Excursions

__Central Markets March 2011 __ //"To market, to market to buy a fat......loaf of bread, wedge of cheese, ﻿some cold meats and olives, dragon fruits and a bag of lollies. School again school again jiggity jig".//

On Wednesday, 16th March all of the boys in Year 6, a wonderful group of parents and the Year 6 teachers all boarded a bus and spent the morning at the markets. The boys were placed into groups of 5 or 6 and had to look for foods from different countries in a certain food group. The groups were breads, cheeses, cold meats and antipasto, fruits and lollies. Each group had $15 to spend on as many items as possible...you would be amazed at how far $15 actually goes, and how savvy some of the boys were (trying to get as much bang for their buck as possible!).

Around 11.30 we boarded the buses again and headed back to school. After they had had lunch and burnt off some of that energy the boys had to go back into class and start preparing the food they had bought to present to their class. For some groups it was like watching Master chef, the way they were preparing their food, wiping any excess off the plate! It was all about presentation! Once a group had presented their food to the class all the boys then had an opportunity to try it. Most of the boys were very adventurous trying a variety of new foods, while their were only a few who were a little reluctant to step out of their comfort zone.

Hopefully the boys have shared some of their experiences with you when they got home and you will be able to read about it in their SOSE books, as they have to write a recount about their day at the Markets.

A BIG THANK YOU to all the parents who volunteered their time to take a group of boys around the market. Without you the excursion wouldn't have been the success that it was. The boys were very well behaved and all thoroughly enjoyed themselves, so once again on behalf of all the teachers and boys THANK YOU so much for spending the morning with us.

Alison Ronoastro