Waitrose

 

Year 1 and 2 went on a trip to Waitrose ( Cheltenham ) on the 21^st of October 2009. Mrs English and Mrs Zeal accompanied them.

 

  

Whilst year 1 and 2 were on their trip to Waitrose, they did a few activities. The first activity was to go down to the cellar to see where the staff ate.

 

  

 After that they went to do some cooking. On this trip they cooked a vegetable pasty. Apparently it was the first time that some people have cooked before and it was very enjoyable for them. To do the cooking, they went to a secret room that you would think that nothing was there if you just went to Waitrose to shop. While the children were cooking they were shown some fruit and vegetables. This is how to cook a savoury puff slice (pasty).

 

  

Savoury puff slice (pasty)

Ingredients

125g puff pastry

 

1tbsp caramelised peppers or tomato chutney

 

25g Cheddar cheese, grated

 

25g button mushrooms, sliced

 

1salad onion, finely sliced

 

Beaten egg to glaze

 

Serves 2

 

 

1.  Preheat the oven   to 220°C gas mark 7.

 

2. Roll the pastry into a rectangle about 15cmx 25cm. Gently fold it in half mark the centre and unfold again.

 

3. Spread the caramelised peppers or chutney on one half, leaving the boarder of 1cm around the edge. Scatter the cheese on top of the peppers and top with the mushrooms and salad onions.

 

4. Carefully brush the edges with the beaten egg then fold the pastry back over the seal. Knock up the edges with a round –bladed knife then place on a baking sheet and brush the top with the beaten egg.

 

5.  Bake for 25 minute until well risen and golden brown. Serve  hot or cold. To reheat, place on a baking sheet and put into a preheated oven at 180°C gas mark 4 for 15 to 20 minuets until piping hot.

 

  

 After all that hard work, they went to the playground and they played on the adventurous and exciting sculpture. On the adventure playground there was a water fountain. The water from the fountain was running down to a stream.

 

  

The children learnt how to eat healthily. This trip was part of the DT and Science Curriculum.

 

  

After the trip, the adults suggested that more time at Waitrose would be a good idea because it was a bit of a rush, and it would have been better if they had just half of an hour more.

 

  

The infants had a very enjoyable day and enjoyed eating their puff slice at home.

 

 

  

  

  

  

 

  

  

 

  

 

 

A visit to Over Farm

 

Reported by Rebecca and Oliver

 

Class 2 and the year one’s visited Over Farm for the day. They went to Over Farm on the 28^th September 2009, which was on a Monday. We had heard that the children really enjoyed it and so did the teachers. The purpose behind the trip was for the children to learn about fruit and vegetables and how to grow them. The vegetables that they saw were sweet corn, onions, cabbages and leaks. They also did lots of activities witch included; tractor rides, egg hunt, pass the parcel and a farm walk. The teachers joined in with the activities with the children and they all had an enjoyable time.

 

 

The onion mountain 

 

 

One of the most popular activities they did and saw was the onion mountain, where there was a mountain of onions and they had to count how many there were.

 

 

Some of the children especially enjoyed seeing the animals. Zainab said that she saw sheep, ostriches, pigs, goats, donkey, chickens, pony and buffalo. Amelia fed the animals pellets.

 

 

They looked around the shop at Over Farm Market to look at crops. Mrs English also said they had a picnic and they all really enjoyed it. They particularly liked the jam sandwiches because they were lovely and moist.

 

  

Activities

 

They had fun doing the activities at Over Farm Market.

 

The activities that they did were the tractor ride, which all of the children joined in with and they got to see the rest of the Over Farm Market grounds. Then there was the egg hunt, which they had to find an ostrich egg and Zaniab said she found a massive one and she was sad to leave it behind.  

 

So that is what happened when class 2 and the year one’s visited Over Farm Market for the day. We all hope that the children will have happy memories about Over Farm Market. 

 

 

 

 

A trip to Caerleon

Reported by Eva and James

 

 

 In September 2008 class 3 went to Caerleon, a trip that shows the class what it was like in Roman times. They visited ruined buildings, an old amphitheatre and much more and I’m sure that it was a memorable experience.

 

 

Exploring

 

First they went to the ruined buildings. The buildings that they visited were the soldiers buildings that they stayed in. After that they visited the community toilets. A comment from James, age 9, was that the toilets had a very distinct smell. Whilst walking down to the main building, the children where excited about what they were going to do next. When they arrived at the main roofed area,they went to the made up school. Jess, 8, said it was her favourite part of the day. In the school the boys had to put a cloak on and the girls had to put on a soft toga. This was an experience of what it was like to be a Roman child.

 

 

Armour and entertainment

 

After their time outside, they went into the warm comfort of a room. But not just any old room, a made up Roman room. William exclaimed that the bedrooms were tiny - much smaller than his! Every child tried the armour but they said it was too heavy. They laughed about how big the helmet was - most of the children couldn’t see out of it. Then they went to the lunchroom James said it smelt really bad!

 

 

 

After lunch the children strolled down to the amphitheatre. In the amphitheatre they walked all around and counted how many step it the perimeter of the theatre. Lots of the children enjoyed this activity. They also enjoyed this because they got to go and walk around an arena that real gladiators used to fight and train. Then they went to a museum. The children were fascinated by the information inside. In the museum they saw weapons, jewellery, old pottery, armour, skulls of animals and much more. After the museum the children went on their journey home.                                    

 

 

PGL

 

(Peter Gordon Laurence)

 

Reported by Cara and William

 

 

Class 4 went to PGL on the 23^rd to the 25^th of September 2009. They did outdoor activities including abseiling and rock climbing. They stayed at the resort in Hillcrest. The School decide to send the class 4 children to PGL to help them with physical challenges and also the fact they were away from their parents.

 

 

Travelling

 

On the morning of the 23^rd, the children came to school dressed in their own clothes. They put their luggage in the hall and went outside for morning break. After break they said goodbye to their parents and went into class to wait for the bus. When the bus arrived they put their entire luggage on the bus and climbed on. They drove to a picnic spot and took all their luggage off the bus. To get to PGL the children had to take a PGL bus, but before that they had lunch at the picnic spot.

 

 

Activities

 

The children got split into three groups. They all did the same activities but at different times.

 

This is the order one group did: archery, abseiling, low ropes, zip wire, mud challenge, rock climbing and kayaking.  

 

 

The Teacher, Miss Marks, commented, “I liked the canoeing best because we were all together as a class and I enjoyed splashing people.”

 

Some people said that they liked the zip-wire because it was exiting. One pupil told us that she was scared when she climbed the tree and jumped but, when whizzing along the zip- wire, she was laughing.

 

 

Evening Entertainment

 

On the first night they played a game called Robot Wars. They had to make a robot on a random pupil out of cardboard boxes, newspaper and duck tape.

 

Then all the pupils’ disguised as robots had a water bomb fight. The second nights evening entertainment was a disco. The children had a lot of fun dancing with their friends.

 

 

Sleeping

 

The pupils slept in dormitories. The girls slept in one room and the boys got split into to two rooms. In the rooms there were bunk beds. Also the children had fireboxes to put a jumper and a pair of shoes in. If there was a fire the children could put these clothes on to keep warm.

 

 

                                                                        

 

Tuck Shop

 

On the second last day, the pupils were allowed into the tuck shop. In the tuck shop there were sweets and other things with the PGL emblem on it. Most children bought some sweets but those sweets were put into a bag for after tea.

 

 

Class 4 had a really good time and would have done it all the activities do it again if they could. The teachers enjoyed it, the pupils enjoyed it and one thing for sure it was a truly unforgettable experience.