Mini Christmas Puddings

Yesterday our class made miniature Christmas puddings. We used Mallowpuffs, jaffas, spearmint leaves and melted white chocolate. The jaffas and the spearmint leaves on top resemble holly leaves and berries. The white chocolate looks like custard and holds the decoration in place. After making our own, some of us wrapped them up in cellophane to take home or give as a present. Today, we helped a junior class make their own Christmas puddings. We worked with our reading buddies and they also read from their poetry books to us.

Here's how to make your own mini puddings:

You will need:

Mallowpuffs
jaffas
spearmint lolly leaves
white chocolate

Method:

1. Melt the white chocolate in a jug until smooth and spreadable.
2. Slice the spearmint lollies into small strips.
3. Take a Mallowpuff and spoon a dollop of the white chocolate on top and let it run down the sides.
4. Place a jaffa in the centre and press down to make sure it stays in place.
5. Place two spearmint strips on the white chocolate to resemble leaves.
6. Leave on a flat surface until the chocolate has set.
7. Package if desired with cellophane and ribbon, or otherwise enjoy!

Have a go at making these at home. They make great Christmas presents, or make a nice treat for the festive season.

Here are some photos:





By Katelyn & Gulnoza

Our Froglets

As you know, our class has got tadpoles. We have been observing them every day, and now they are almost frogs. There is now a brick inside the tank so when the froglets become adult frogs they can come up to the surface to breathe. All the tadpoles have developed their back legs and some have all four legs. There are two tadpoles that have all their legs and now their tails are becoming shorter. Instead of only using their tails to swim, the froglets are using their back legs to manoeuvre through the water. Today, one of the more developed froglets came fully out of the water and stuck to the side of the tank. We noticed that as they became froglets, their body shape changed, they changed to a green colour and their faces have become more frog-like. Sadly, today is the last day we have the tadpoles in our class. Devon will be taking them home and looking after them. We all enjoyed watching the tadpoles slowly turn into frogs.

Here are some photos of the froglets now:

The brick in the tank

The back legs

A developed froglet

A froglet

The froglet on the tank

By Gulnoza, Katelyn & Ameleigh.