Second Try Butter with Bread

 After our failed attempt at making butter (link here) we were able to get some Whipping Cream and try again.  

Everyone worked together to shake and shake jars of cream until the butter formed.

After pouring off the buttermilk and adding a little salt, the butter was ready to eat!

Our teacher used a bread machine to mix up a loaf of bread and it was ready at the perfect time!  Hot bread made our butter even tastier and it melted in our mouths!

We've decided this part of being a pioneer would be okay!

Class Trip to Souris

On Tuesday June 19, we went on a class trip to Souris!

Our first stop was the Rock Shop.  Frank told us about many different rocks that we might find in the Rock Pit.  He said to look for patterns, shapes and colours. Mostly we were looking for agates (you can see light through them) and jaspers (look for ketchup, relish and mustard colours).  In the Rock Shop, there were lots of cool rocks and glow in the dark rocks in a blue box. 

 

Next, we rode the bus out to the Rock Pit where we crossed a little  dirt and rock bridge to begin exploring! Frank came along to tell us what we'd found.  He also made sure we were safe. 

We went to Subway after the Rock Pit.  Our teacher had ordered it online and we paid $10 so all we had to do was pick it and eat!  We could choose a drink, a cookie, chips and what kind of sub.  Another customer gave the Grade 2 class a compliment about how quiet and well behaved they were in the restaurant.  The teacher was so proud of the kids!!

After our lunch we went on the Swinging Bridge and then the Hillcrest Museum.  It looks like a castle on the outside!  One room upstairs was full of dead butterflies and other insects in frames on the wall from all over the world.

Downstairs was an olden day kitchen but some things were the same as we have now.  

Next we went into a caboose and got to sit up in the lookout part.  

The day ended with a stop at The Dairy Bar for a treat!  

A Day in Reston

On Wednesday June 13 the Grade Two class took in some of Reston’s best places to visit! 

After a picnic lunch and a play in the park, Dana Ross gave a wonderful tour of the museum and annex. After reading Little House in the Big Woods, this helps them imagine Laura's life much better.

Next was a quick stop for a treat at Ms Simms’ house.  Then the Reston District Library's Nancys shared a story and introduced the boys and girls to their summer reading program.  They helped students find some of their favourite books and authors. 

One last play at the uptown playground and it was time to head back. What a fun afternoon! 

Cornbread and Butter

We have been reading the Laura Ingalls Wilder book - Little House in the Big Woods, and decided to try our hand at some pioneer recipes.  Cornmeal and cornbread was a new food to most of the Grade 2's so we worked together to make 2 batches of it. 

 

We decided to try to make butter to go with the cornbread but unfortunately, the store only had 18% Coffee Cream and not the 32% whipping cream that we needed.  We gave it a valiant effort, shaking jars of cream for over 20 minutes with no sign of butter forming! 

Oh well, the cornbread was tasty and we will try our hand at butter making again.  The chapter in the book that we just finished described cheese making.  Ask your child if they remember the special ingredient that Ma needed to make cheese! I assured them that we wouldn't be doing that.

With extra skim milk and coffee cream, the students were able to taste and compare them.  Keep following our blog for more updates!

Pow Wow in Virden

On Friday, June 8th, Mr. Milliken drove Grades 2, 3 and 6 along with their teachers to Virden to see a Pow Wow.  We sat in some great seats at Tundra Oil and Gas Place and some kids bought bannock. Our friends Natasha and Megan were two of the performers. We sat back and enjoyed the show of these dances:

• Women's traditional
• Women's jingle
• Women's fancy
• Men's traditional
• Men's grass dance
• Men's fancy
• Friendship dance and
• Potato dance