Vegie Soup

All the grade 1 and 2 students today made vegie soup from the amazing tasty vegies we grew in our school gardens. We freshly picked potatoes, turnips, celery, parsley, celery, spinach, peas and carrots.

What awesome chefs all the kids were;chopping, slicing,stirring,frying. The queue for soup at lunch time was out the door and just kept growing! Well Done everyone.

Last Chance Planting

Today we have planted 30 new trees in our school yard. The weather is getting warmer and the days are getting longer, yippee. Now is a great time to plant so things can get their roots established before the hot, dry summer months. Grade 4 and grade 1 have planted a tree that they have to look after for the rest of the year to give it the best start possible. We dug big, deeep holes so the plant could send its roots deep into the ground as quickly as possible.
Even if you don't think you'll be in the same place to see it fully grown, Plant a tree this month at home so others in the future can enjoy it.

Sunny Sunflowers

Today we have sown hundreds of Giant russian sunflower seeds!If we water and feed them enough we should have a field of yellow.

Mrs Clayton

Mrs Clayton had a great day with years 3 and 4.

Turnips

Our grade 3 and 4 students have harvested soem turnips today.
The pictures are of 3 and 4 A's "HOLY TURNIP!!!!!!"
This turnip will be given to the students of the day and maybe added to some soup!!!!

Fairy Garden

Farm Adventures

FARM ADVENTURES 1 /2 B
I like the farm when it is sunny. I like the bunnies. The farm is the best, the farm rocks. By Jackson M

I love the farm. By Jordan

I really like the bunnies. By Heath

I like the bunnies because they are cute. By Paris

The bunnies are soft and cute and lovely. By Isobel

The fairy garden is a place where our plants grow. RPS is a great school to be in. I am in 1 / 2 B. Great, it is great at this school. By Jamal

I love all the animal names, especially Princess and Lucy. The bunny that my teacher found in the middle of the road it is called Smokey. By Zoe

I like the bunnies because they are cute. By Cade

I like the hens, they are funny. By Lauren

One farm adventure was to put the bark in the farm. I like the bunnies at the farm they’re so cute. By Jesse

I like the bunnies because they’re so so cute. By Taylor

I like to pat the rabbits and the chickens and I like doing work in the fairy garden. By Liam

The farm is fun and muddy. The farm is good. OMG and the eggs are warm!!! By Kyeesha

The fairy garden is a fabulous place to be at lunch and snack. By Jamie

Junior Grades Fairy Garden

After several weeks of digging, mulching, hefting wheelbarrows, planting and watering, the fairy garden is now finished and being enjoyed by the junior grades.
Sustainability students had a ball creating this wonderland to play in. Hopefully in time, as the plants grow, it will become a jungle alive with imagination and stories. Complete with big gnarled tree stumps, winding paths and luscious foliage the children can indulge in imaginative play.
The secret to a harmonious playground is active engaged children and we think our new fairy garden is just the ticket!!!

Stirfry

Mrs Clayton andd the grade 3 and 4 children has been harvesting some vegies from our garden. The children then made the following stirfry. This is Mrs Clayton's recipe.

STIR FRIED GREENS

INGREDIENTS
• Garlic
• Oil
• Asian greens or any veg really
• We used our veg that the children grew in our gardens: spring onions, spinach, pak choy, broccolini, beetroot leaves, broad bean tips and celery.

METHOD
• Put oil in pan and when hot add garlic
• When garlic starts to sizzle add onion
• Then add harder veg like celery, broccoli
• Lastly add leafy greens
• Add a dash of soy, or oyster sauce, or hoisin
• Serve with rice
• If more adventurous a hint of chilli in with the garlic or some ginger, squeeze of lemon at the end is also nice

Lastly, enjoy and know that you’re getting a good hit of nutrients and antioxidants.

Carbon Footprint Quiz

From Mrs Clayton.
Carbon Footprint Quiz


1. Does your family recycle?
YES NO NOT SURE

2. Does your home have any energy efficient lightbulbs?
YES NO NOT SURE

3. Do you ever walk to school or car pool?
YES NO NOT SURE

4. Do you turn off the lights when you leave a room?
YES NO NOT SURE

5. Do you switch appliances off at the wall?
YES NO NOT SURE

6. Do you turn water off when brushing teeth?
YES NO NOT SURE

7. Do you have a compost bin?
YES NO NOT SURE

8. Do you grow any food?
YES NO NOT SURE

9. Do you play games outside rather than turning on tv or video games?
YES NO NOT SURE

To improve my carbon footprint I could………………….

Why Grow Vegies

Why grow your own vegies?
By Mrs Clayton.
Growing your own vegetables has many positive benefits such as:
• Healthier food (you know what chemicals, if any, have been used)
• Exercise
• Working outdoors
• The whole family can join in
• Have a better understanding of how nature works.
• Organic, no chemicals
• Fresher, last longer
• It’s fun
• Less food miles
What are Food Miles?
We have talked a lot about food miles in the garden and farm. Food miles is a term which refers to the distance food is transported from the time of its production until it reaches the consumer. Food miles are one factor used when assessing the environmental impact of food, including the impact on global warming.
Food miles are a way of attempting to measure how far food has travelled before it reaches the consumer. It is a good way of looking at the environmental impact of foods and their ingredients.
Growing your own veg means the food itself creates no pollution on its way to the table.
• At school we’ve sown our own broccoli and carrot seed that we collected from the last crops. How does this lessen the food miles?
• We don’t use miles in Australia but kilometres instead, could we re-name this concept, any ideas?
• What else does our farm and garden produce that lessens the pollution associated with transporting goods?

Look at our Produce

Look what the children collected or dug up today.
We are selling the fresh produce for a gold coin donation.
Thanks to Mrs Clayton

New pictures.

Look who is looking after our farm!!!!!

Recipes from Mrs. Clayton.

Some great pictures of our farm.

Duck Eggs

Duck eggs are collected daily. We only have three ducks but they sure lay a lot of eggs. Mrs Higgins says "Duck eggs used in making cakes helps to produce the perfect cake"
I tried it myself and made a yummy banana cake.
I will try a dinosaur egg next week!!!!

Rosebud Primary School Sustainability 2011