Capsizing Origami Boats!!!

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Capacity, fair testing and STEM!

Seniors made origami boats and tested their worth today!

Using measuring cups, the children poured precise measures into their vessels!
We kept a count of all the millilitres we poured.
The boats and a gentle hand stayed the same, but the amount of water we poured in changed- the basis of fair testing.
Most boats were sea-worthy! Their design meant they displaced their weight quite well on the seas!
A measuring cup!
Pouring on 30mls!
Some adjustments at sea!
We have one or two additional designs. These were lovingly crafted with reinforcement materials- sellotape!
A capsized vessel.
An origami bird, from our first foray into our Japan projects!

Baking Cookies!

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Using a very special and secret recipe, kindly shared by two senior master bakers, 5th and 6th made some delicious treats today.

Secret dough recipe preparation!
Expert dough-shaping!
Shaping the dough by hand, by the artisan cookie crafters!
Adding white chocolate chip toppings!
Using a dipping technique!
The final tray is almost ready…
Et Voilà! Yum!

Garden Update!

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Our red mizuna has gone to seed! We pulled it and composted it, leaving space for our other slower salads.

The green is still hearty!

We planted out our pumpkins, hopefully they’ll stretch away.
These tiny eggs caught the eye today!