Newsletter Term 1 Week 8

Bunnings BBQ
 A huge thank you to all those who helped out at the Bunnings BBQ. Although the foot traffic was down this time we still made $685 profit for the day. Great effort.

Cooking
Our first cooking for the year was with 4S, who had a fantastic time cooking some chocolate zucchini muffins. Have you seen the giant zucchini in the garden?

Lambs
After returning Lamington to the farm of her birth at the end of last year, we witnessed a beautiful reunion between her and her mother. It was lovely to watch. The farmer has said that he is happy to give us some more lambs when they are born soon… watch this space in the next few months. Meanwhile it is great so see some grass recovering ready for our next lambs.

Working Bee for the Eco Food Garden
Come along with the whole family THIS Saturday, 22 March from 1 – 4pm. Afternoon tea provided. We will be getting the garden beds ready for planting, pruning, and weeding. Bring along your gloves, hats, pruning shears, rake, spades, and buckets for a great afternoon around the garden, with other great families.

Feel like getting involved, come along to our next Eco Food Garden meeting on Tuesday 25 March at 7pm, in Miss Scanlon's room. For further enquiries contact Rhonda.

For our new families, Mr Green the Gecko is the mascot for the school garden, hence the gecko shaped garden. He gives little gardening tips throughout the year.

Zucchini Choc Muffins with 4S

Our first cooking class for 2014. The zucchinis year 4 planted last year were getting really big and needed harvesting. They made great muffins enjoyed by everybody.

Where is the zucchini?

 

zucchini-licious!

Mini Zucchini Choc Muffins Recipe

½ cup flour ½ cup wholemeal flour 2 teaspoons baking powder ¾ cup sugar ¼ cup cocoa powder ¼ teaspoon salt	Mix all the dry ingredients together
120g butter melted 1 egg 3 tablespoons greek yoghurt	Mix all the wet ingredients together
	Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Mix only until just combined – don’t overmix.
23g mini choc chips 1 cup grated zucchini	Mix in the chocolate and the zucchini
	Fill mini muffin forms ¾ full. Bake at 190°C for 15 to 17 minutes
Icing sugar	Dust the muffins with icing sugar.

Newsletter Term 1 Week 6

Another busy year of gardening has begun. Eco garden committee had our first meeting on the 18th February which was our AGM. A decision was passed to move our meeting to the 4th Tuesday of the month this year due to meeting clashes. The next meeting will be Tuesday 25th March in Miss Scanlon's classroom.

Bunnings BBQ
 Each year we have two Bunnings BBQ ‘s as a fundraiser for the gardens and animals. Our first Bunnings date is Sunday 9th of March. If you have a spare hour or two and would like to cook a sausage please contact Colleeen. Otherwise drop by Thornleigh Bunnings on Sunday. Getting Involved It's never too late to be a part of the Eco Garden team. If you are interested in helping with planting, cooking, or helping around the school gardens please contact Rhonda.