The year 3 students enjoyed a fun and purposeful kitchen lesson during Purim. They all got the opportunity to make and bake Hamantashen. In their groups, they rolled the dough, filled the Hamantashen with delicious jam or chocoloate and baked them. The best part was, ofcourse, eating them and sharing them with their family and friends.
Our year 4 and 5 students began their kitchen classes by exploring the space, asking many questions, providing suggestions with regards to what they wanted to cook and sharing many ideas. They also learned how to tell the difference between a fresh egg and one that should not be cracked open!
Through blind tastings, guessing the produce as well as tasting the delicious soup and working out what they could ( and couldn’t see) when it came to the ingredients, the students were left with questions and excitement for the next lesson.
I can’t wait to see what they will be cooking next lesson…
A very warm welcome to the start of the year and what a fabulous year it is going to be!
Over the summer months the garden has gone from strength to strength. The students were very excited to see that “the corn is over 1m high”, the stunning “sunflowers are standing super tall”, the tomatoes are turning “green to red”, there are plenty of capsicums to enjoy, “wow the cucumbers and so long and fat”, the large variety of flavoursome herbs and “carrots that are all funny shapes”!
During their garden classes students have started to harvest and cook with the a fore mentioned vegetables along with many others that are close to being ripe and full of flavour. The pumpkin and zucchini plants are crawling over the garden with many flowers and new fruits appearing. We say goodbye to our strawberries and hello to the honeydew and cantaloupes.
Students have re mulched and fertilised most of the garden beds and continued to plant more seeds for the autumn crop! They are enjoying diluting the worm juice to make worm tea and creating natural and organic pest sprays from regular kitchen pantry items. Students have started to recognise and document the various insects and arthropods. Students will soon make Scientific keys to help classify and group the different invertebrates.
Scientific understanding of soil composition and texture is vital for a successful garden. Students will soon learn how to test and alter the pH of the soil, determine soil permeability and continue to develop their indigenous garden to help prevent soil erosion.
Please remember to bring along, to your garden and/or Science lessons, bread ties, old stocking, egg cartons and old newspapers for recycling in our garden.
See you in the garden,
Julie
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The year 4’s got an opportunity to plant carrots, put straw around the strawberries and water the seedlings.
Walking into our new Kitchen this morning, you could see the ovens already in place and the work stations that are almost ready for class. One could just imagine all the children working and engaging in their lessons, cooking meals and sharing a love for food.
It’s wonderful to see the year 2 students working with the year 5 students in the Kitchen Garden.
The students spent a warm day in the garden watering the seedlings, planting and learning…
Another fun-filled lesson where the students got a chance to work in the garden…such fun!
Following in his mum’s footsteps, Lachie Hart so enjoyed his afternoon in the Kitchen Garden.
