Whats Going On
Year 11 Hospitality
Year 11 Hospitality classes have finished off the term by cooking some more complex meals. A loin of lam was trimmed, portioned, seasoned and seared, then covered with duxelle (onion, garlic, mushrooms, thyme) then wrapped in butter puff pastry and baked. A red wine reduction sauce was created and the lamb was served with batons of carrot cooked in honey, butter and seasoning, steamed green beans and toasted almonds. Also, a chicken stir fry with 6 different vegetables that were all cut into julienne has been created - served with rice and cooked using the absorption method.
Year 12 Hospitality
Year 12 Hospitality classes have baking commercial quantities of Hot Cross Buns over the past week. Using a large floor standing mixer to produce both fruit and choc chip hot cross buns, the class made the dough, let it proove overnight, knocked it back, shaped and then added the flour/water crosses which were piped on, then the students prooved the dough again. The dough was then baked to a golden brown and then brushed with sugar syrup glaze. The class made over $100 for Project compassion as well as learning industry baking skills.
This is a new fundraiser that our School Community are doing to fund our Office supplies Terracycling. It is a WIN WIN situation for our planet. It is an initiative by WOODiWiLD and Aussie schools to help address the decline in Australia's unique native wildlife. Please go to the site www.woodiwild.org/school
When you fund a tree you will receive an email which has your login details that you can use to follow the plantings progress. Updates will be posted of your trees every 3 months. So you will be able to see how the plantings are progressing. To follow the progress, you login to the website and this will launch your personal page which shows where your tree is planted (you can zoom in and out on the google map) and how much carbon your tree(s) will capture. If you click on the tree it will show you its name and when it was planted and funded. If you click on the shaded area of the planting near your tree it will open the planting page which will give you information on the planting and a time lapse that will show the updated images of the planting over time. Adopt a tree for yourself or for your kids.
UNCLE KEVIN TELLS HIS STORY TO YEAR 9 HISTORY CLASS
Kevin Butler is a regular staff member at Joey's each Friday. He has been employed by the CEO and is currently painting a mural to be displayed at the front of the school. Uncle Kev is a talented Artist and his paintings depict stories of the local area, many of which are seen around the school. Uncle Kev is also a victim of the Stolen Generation. In Year 9 History, we have explored the history of past policies and events in a topic called ‘Rights and Freedoms’. Uncle Kev expressed to the students his own personal story of being taken from his mother at 2 weeks old and the long last lasting effects that have had on his life. We explored topics like ‘closing the gap’ and the ‘Rudd apology to the nation’, as the students hosted Kev in their classroom and asked lots of questions. Both the students and Uncle Kev loved the experience and walked away with fond memories. Uncle Kev has offered to show the students some more artwork and the students have said that they will be regular visitors as he paints the school mural. We were honoured to have Uncle Kev in our classroom and thank him for taking the time to visit our class and tell his story.
