WAU

P4/5 Find Minibeasts at The Castle and Behind The Hall

Habitats

P4/5 Had an Exciting Trip to Down County Museum

WALT: Investigate a Change Over Time to the Iron Nails and Wire Wool

P4/5 took a trip to the castle to make their own trinket necklaces. This is in correlation with our topic 'Prehistoric Times'

Investigation- This week, the children in P4/5 have been doing an ongoing investigation. They are investigating the affects of different liquids on iron nails and wire wool.

P4/5 were learning how to build dens this week through Forest School. Miss Crozier showed the children how to safely build a den

P4/5 Create Replicas of The Stonehenge Using Minecraft

P4/5's Make Antler Headresses From the Mesolithic Age

Food Tour Around Dundrum. We Visited Tonn Ruray, Cúpla and Scopers

The Primary 4/5 class had an exciting day on their food tour of Dundrum, this was part of their WAU topic ‘Food’. Their first stop was the Tonn Ruray, where the children learned to make pancakes and cookies, they got to decorate their cookies after. The children also discovered how to make lemonade fizzy using baking soda and citric acid. Owner Michael explained how prices are set, considering costs such as, staff wages, electricity and ingredients.

Next, at Cúpla, Dom and Naomi shared their experience sourcing coffee from Colombia and discussed the significance of Fair Trade products. The children enjoyed sampling chocolate brownies and hot chocolate.

Finally, at Scopers, Paul spoke about his grandfathers influence on his cooking and the importance of using seasonal, sustainable ingredients. The class left with tasty baked goods to enjoy back at school!

WALT: Investigate how Food is Prepared and Cooked

The Primary 4 and 5 class were able to investigate how food is prepared and cooked, we also explored the cultural significance of different recipes with a parent of our own pupil, Harry Stott. Thank you for the demonstration Adrian.