Newsletter Term 2 Week 6

Bunnings:
We had our second Bunnings BBQ for this year and a much better turn out. The BBQ raised $1045.19 profit, and the raffle pulled in $447 – which leaves us with a grand total of $1492.19 profit. 1st prize went to Raie Cameron. 2nd prize went to Erica Nutall. A huge thank you to everyone for all of their help on the day and the continued parent support through the purchase of raffle tickets.

Cooking:
The garden produce has been very busy. Our first bunch of bananas was removed from the trees and were ripened in the 5/6 classroom. They were used last Wednesday to make sweet pizzas as part of 5/6 science lesson. The rest of the bananas were used to make banana smoothies with 5Y and KB and banana choc chip muffins with 4M. Some have been frozen for later use. Year 3 picked Lilly Pillies from trees around the school and produced their own jam with and without sugar. They sampled it on their homemade lemonade scones. If you are ever interested in coming and helping classes cook please email Petra Holland and she will keep you updated

As part of the Live Life Well Grant we have already purchased for the cooking program two pizza ovens and an induction hotplate. We are looking to expand the utensils and cooking materials to support the integration of cooking into class lessons. It is fantastic to see the raw products turned into yummy foods!

Working Bee:
We have a working bee planned for the garden on the weekend of Sunday the 15th June, 9am – 12pm followed by a sausage sizzle. We are planning to have a tidy up of the grounds, weeding some beds, and a few fruit trees to plant. Feel free to come by and help!

Chookies:
Never too early to get in and bags the chooks for the holidays. They come to your house with a self-contained coop and fencing. All you need is some grass, someone willing to feed them and fingers crossed they will lay you fresh eggs. If you are interested please see Miss Scanlon or Rhonda French. If you would like to be on the weekend feeding roster please let Miss Scanlan know.

Meeting:
If you have any suggestions/ ideas for the school gardens, an interest in being involved or just hearing what is happening please feel free to join our monthly meetings on the 4th Tuesday of the month. The next meeting is on the 24th June in 5/6S Classroom, at 7:00pm. If you are unable to make the meetings but would like to be involved please email Rhonda French.