Hello everyone!
I hope you are all well and enjoying this week's music-themed activities! Music is such a great mood-lifter, whether you are playing an instrument, singing along to your favourite songs, or just dancing around your sitting room, so hopefully this week's school work will keep a smile on your face!
Today is 10th June, which is an important day in my family, as it's Portugal Day! It is a bank holiday in Portugal and normally people get together with friends and family to celebrate all things Portuguese. This year, the celebrations are likely to be a little different because, like us, Portugal has been affected by the Coronavirus and people are just beginning to come out of lockdown.
Do you remember when we celebrated European Languages Day back in the autumn term? We learnt a little bit of Portuguese and tried making some chocolate salami, which is a party food traditionally enjoyed by Portuguese people whenever they can find an excuse to make one. If you would like to have a go at making one at home, you could try this recipe - you can swap the nuts for different dried fruits if you prefer. When we made our version in school, we used dried apricots, glace cherries and raisins, but you can use any combination as long as the weights are the same. I guarantee this will be nicer than the Roman honey cakes!
While you're enjoying your cake (or waiting for it to set in the fridge), you could find out a bit more about Portugal itself - I've put a powerpoint presentation about Portugal in the Google Drive, or you could visit this website for more information and some different colouring and craft activities with a Portuguese theme.
Have a wonderful day!
Mrs Vaqueiro
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