The sweetest beetroot relish made by our children.

I got this recipe from Not Quite Nigella who visited Norfolk island in the past year.
Click here for full instructions.

 

This is the recipe

Beetroot Relish

An Original Recipe By Not Quite Nigella

• 500g beetroot, roasted* instructions below
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 teaspoon yellow mustard seeds
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 3/4 cup-1 cup white or brown sugar
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 4 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 2 teaspoons salt

 

We used the freshest just picked beetroot while the natural sugars were quite high.

I added chopped spring onions, coriander and orange zest also freshly picked from the garden.

 While we were making things from the garden, It was time for some science fun.

Have you ever tried a purple cabbage ph experiment?

First boil some purple cabbage leaves, save the coloured water and discard the leaves (or eat them for lunch!)

When the water has cooled, keep in a clear jar or beaker so the children can experience the magic.

 

By adding acids and alkalines found in our kitchen, we were amazed by the water turning a combination of reds/pinks and green/blues.

 

Try these and see what happens to your cabbage water.

lemon juice, egg white, vinegar, baking soda, hydrogen peroxide, salt and hot sauce.

 

Have fun!

 

October Mini News

Minischool October Mini News

October was another bright and busy month for the pre-schoolers and staff up on Prince Phillip drive. We celebrated 4 birthdays, went on many more adventures discovering this wonderful island.

We also dove into history visiting 2 of the 4 museums, walking up and down the flagstaff stairs and going for bushwalks in the National park to enjoy our lunch under the tallest pine tree.
We also visited the supply ships coming to the island which brings our grocery supplies.

 Our favourite outing by far was taking the entire class to sit in the front row of Charlie and the Chocolate factory. Our pre-schoolers were mesmerised from the first moment and were glued to their seats during the whole show. We were very proud of the minischoolers for being so well behaved but especially proud of the NICS staff and children for bringing such an amazing performance together for us to enjoy.

Working through the October school holidays with our preschool vacation care program, we completed some amazing art projects while studying Artists, authors and illustrators Van Gogh, Eric Carle, Shirley Barber and Franz Marc who painted the blue horse. Our sunflowers were spectacular.
 We were lucky to join forces with Baunti Escapes kids club to splatter paint an outdoor dining table. It really was a work of art.

We also has friendship week where we found new ways to be great friends and show kindness to others.

 

 please visit our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/minischoolpreschool

to view our mini newsletter notes from previous months (from May 2013) onwards.

 

I just want to give you a little sample of some of our lunchbox of the week winning ideas.

October

French toast with maple syrup, 3 boiled whalebird eggs, raw cashews, cherry tomatoes, raw cashews, cucumber and tomato cut into small pieces, dates and pretzels, ham sandwich, tinned pears.

A more complete list will be on the blog. We get some really good healthy for ideas as preschool. All of these lunch boxes are also rubbish free. More great food ideas for lunchboxes are in the folder at preschool or on our blog.

 

 

Happy 5th birthday Mr J.R.R