Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden 

Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden with 3/4D

A new seven weeks has begun with our 3/4D class having the opportunity to be involved with the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program.  On the 26th of July it was National Tree Planting Day.  Kingston Council were offering schools in the local area the chance to receive a number of different native trees and bushes that could be added to the school gardens.  So last week, in the full winter sunshine, we planted all these new plants.  We found a bare garden bed next to the cubby house to be their new home.  We hope they can take off and become a beautiful native garden amongst the playground area.  

In the kitchen, we have had two weeks of cooking up a storm.  The students have shown off their proficient cooking skills and made lots of yummy food to try.  We have made a risotto, spinach and garlic spaghetti and vegetarian sausage rolls.  They were all so delicious and filled up our tummies.  We also made cheesymite scrolls, easy bread roll scrolls and blueberry and orange muffins.  What a delight it is to see these little chefs doing their best.

Thanks to the beautiful Mums and Nannas for helping us with 3/4D. They have been Nana (Leon’s Mum), Jess (Christopher’s Mum), Rosie (Lewis’ Mum) and Rita (Max’x Nanna). If you would like to help 3/4D in the kitchen, please message me via Seesaw. 

Arigatou!

Mrs Tammie Siegert

Student Reflections:

Today I made salad with radishes, cabbage, carrots and mayonnaise. It was really fun today. By Keegan

I enjoyed making our food. We did a lot of cutting and today we were the salad group. It was so hard! But we had a lot of fun. We had cut celery, cheese, apple and spring onions. Thank you for your time. By Taesha

I am in the tomatoes group and I made bread today! It was very fun cooking it with Rita, Nikki Sensei and the other tomato group members! We used dough and capsicum to make some scrolls! Then at the end, we did a reflection on what we did today while 1 of the 4 groups and the helpers will set up the tables for when we eat our meal! It was my 2nd year doing the stephanie alexander kitchen garden program! I hope all the students and helpers had an awesome day!  By Max

First I had to cut up lettuce and it was hard. Then I cut up capsicum into tiny pieces and I put in mayonnaise.   By Henry

Food can taste different in various forms. Such as spinach, garlic cloves and onions. When walking with a knife you have to keep it down by your waist. By Evie

I learnt not to cut celery too big. I cut celery. I squeezed lemons. I peeled potatoes and cut potatoes.  By Tristian

Today we made vegetarian sausage rolls . My friends and I said we were working at Taco Bell. It was so funny and fun.  By Milena

I cooked with my mum and I helped clean the table. Nikki Sensei told me  to  get stuff like a plastic black  measuring cup to put flour in and the last thing I did was clean the table.  By Christopher N

Today I made bread. I made cheesy scrolls. By Lyliana

Today we made a salad and we learnt how to peel & cut the potato !The potato was small. It looked so cute. I love small potatoes!:) I leant a lot and I had lots of fun ! I wonder how the food tastes!  By Elly

I had a great time today. My group made the bread it was cheesy vegemite scrolls. I got to knead the dough. I also got to weed, harvest potatoes and help with the compost when we did gardening. I can’t wait til next week.  By Saina

Today at school I made Sausage Rolls. It was fun to make and Mel called me the Champions of the Trials. (because I was good at rolling and making the rolls). By Aaliyah