Assembly
Our assemblies this week have been led by Mrs Sigrist and Mrs Mellor. Students were asked to reflect on their futures and not wasting the life that they have. The Steve Job's speech 'Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish' was shown. The message was fill your life with something worthwhile; you need to love what you do to be successful.
With this in mind it was then appropriate to introduce this year's Careers Day to each year group.
Our Careers Fair takes place on Wednesday 18th October. We are delighted that so many companies and colleges have agreed to support this event. All of our students will have the opportunity to investigate pathways through further education, university and a range of careers.
Bread & Butter Pudding!
Year 8 Grammar Group
(8WG JVA) were set the task of creating a recipe for Bread & Butter Pudding that Winston Churchill Year 7 students could follow. In the first lesson
they all needed to take into account time constraints, volume of liquid and
ingredients in relation to the foil container that had to be used .Within the
second lesson the students made the Bread & Butter Pudding / reviewed the
practical results.
The outcomes filled the corridors with the aroma associated
cinnamon, nutmeg and Christmas! This British dessert will enable students to
see how basic home ingredients can be transformed into a delicious dish. After
the practical the class discussed possible areas that Year 7’s may need to be
reminded of, steps they need to make sure were in place for a successful
outcome.
The students also had to write up the recipe (as part of
their homework) in a way that they felt best met the needs of a Year 7 group.
They all produced a variety of styles in terms of presentation and content.
Teachers within the Food Technology Department will now decide on one recipe
which will form part of the Year 7 recipe sheets. A prize will be awarded that
incorporates a range of cooking equipment.
Catering Academy
We were delighted to host an event for our catering provider on Thursday evening. On show was some of the ideas for new menus and some great recipes for the Christmas season. I had the opportunity to taste some of the items and I know that our students are going to enjoy these tasty meals. My favourite was the different types of mash potato with a variety of toppings and everyone loved the fish finger wraps with new flavoured mayonnaise.
