6.5.20 Starlings Class Blog - Wednesday

Date: 5th May 2020 @ 9:01pm

Good morning my SUPER Starlings, happy Wednesday.

What have you been up to? Have you been a super learner so far this week? It is the start of a new day… I wonder what you will achieve?

Please continue to follow our attached timetable and task list today. Below are some other exciting activities that you might like to try today.

• Have a go at another one of our ‘Awe and Wonder’ Science experiments. What will you discover today?

• Look in your fridge and kitchen cupboards for different foods. Sort the foods into ‘healthy’ and ‘unhealthy’. Think about why you have put each food where you have.
• Make your own set of binoculars to use in your garden or on your daily walk to spot different wildlife. Write a list of the wildlife you spot in the week.

I hope you are all being kind to your family while you are spending so much time together at home, Starlings. Sometimes it can be tricky spending so much time with the same people. Remember the importance of having your own space and a little bit of quiet time. It is important for adults to have quiet time too. Perhaps you could find a nice quiet activity to do on your own today, give your adult a few minutes to just RELAX. Could you read some books? Watch a film? Do some colouring? Play with your toys? 

Have a lovely day and I will speak to you again tomorrow.

With love,

Miss Gillam

Message from Mrs Powell

What did the world look like on VE day? What were people eating? Over the past few months, you might have had to eat something different because shopping is a little more complicated. What food did people eat on VE day? Lots of you have been growing your own fruits and vegetables; I’m growing tomatoes, herbs and strawberries and waiting to see if my peppers will grow! During the war, food was rationed so people grew as much food as they could. Another one of my Gran’s favourite foods was liver and she would make me and my brothers and sisters eat it all the time because she said it was good for us! We really didn’t like that but I like the ideas of some of these war time foods; my Gran Peggy would have loved the liver casserole!

Here's some of the popular foods eaten during World War II and the sort of dishes that featured in VE Day celebrations.  Do you fancy trying any of them?

• Dripping sandwiches with beef fat
• Lord Woolton pie (cauliflower, potatoes, parsnips, oats)
• Pork faggots with onion gravy and mash
• Homity pie (potato, onion and cheese)
• Corned beef hash
• Liver casserole
• Eggless fruit cake. Why do you think it was eggless?

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