Sneak Peak at the Kitchen

Here are a couple of photos of inside the kitchen. I was in there on Tuesday and was very impressed with the facility. I can't image many other primary schools having such a fantastic resource. Once it is fitted out with cooking utensils, small electrical appliances, cutlery etc the children will have an invaluable resource.

This is looking in from the front door. the two  island work benches each have two 4 burner cook tops and an oven underneath

Looking from inside to the servery that
allows easy access to the outside eating area.

This end of the kitchen will be the teaching area. There is a screen to go onto the wall, this will be used to project recipes, instructions etc. This then eliminates the need to use paper recipes.
As you can see, it is a very impressive building, one that all parents and students should be proud to have.


In the other area of the school, the garden fence is coming along well.  I have had great support from the groundsman Denis and we have been able to get most of one side constructed. All the post are concreted in , all that has to happen now is the panels are to be bolted into place. Once that is done I will start on the southern fence. Hopefully by this time next week the garden area will be fully enclosed and just waiting for the construction of the gardens.

When we have official access to the grounds surrounding the kitchen, I will be starting to plant the herb gardens around it. 

So as you can see we are so much closer to having full use of all the facilities needed for the garden project.
The children are starting to get excited about what they can see. All we need now is for the chicken run to be completed and we'll be fully operational.
In next weeks blog I hope to be able to have more detailed photos of both the kitchen and the gardens.

Until then
Stay safe and enjoy life

Ross T                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Great News

Welcome to the Burpengary Green Gardens update.

Some  great news this week.

First up, Bunnings Warehouse at Morayfield has donated four raised garden beds to the project. These will be assembled by some year 7 children, then in June, Bunnings will come to the school with seedlings, potting mixture, gloves etc and help the children plant the gardens.

Second piece of good news is that the fencing for the vegetable garden has arrived. In the next week or so I’ll be starting to build it.  It's come in sections, all I have to do is follow the instructions and install it. Hopefully I won't experience any major construction problems.

The Kitchen has been delayed, but the hand over is now scheduled for next week, so it looks like both kitchen and garden will come on-line simultaneously.

Once I have access to the kitchen I'll be able to post those photos I promised you awhile ago. At least any photos taken now will not include all the rubble from the builders and installers.

I am really looking forward to the next couple of weeks as that is when I can really start to get things "growing". It has been a long time coming but at last we are at the end of the wait.

Until next week,

Stay safe and enjoy life

Ross T

Welcome Back

It's been a couple of weeks since the last update. With the Easter break, then the long weekend, time certainly flew.
While we were away from the school, the construction workers were busy.
I did a walk through of the kitchen today and it's looking great. I was amazed at how much room there is inside. Now that all the cabinets, benchtops and work spaces are in you can see that there is space for a whole class, and helpers to work comfortably.
At the moment the handover of the kitchen is planned to take place in the second half of next week.

I saw a great article on Litter Free Lunches during the holidays. I have modified it slightly so that it is more suited to a school environment, but I think a concept like this is a great way to start to reduce litter.
Give me some feed back on what you think, I would like to get something like yhings going in the school. The amount of rubbish going into landfill would greatly be reduced.

Next week I hope to have some photos of the kitchen on the site. It will give you a chance to get a sneak preview of what the school has had constucted.

Until then, stay safe and enjoy life.

Ross T