. Stir in the cherries

5. Add 1 tsp to each sweet case making uneven shapes

6. Leave to set

 

Peppermint bark

Ingredients

2 x 150g luxury milk or white chocolate

1 x 250g pack mint humbugs

Method

1. Line a baking tray with baking parchment

2. Break the chocolate into pieces and heat in the microwave or over a pan of simmering water.

3. Unwrap the humbugs and put in a thick polythene bag. Use a rolling pin to roughly crush into bits

4. Stir into the melted chocolate.

5. Spread the mixture onto the paper and leave to set.

6. Once completely cool, gently peel off the parchment and break into small bite-sized pieces.

Christmas costumes

Just a quick reminder that we'd like the children's costumes in this week ready for dress rehearsals. The children have been working really hard practicing and performing their songs and are looking forward to performing next week. Thanks for your continued support!!

Children in Need

We had great fun for Children in Need, here's some more pictures!!

Children In Need 2012

This year we raised over £1100 for Children In Need, and years 3 and 4 certainly played their part. Well done to all of the children for raising so much money for a fantastic cause.

Number bonds and multiplying

In year 3 and year 4 it is really important for the children to know number bonds and times tables. Here are some websites that our year 3 and 4 pupils can use to  reinforce their skills . 
http://www.ictgames.com/save_the_whale_v4.html

http://www.ictgames.com/10pipe.html

http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/numberbond.html

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/numberskills.html

Mad 4 maths, is one of the best multiplication websites for year 3 and 4 pupils; 

http://www.mad4maths.com/multiplication_table_math_games/

"If you have a dream, don't ever give up"



We had a very inspirational visitor in school today, Welsh Paraolympic cyclist, Mark Colbourne. He gave an assembly to the children sharing his story about how he became a Paraolympic medalist. The children were shocked to hear that Mark was a keen paraglider before breaking his back 3 years ago in an accident, but he never gave up. During the London 2012 Paraolympics Mark won 2 silver medals and 1 gold medal breaking the world record in both his trial and the final. Mark even brought his medals to school for all the children to see and some lucky children even got to hold one of his medals!!

Mark Colbourne is a member of the Jamie Baulch Academy and the children had the opportunity to join in with circuit activities. They had great fun showing off their skills!!

Science - Liquids and Solids

Our new topic in Science is seperating liquids and solids. This week we introduced the children to liquids and solids through fun, practical activities. The children had the chance to sort actual liquids and solids, write down as many liquids and solids as they could think of and even become Oompa Lumpas in a mixing experiment - mixing liquids and solids together. But the best activity was left until the end of the lesson - playing with the 'gloop'. All the children had the chance to feel the gloop with their hands and they soon realised the 'gloop' had magical properties! It started off as a solid and then changed to a liquid and even went back to a solid. The children had great fun as you can tell by the pictures!!