Last weekend, the Year 6-10 boarders visited Ms Toni’s house to learn how to make Italian finger foods. They were all very successful in following instructions and the results were very delicious.

On arrival we were separated into three groups - red, green and blue. After patiently listening to all the instructions on how to make these finger foods, a mini race was held to decide who got which ‘special ingredients’. The blue group and the red group almost ended the race in a tie, but the red team sped up and took the lead at the very last second. In the end, the red team and the blue team got the ingredients they wanted.

The first dish we were taught was Panna Cotta, which is a cup of milk, a cup of whipped cream, and a tablespoon of gelatin mixed together. It took a few hours to cool in the fridge after being on the stove, so it was served last. The red team had an advantage since they got the biscuits, chocolate, and coffee during the race.

The second dish was a bread and cheese roll. They were very simple and fun to make, arrange, and eat. They were coated in whipped eggs and breadcrumbs and fried. The blue team had got chicken slices during the race, which gave their bread and cheese stick an amazing flavour.

The last dish was bread balls in sauce. We made bread balls from bread crumbs, bread crusts, cheese, eggs, and nutmeg. They were then cooked and served in pasta sauce. The green team managed to get spaghetti during the race, which was really delicious when eaten with the bread balls.

In the end, each team gave the judges a sample of all their food, and the red team were declared the winners. As a prize, they all got their own Panna Cotta mould. Cooking with other people had been a nice change and challenge for everyone, and it was an enjoyable experience us all. Thank you Ms Toni for showing us how to cook some yummy food!


 
By Najma Year 9

In this weekends Brunch Club with Mr Dan, we made Shakshuka again following on from last year as it is a firm boarding favourite. It’s a North African/Middle Eastern breakfast which involves poaching eggs in a tomato, red pepper and harissa spiced stew, which is served with fresh herbs, yoghurt, flat bread and often cheese.
 
It’s a quick, rustic and fun dish to make, which is also pretty healthy as well as very filling. We had a great time making it and of course eating it together.
 
Congratulations to the twenty-nine boarders who were medal winners at Sports Day recently. There were some fabulous achievements with both track and field records being broken throughout the day.

Liann who won three gold medals, Mr Troy & Ms Bobby’s daughter Ayla who collected four golds and Michael who returned with two gold and two silver medals, were our most successful athletes. Well done all!
 

NAME	AGE GROUP	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE
Aishah	U15 Girls			Discus
Amy	U15 Girls		Discus Shot Put
Andy	U15 Boys			200m
Ang Yi	U13 Boys	Shot Put Long Jump	200m
Atakhan	U18 Boys	Javelin		Shot Put Discus
Austin	U18 Boys		Shot Put	1500m
Ayla	U18 Girls	High Jump Long Jump Shot Put Discus
Brandon	U15 Boys	800m
Cecilie	U18 Girls			Shot Put
Celine	U15 Girls			High Jump 800m
Fatimah	U15 Girls	Shot Put	800m	Javelin
Izzah	U15 Girls		Shot Put 100m
Jeffrey	U15 Boys		800m	200m
Jun	U18 Girls	800m	1500m
Katrina	U18 Girls	200m
Kim J	U15 Boys	Javelin
Kim M	U18 Boys	Discus
King Ying	U18 Girls			Discus
Koko	U18 Girls		Long Jump
Liann	U15 Girls	400m 800m 1500m
Logan	U18 Boys			400m
Matin	U18 Boys			400m
Max	U15 Boys	800m 1500m
Michael	U18 Boys	Long Jump 200m	400m Discus
Miles	U11 Boys		800m
Reena	U15 Girls	High Jump		Long Jump
Sally	U15 Girls		1500m
Stephy	U15 Girls		Long Jump	200m
Zen Mae	U18 Girls		100m	400m