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After our trip to ASDA we had a go at making our own bread. It was really exciting and we enjoyed putting our hands in to knead the bread.
Finally our bread was ready. Was it going to be as good as ASDA's?
Our bread was absolutely delicious. We had really enjoyed our trip to ASDA and were very impressed by our own baking skills.
The number of children in the United Kingdom travelling to and from school by car is steadily increasing. In 2005, National Statistics suggested that 43% of primary school children are being driven to and from school.
At Wardley Primary School, we would like to see this number decrease. To do this, we have developed a school travel plan, which involved consultation with children, staff, school governors and parents.
The travel plan shows Wardley Primary School’s commitment to working with the community to:
*Improve the environment.
*Reduce car traffic to and from school.
*Encourage cycling to school as an alternative to the car to save energy, minimise air pollution and increase pupil fitness.
*Develop the social skills of all pupils through their active involvement in the development, implementation and evaluation of this plan.
To download the full version of the school travel plan click here
Wardley 3 v St Albans 0
Jakk Smith x 2
John James
Wardley returned to form with a comfortable win against St Albans. Some excellent football was played in the first half, with Wardley racing to a 2-0 lead. John James opened the scoring with a long range effort carefully placed into the net. Jakk Smith continued his excellent goalscoring record with another two goals.
Mr Scott and Mr Evans were particularly pleased with the clean sheet and commended Callum Burns on the great energy and skills he showed throughout the match.
Man of Match
Callum Burns
This is the machine that mixes the ingredients to make the bread. To make bread you usually need yeast, flour, salt and water.
This machine rolls out the dough into the shape of a French stick.
The proofing oven is very warm and it allows the bread to rise. It is the perfect temperature.
When the dough has risen, the baker transfers it into the bread ovens to cook.
This is the finished product!!
Northumbria in Bloom
Children’s Painting Competition
Gateshead Council is once again hosting the above competition. Year's One, three and four took part this year. Year One could paint a flower from any chosen month and we chose to paint pansies, which flower in July. Year's three and four were restricted to the months of March, July or November.
The children painted Poppies to coincide with November Remembrance Day and also Cornflowers, which flower in July. Judging will take place at Saltwell Park on Saturday 17th March 2007 at 11am. The winning entries will feature in the next Northumbria in Bloom Calendar.
Good luck to those pupils who entered!
Laing Art Gallery
Take one Picture: North, South, East, West project
The Bard by John Martin
Year Five pupils have recently taken part in the Take one Picture: North, South, East, West project at the Laing Art Gallery.
This project centred around one painting called The Bard by John Martin. The painting illustrates a poem called The Bard written by Thomas Gray in 1757. Bards were medieval Welsh poets and musicians who were held in high esteem by local kings. These Bards used stories, poems, songs and music to encourage people in their daily lives, especially against hardship and oppression.
John Martin’s painting depicts the last surviving Bard standing on a precipice. He is cursing King Edward’s troops below before he hurls himself to his death. The Bard’s curse forecast the end of Edward’s line to the throne. The story has since been proven to be untrue.
During the visit to the Gallery, the pupils were involved in the analysis of the painting. They gained an insight into the background of the painting; this led the pupils to study what they thought the artist was trying to communicate. They also got the opportunity to take part in some painting workshops.
As a result of the visit, Year five spent a week studying a unit of work on The Bard painting. Miss Gardner and Miss Gillie worked with the children to analyse the painting further, so that the children could re-create it.
A three-dimensional structure was made and the children spend four afternoons building up the piece. This was achieved using poster paints and watercolours and the children were able to experiment with a variety of painting techniques and colours. The children’s work was then cut out and assembled to the 3D structure in collage form.
Alongside this artwork, the children also studied the poetry and stories behind The Bard in Literacy lessons. They composed their own legends and poems using the painting as a starting point.
This was a very successful unit of work, which gave the children a real sense of achievement as the painting progressed and was completed over the week. The children worked together as a team to complete the work and enjoyed it very much.
The finished creation of The Bard is now on display in the junior hall, along with the children’s stories and poems. The Laing Art Gallery is currently putting together a website of all the schools who have taken part in the project and their work. We have submitted our work for inclusion also.
Wardley 0 v Lingey House 4
Wardley suffered their first defeat of the season. An even first half saw Lingey House take a narrow 1-0 lead. The half had ended in dramatic style when Lewis Allsop made a terrific penalty save. In the second half, the Lingey House side began strongly and scored two quick goals. Callum Burns nearly got Wardley back in the game with a fantastic strike from distance but it struck the crossbar. Lingey responded quickly to score their fourth goal.
Mr Scott and Mr Evans were particularly pleased with the defensive performances of John James and Karl McInnes.
Man of the Match: Lewis Allsop.