Kitchen and Garden & Sustainability News

Whats Happening in the Kitchen and Garden for 2026?

WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM OUR YEAR 5 AND 3 STUDENTS !!

Garden

We have been super lucky with the weather the last couple of weeks with the raining holding off long enough for our students to get out in the garden and have a play in the compost! Year 3s were introduced to some new tools and got out there and showed us how clever they are are. They managed to refurb our strawberry and asparagus patches with the help of parents Bella and Aaron!

KITCHEN

Our theme of the Winter Garden is celebrating the amazing fresh produce that is coming out of the garden after a productive Semester 1 for the Year 4 and 6s.  Even in the depths of winter our garden is producing carrots, leek, silverbeet, spring onion, lettuce, rocket and kale, which all inspired this round's menu.  We also utilised some pantry staples including the plum jam made in classes in Term 1.  It's incredible how a few simple ingredients can transform into a tasty snack; leek and silverbeet into a delicious pizza, a humble zucchini makes a tasty muffin (and a great lunchbox filler!) and the spring onion pancakes are very popular and only need flour, oil and spring onion!  

As always we love for you to come and join us in the kitchen to see (and taste!) just what the students are capable of.  Just sign in at the office and come on down to the kitchen - we'll have an apron waiting for you!

Recipes

SNACK SHACK

This week our Snack Shackers made lemon slice. Next week we will serving wagon wheel slice! If anyone is interested in helping out with this program, we meet on a Tuesday session 5 (2.15-3.15) or 8.45am wednesdays to cut the slices. Please contact Clancey to see how you can get involved! 

Food Scrap Friday

Our Food Scrap Friday team are looking for new team members! If you have ever wondered how we make our fabulous compost for the garden and how our school is very clever at keeping tonnes of food scraps out of landfill, then the Food Scrap Friday team is for you! Come along this Friday before school as find out how you can get involved.

Recycling at Surfside - SHREDDED PAPER!

We need your shredded paper for our compost bins. If you have access to shredded paper at home or work, we would like you to donate it. You can leave it at the office or drop off to the garden Tues, Wed and Thursdays

VOLUNTEERS

If you have a spare hour or 2 per week and would like to volunteer in the best program on the Bellarine, please reach out and we will send you some info on how to get involved. Please make sure you check into the office to complete your volunteer induction (everyone must complete this each year - even if you have volunteered in the past) and have a valid Working With Children Check.

Thanks

Clancey and George