Monday Potato gnocchi with tomato and basil cream sauce
Tuesday Bean tacos with salsa, Guacamole and sour cream
Wednesday Sausage rolls
Thursday Cheese and broccoli mornay bake
Friday Vegetable quiche
Glen Galloway
Chef
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Category: Latest News from John Colet School Belrose
Deputy Head of School’s Comment
Welcome to our final term this year. Being resilient seems to have become a way of life this year and acceptance and going with the flow has been a lesson that we have all had to learn. Next week we will be welcoming the parents for 2021 via Zoom. Hopefully there will be an opportunity when restrictions are lifted to bring them more into the community. We also look forward to meeting 2021 Lower 1st children on the 19th of November during their Orientation morning which can now take place on campus. Our 6th class leaders will play an instrumental role on this morning. They, along with the rest of their cohort continue to be an example to steadiness, maturity and strength to the rest of the school.
Di Renshaw
Deputy Headmistress
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Head of School Comment
This Term we shall be focusing on our Value of Service. Our guiding questions for our students and staff in our approach both internally and externally are:
Am I giving full attention?
Is it beautiful, well presented, and pleasing to others?
Does this action benefit everyone?
Am I setting a good example?
Is my attitude positive?
We began this week in both our Infants and Primary Assemblies with a discussion on why attention is important. The children gave some insightful answers, including:
By giving our full attention we show respect to those around us
That only with full attention can we produce our best work
If you are not giving attention you may miss an opportunity
That if you are not focussed your mind jumps from place to place and life seems messy
If you want to do your best you have to be present
Attention is something that requires effort and needs to be encouraged and developed. Our Value of Stillness
From the Deputy Head of School
It has been a very full term as always, and I would like to wish all the John Colet community a safe and restful holiday. I would especially like to acknowledge the hard work and commitment of all our teachers. It would be hard to find a more dedicated group of people who care so deeply for their students. I think this is demonstrated in the high quality of education they offer the children and reflected in the happy and focused students that we have at school.
Di Renshaw
Deputy Headmistress
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Head of School’s Comment
It has been a very positive term at John Colet School, considering the many events which have had to be changed and the physical separation from our parent community. While we expect most measures to remain in place for Term 4, we did receive late yesterday an official update on some easing of restrictions. We are currently evaluating this new information, and we will send out a communication with updates in the first week of Term 4 after reviewing community conditions at that time.
Have a wonderful holiday with your family and we look forward to welcoming you back on Tuesday 13th October.
Julian Wilcock
Head of School
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Corn Muffin recipe
Ingredients
300ml double cream
4eggs
200g flour
600g kifler potatoes (needs to be kifler)
1 tin sweet corn
Bunch chives
50ml olive oil
100g grated cheese
100g butter/margarine (ideally butter)
Salt and pepper to taste
Method
Cook off potatoes skin on then mash till smooth
Boil cream, butter and sweetcorn together in a pot. Leave to cool slightly but don’t let the butter go firm.
Add the flour and the oil to the potatoes.
Crack the eggs into the cream and butter mix.
Add the dry and wet ingredients together and mix well.
Add the cheese and finally add the chopped chives
Fill the mixture into muffin moulds.
Cook at 180 degrees Celsius for 20 Minutes or until golden brown
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Deputy Head of School’s Comment
I have spoken about this before, but it is hard to overestimate the value of the practice of the pause. I was reminded again just how valuable it is when I spoke with 6th class during their Philosophy lesson this week. After sharing a moment of deep stillness with the children, they spoke about the effect. One child said it was like having the opportunity to start with a blank canvas, another child said that a pause is a chance to leave all the thoughts from the previous activity behind and step into a great space where you are free. There were many different examples and I wish I had written them down. This is one of the most valuable tools that we can offer to our children.
Di Renshaw
Deputy Head of School
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Head of School’s Comment
This Term we have been exploring our school value of Courage, looking at different aspects such as having the courage to reflect on our own behaviour, to persevere in giving our best both in and out of the classroom, plus the courage we have had to have in meeting the challenges that this year, in particular, has brought.
As we near the end of the Term we are coming full circle and connecting with our Value from Term 2, Truthfulness. We are all learning, and often mistakes are made, however having the courage to admit when we may have been wrong and owning up to our faults is powerful. It firstly releases any burden of guilt, but also encourages self-growth and the reinforcement of right action.
Julian Wilcock
Head of School
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The Beach Is More Fun Than The Pool!
PERSUASIVE WRITING
It is certain that the beach is more fun than the pool. I think the beach is the best because there are waves, sand, shells and fish.
Firstly, there are no waves in swimming pools. Waves are absolutely fantastic for swimming through, and on, as when you go body surfing. Moreover, you can use a boogie board or surfboard to ride the waves.
Secondly and surely you can enjoy the sand by using it and walking on it. There are many ways you can use the sand, make sandcastles and dig holes. Definitely, the sand dunes are perfect for riding and surfing down on a board. You could dig holes to make mini pools to play in.
Thirdly, there are lots of beautiful, shiny shells to collect. It is obvious that you can collect many different shells. They can be used to decorate sandcastles or you can decorate craft objects. You may
Giant bandicoot visits 2nd Class!
Second Class enjoyed a great Incursion and learning experience on Thursday. Hilary and Tim from the Coastal Environment Centre came along to school for a half day incursion. The children’s activities enhanced the Science unit Living Things and Change. So much new learning on the features of Living Things and their habitat and environment. The children explored the features of animals through the Blindfold Game and then participated in an outdoor activity to build a habitat for a creature and explain to a group the needs of the animal they had chosen.
The Incursion finished off with the children making their own insect habitat in a bottle and a visit from Billy the Bandicoot.
Mrs McDermott and Mrs Connell
Teachers
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