Macphies of Glenbervie
As always Macphies have been very
supportive. Douglas Kidston, QC baker,
visited and helped the P3/4 pupils make
cookies for Red Nose Day. He also answered
questions from the P5-7 pupils on his
job.
Macphies also donated a large
quantity of dough which the P3-7
pupils enjoyed making into tasty
loaves of bread.
Glenbervie School
‘Food Fortnight
March 2013
This special edition of Snapshots gives an overview of the activities and events
organised as part as our Food Fortnight.
The aims for this project were:
o To encourage pupils to explore the variety of foods produced in Scotland and
Mackies Ice Cream
We were delighted to have Maitland Mackie, of Mackie’s Ice
Cream, visit. He spoke with P3-7 pupils about his dairy and
the importance of renewable energies in Scotland. Each
pupil was given the challenge of growing an oilseed rape
plant at home. The pupil with the tallest plant will win a
voucher for 12 litres of Mackie’s ice cream!
Countryside Classroom on Wheels
John Lahoar, estates manager from Macphies of
Glenbervie, visited with the CCOW. John had arranged for
a beef calf, dairy calf, ewe and two lambs to be on board.
All pupils were able to ask John, and Duncan the new
cattleman, questions about the livestock and what their
jobs involve.
ASDA
ASDA Portlethen have been supporting the school throughout this
session, including a donation of £50 towards ingredients for cookery.
Emily Teece visited the school to talk with P3-7 pupils about the fish
stocked at the store and the different methods used to catch them.
Pupils had the opportunity to taste
some of the fish.
Emily also helped to organise our
P1/2 visit to ASDA Portlethen where they were able to
find out more about what is involved in running a
supermarket, including a visit to the fish counter.
appreciate the importance of different types of agriculture.
o To raise awareness of the types of food related work people do.
o To engage in the ‘Food and the Environment’ theme as part of our work towards
gaining a third Eco School Green Flag.
o To provide an opportunity for pupils to work in mixed-age groups on a whole-school
theme.
Pupils and staff thoroughly enjoyed the event and we are very grateful to those who
contributed to making the fortnight a great success.
Farming Year Assemblies
We used The Royal Highland Education Trust’s newly released
‘Scotland’s Farming Year’ DVD to give pupils an insight into many
aspects of Scottish agriculture and help them to understand where
everyday food comes from. Topics included sheep and lambing, pigs,
milking cows, eggs, ploughing and harvest-time activities including
fruit picking and harvesting of vegetables, beef production, deer
management and venison and Scottish fish farming.
We also watched a selection of farmer interviews which allowed
pupils to get an understanding of the dynamic nature of farming firsthand.
SSPCA
Lynne Craib, a member of
staff from the Scottish
Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals visited
each class to talk about ‘Food
and Farm Welfare’.
Food and Farming Workshops
Pupils worked in their Houses undertaking a range of activities.
Food Culture and Traditions
Pupils took part in a variety of activities involving
matching foods to their country of origin; raising
awareness of the amount of food the UK imports.
Lessia Murray visited one workshop to talk about
Russian food, culture and celebrations. This included showing the pupils a
samovar (a heated metal container traditionally used to make tea) and
giving the pupils a taste of traditional Russian biscuits.
Mrs Donald visited the other workshop sessions and spoke about Swedish food, culture and
celebrations. She brought some Swedish food for the pupils to try.
Each session also included an opportunity for pupils to watch video
clips about Passover and Ramadan.
Fairtrade
Pupils took part in this interactive session by sequencing the journey
of a banana. They also explored the positive impact that Fairtrade has
on the farmer by comparing a Fairtrade farm with a non-Fairtrade
one.
From Plough to Plate
The aim of this workshop was to enable pupils to
appreciate the journey from plough to plate of everyday foods. Pupils
watched a video clip showing the journey of Leek and Potato soup. They
then had the opportunity to make and eat the soup
using leeks from the school garden.
Other activities involved the pupils in learning about the production
of bread and correctly sequencing the process and matching animals
to the foods they provide.
The Healthy Eating Plate
Pupils were reminded about the importance of a balanced diet
and asked to write a food diary indicating the food eaten on the
previous day. They made a menu using their diary and
categorised the foods using a food triangle or the food groups.
Pupils used the Healthy Eating Mat and play food to demonstrate
their understanding of a balanced diet.
Food Advertising and Packaging
After watching food adverts from the 1950s and comparing them with up-to-date adverts
pupils were given the challenge of creating and presenting an advert for food fresh from
the farm.
Pupils also explored the difference between ‘best before’, ‘sell by’ and ‘use by’ and the use
of traffic light symbols on food packaging. They then used what they had learned by
looking at different types of packaging to create their own food packaging.
Yo! Sushi
Sandy Ince, Assistant Manager at Yo! Sushi worked with
P1/2 and P5 pupils in a ‘hands-on’ workshop. Pupils had the
opportunity to taste some unusual foods and make their own
sushi to take home. Sandy was superb with the pupils and
everyone had lots of fun.
Ready, Steady, Cook!
Members of staff participated in this
cooking challenge. Mrs Meston and
Miss Binnie were drawn to compete
against Mrs Hodgkinson and Mr Bell.
The dish the ‘contestants’ had to make
was a chicken and broccoli wreath.
As they were preparing the dish our school cook, Jane
(ably assisted by Gaynor), demonstrated how to make an
Orkney Fudge Cheesecake.
It was a close competition but Mrs Meston and Miss
Binnie were voted the winners by the pupils.
Afterwards the pupils enjoyed tasting both dishes.
Junior Ready, Steady, Cook!
Our House Captains took on the challenge of competing against each other in this event.
Aaron, Heather and Isabel didn’t know until the afternoon what they were going to make.
We were all extremely impressed with their calm demeanour
and culinary skills displayed as they prepared a pizza from
scratch and a fruit salad.
All House Captains did their Houses proud, but the overall
winner was judged to be Heather, Barras’s House Captain.
Well done
Heather!