Trying new foods and other things…. | Vancouver Home Learners Program

This week, Maria & Growing Chefs taught us the importance of trying new foods. It helps develop our pallet and expands our exploration of new flavours. We tried fennel as a way to put this into action. Fennel was a new vegetable for many of us. We were surprised the flavour has a licorice taste.

We also discussed cultural foods. We had the chance to share some meals that are special to us, our cultures, and families. It was wonderful to hear the variety of meals we are eating and enjoying. Through our discussion, we discovered several Asian cultures eat noodles on special occasions because it is believed that long noodles equal a long life.

Lastly, we each planted a pea or bean seed for us to continue learning about plants.

This week we extended our learning on transplanting. We transplanted several strawberry plants into our school garden. We also learned blueberries and strawberries are perennials. This means they will grow back every year! We are excited to eat fresh berries at school for years to come.

The primary class have been working together to build mason bee homes. This took a lot of patience, trying and retrying. However, with perseverance, the students are becoming experts in building mini homes for these amazing pollinators. We can’t wait to hang some of these homes in our school garden!