To celebrate the Halloween season, we read some of our favorite fiction and non-fiction books about pumpkins. Then, we made pumpkin smoothies! Pumpkin has many health benefits! Pumpkins contain about 200% of your daily Vitamin A and keep your eyesight sharp. Pumpkins contain about 20% of your daily Vitamin C which can boost your immuneContinue reading “Tasting: Pumpkin!”
Category Archives: In the Kitchen
Tasting: Lettuce
The kids loved tasting lettuce this week! Before our tasting, we read the book “Lettuce Grows on the Ground” and learned a little bit more about lettuce: Lettuce_Fact Sheet. We also made our Dill Dressing together as a class for us to taste with. Ms. Mailman’s first grade class tried three types of lettuce (iceberg,Continue reading “Tasting: Lettuce”
Healthy Halloween: Sugar Stacks!
This week, we learned how to find the information we need to make informed decisions about our sugar intake. This lesson was inspired by this ad: This ad was a great reminder that we all love sweets and treats – we should just make an effort to enjoy sweets in moderation. First, students examined theContinue reading “Healthy Halloween: Sugar Stacks!”
Tasting: Dill Dressing
Serving vegetables with a tasty dressing is a great way to get kids to try something new for the first time. This dill dressing from Schoolyard Sprouts is one of our favorites. I like it because it’s a big idea more than a recipe so kids can be creative and mix it perfect to theirContinue reading “Tasting: Dill Dressing”
Tasting with Chef Andrew: Okra Fritters
On Monday, Chef Andrew from Atkins Park came by to teach our fourth and fifth graders about cooking with okra. Students have been growing okra in the garden and were able to pick okra before we started our lesson. They learned that okra is high in Vitamin C, Vitamin K, and folate and learned howContinue reading “Tasting with Chef Andrew: Okra Fritters”
Produce of the Month: Strawberries
April’s Produce of the Month is Strawberries! Join us in the cafeteria on Thursday, April 25th for Family Day as we enjoy fresh, local strawberries. Click on the image to see the rest of the presentation about strawberries! We checked on our strawberries today! Not quite ready to eat yet but looking healthy!
Fresh Fruit Fridays: Grapes!
Thank you Whole Foods Ponce de Leon for donating fresh fruit for our kids to snack on every Friday! Ms. Berry’s 2nd graders loved their grapes!
Tasting with Chef Andrew: Peas in a Sesame Ginger Vinaigrette
Chef Andrew from Atkins Park came to visit our 4th and 5th graders this week to teach them how to make a Pea Salad with a Sesame Ginger Vinaigrette. See the complete recipe here. First, we peeled and minced fresh ginger. Then, we thinly sliced scallions. We put the minced ginger and the sliced scallionsContinue reading “Tasting with Chef Andrew: Peas in a Sesame Ginger Vinaigrette”
Healthy Holiday Challenge
I was so impressed by the healthy treats and homemade valentines our kids made to celebrate Valentine’s Day! Ms. Nossokoff’s third graders made their own fruit kebobs featuring their favorite red fruits like strawberries and raspberries. They also had frozen yogurt hearts! In Ms. Nossokoff’s class, Katya made homemade heart pendants out of clay forContinue reading “Healthy Holiday Challenge”
Tasting: Kale Soup
Next week, our second graders will be making a Vegetarian Tuscan Kale and White Bean Soup recipe from Whole Foods using the kale they will harvest directly out of the garden! We would love to have any parent volunteers out to help us with the preparation or serving of the soup! Here is the classContinue reading “Tasting: Kale Soup”
Tending Our Common Ground 