SAKG NEWS

Despite being in our final fortnight rotation there is still plenty of activity in both the kitchen and garden.  It has been so exciting to have our junior classes come out in the garden with our older students  showing them how the garden works and all the amazing things you can do in it.  In a buddy styled role the older students have taken them on a tour and then moved onto some activities focusing on the animals, harvesting, growing and observing and creating.  The animal team have cleaned guinea pig cages and swept old food out of the chicken coop.  The harvest team have been harvesting herbs for the kitchen.  The grow team have been planting seedlings and adding compost to new garden beds and the observe and create team have been kept busy watering the garden. The fun had by all is highlighted in many of the photos below. 

This week we have had a special treat with prep classes in the kitchen, making and decorating gingerbread men.  Students have had fun icing and sprinkling them and best of all eating them!  Preps are going to be making rainbow fruit salad later in the week, which will be an opportunity to practice cutting and arranging and of course eating all the colours and flavours.  The older classes are making soup and cheesy herb rolls using produce from garden.  

Just a reminder to all our volunteers that our ‘Volunteers Morning Tea’ is taking place in the kitchen this coming Monday 11th December at 11:30am. We are so grateful for time given by you and this is a small way of showing our appreciation. So, if you have helped out in either the kitchen or garden throughout the year we would love to see you there, or if you are thinking about volunteering in the future please pop along as it will be a great way to meet others and chat about what’s involved.

Thank you to all those families who have put their hand up to either host our guinea pigs or pop into school and care for the chickens over the break. We have been overwhelmed by the support, so if you have missed out these holidays please don’t be too disheartened as we are always looking for carers every school break.

And lastly, a reminder about our school Christmas raffle. Tickets have been sent home with the eldest sibling of the family or can be purchased at the front office.  Great prizes including an amazing Ginger Bread House, a hanging plant, vouchers to Avalon Nursery, movie tickets, a Wilsons fruit and veggie box valued at $50, and more.  Tickets are $1 and the raffle will be drawn at our final school assembly. To win it you need to be in it, so jump on board and get your tickets

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