Australia: Brooke's Lunch

Here is 2KM's first lunch box post! Click on the play button to listen to Brooke talking about her lunch.

Leave a comment if you have any questions or comments about Brooke's lunch!

More American Brainfood!

Everyone is getting hooked on brainfood!

groovy grapes 

 

Kayla and Kate like kucumbers...I mean cucumbers!

  

appetizing apples

  

bountiful blueberries

  

crunchy carrots

  

the orange orange

 

perfect plum

 

Are any of these fruits popular brainfoods in Australia?

Americans Learn About Weetabix

Our Australian friends talked about a food called Weetabix when we Skyped them last week. 

 Only Kate had heard of Weetabix and that's probably because her father is from Australia.

Today, Kate brought in a box of Weetabix to share!

Mrs. Yollis broke a few biscuits apart for people to a sample.

Raise your hand if you want more!

It's official, Mrs. Yollis' class LOVES Weetabix! Thanks 2KM!

Are they this popular in Australia?

Geometric Lunch?

Mrs. Yollis' class has been studying all about geometry.

Sydney combined the lunch project AND geometry. 

Check out her triangular lunch!

She said tomorrow's lunch will all be in the shape of cylinders! 

I want to see that!

American Lunchtime!

2KM was wondering about our lunch area and the hot lunch items.

For the first 20 minutes of lunch, the older students play while the younger students have lunch. 

Then they switch.

 

First, students choose milk or chocolate milk. 

Which seems the healthier choice?

  

Today's hot lunch was pizza and an apple.

  

Each pizza slice is individually wrapped. 

  

On Tuesdays and Thursdays, some students purchase a salad.

  

Everyone sits under the awning and eats.

 

Some students eat AND devour Greek history!

 

Students can purchase apple juice, orange juice, or bottled water.

What do you think of the lunch procedures?

 Would you like to buy a lunch, or would you prefer to bring your own lunch?

What is a Tangerine?

By Caleb 

 

Many students from 2KM were unfamiliar with the word tangerine after seeing Kayla's brainfood.

Here is some information about this popular fruit!

 

The orange tangerine is a citrus in the family of mandarin fruit. A tangerine is basically an orange, but the tangerine is smaller, flatter, and it is easier to peel. This sweet fruit is harvested in Arizona, California, Florida, Brazil, China, Italy, Japan, Spain, and does not grow in Australia.

2KM's Lunchtime

2KM would like to tell you more about their lunchtime...

Everyday at 1:30pm the students in 2KM eat their lunch inside our classroom.
We sit in a circle like this to eat our lunch...


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Most people bring lunches from home in their lunchboxes. There are usually one or two students each day who buy their lunch from the school canteen. You have to order your lunch in the morning by writing your order on a paper bag. At 1:30 monitors from each grade walk over to the canteen to collect the lunch orders.

Here is our school canteen.


In our state there is a rule that school canteens cannot sell lollies, chocolate, soft drinks and other junk food any more. The state government is trying to get people to make healthy choices.

Popular foods at the canteen are salad rolls, homemade pizza, nachos, homemade meat pies and sausage rolls.


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At 1:40pm we go outside to play. Our school is very big but the most popular places for students in Grades One and Two to play are this playground and oval. We like to play footy (AFL) and cricket on the oval. The grass is a bit dry because Australia is in a drought (that means there is not enough rain).



What is your favourite thing to eat for lunch?
Where do you like to play at lunchtime?
Do you have any questions about 2KM's lunchtime?

Mrs. Yollis' Schedule and Brainfoods!

When does Mrs Yollis' Class start and end the school day and when do they eat?

We thought we would tell you about our school day!

• 8:15 A.M. - school starts
• 10:00-10:20 A.M. - recess/snack time or as it is now called... brainfood!
• 12:15-1:00 P.M. we play and eat

• The first 20 minutes are for play while the younger students (first/second grades) get in line to buy a hot lunch or eat the lunch that they brought from home.

• The last 20 minutes are for older students (third/fourth/fifth grades) to get in line to buy a hot lunch or eat the lunch that they brought from home.

• 2:20 P.M. - home time!

Thanks for introducing the word brainfood!

Brainfood is a small fruit or vegetable morning snack that allows us to refuel our brains and bodies so we can do our best work. Some popular brainfood snacks in Mrs. Yollis' class are:

tangerines

carrots

orange slices

fruit salad

yellow bell peppers (pretty!)



juicy strawberries



cucumbers and oranges



fruity yogurt




What is your favorite healthy snack?

Do you notice any differences between 

the schedules of the two schools?

2KM's School Day

The students in 2KM were wondering...

When does Mrs Yollis' Class start and end the school day and when do they eat?

We thought we would tell you about 2KM's school day!

• 9am - school starts
• 10am - time for brainfood
• 11:00-11:30am - recess time (we eat our snack outside)
• 1:30pm - we eat our lunch in our classroom
• 1:40pm-2:30pm - we play outside (and finish our lunch if we need to)
• 3:30pm - home time!

You may be wondering, what is brainfood?

Brainfood is a small fruit or vegetable morning snack that allows us to refuel our brains and bodies so we can do our best work. Some popular brainfood snacks in 2KM are strawberries, cherry tomatoes, carrot or celery sticks, plums, nectarines, grapes, watermelon and sultanas.

Here is Ashleigh, Riley and Deklan with their great brainfood snacks!

Welcome!

This is a site for collaboration between Mrs. Yollis' American students and Miss McGeady's Australian students.

 

Photo credit: Kelsey Lynn & Pacific Lutheran University

Check back soon as they begin their first project, The Lunch Project!