From production to selling! (Part III-final!)

ΝΟ intermediaries...

Last time we talked we had remained with the unanswered question, "What can we do now with so many jars of marmalade?".
The kids gave the answer to that question themselves: "We are going to decorate them, sell them and earn money for the school!"
So, why not? The day the reports would be given was set as the official marketing day of our produce!

We decorated our jars...	...and made sure to promote our products the right way ("Come and get the best orange marmalade! It's good for the health!")!
...a convincing stall...  ("Pure-organic marmalade!", "We picked the oranges, added sugar, cinamon and love and packaged them!")	...proper marketing...  ("Our lovely school-made marmalade is loved by all the sweet-toothed no additives, no colourings, and all your craving is soothed"!)

...with humour...("GET SWEET  BEFORE YOU GET BITTER!")

...quite enough of it...  ("Makes you beautiful, not fat!")

...and, of course, the best traders  in the world to promote their  merchandise!

...we couldn't contain the crowds!

...and, indeed, issuing of receipts (so that we be typical...)!

The decision on the appropriation of the money collected will be made by the Product Management Agency United (consisting of 6th Grade Students and their teachers)...! In any case, the money will be utilized for the updating of the pedagogic material in our school!

From production to processing! (Part II)

Marmal-odes...!

So, yes! The (about 100) cups of juice we made after our outing on the 6th of March didn't consume even half of the oranges we had picked! Not even 1/4 of them, one would dare say... A little thought and a visit to the local Open Care Center for the Elderly gave us another, more creative idea for the processing of the rest of the production!!!

These few were left (after the second selection!)...

We washed our jars and let them sunbathe and dry...

...and we got STRAIGHT to work!	...orange peeling from kids, parents and teachers!
...and a little chat because there's lots of work!	Boiling of the oranges to get them to soften...

...straining and mashing...

...and boiling again together with the sugar (proportion 1 to 1-as much orange pulp, so much sugar!)

...emptying of the hot marmalade into the glass jars...

...and turning them over to close in a vacuum!

In the meanwhile, we are making our labels!...

...young...

...and VERY young!

How do they look?

Here they are! Well, whatever is left of them, because some "left" before even being ready! But the time has come to bring them up right!

True marmal-odes!!!!

Get your feet wet in... marmalade! 

So, tell us, Katerina, what exactly is going on here?

• We would like to thank the Open Care Centre for the Elderly of Tsesmes which welcomed us and...planted ideas for creation in our heads!
• We would also like to thank everybody who helped in the completion of our venture and devoted to us 4 of their invaluable Sunday morning hours!
• Special thanks to our last year's graduates who never miss out on any activities of their old school...

What can we do now with so many jars of marmalade?

From production to consumption! (Part I)

Yesterday, we became farmers, for a while! We wanted to come closer to nature and see how useful, tiring, but also pleasant the engagement with the primary sector (agriculture) can be!
 So, we went to an orange grove where we picked oranges, learnt a few things about citrus fruit from an organic products grower (for instance, how to differentiate between bitter and regular oranges-before getting bitter!) and, of course, we ate fresh fruit straight from the source!

• We would like to warmly thank mr Nikos Bekakos, an organic products grower, for the time he devoted to us, the invaluable information he gave the children and the questions he answered! Unfortunately, there is no photo documentation from his visit because the photographers were also having their questions answered at the time!!!

A stop for food and play before getting down to work...

And here we are in the garden!

We split in two teams and set the rules for our own safety...	...and began picking!
The fact that you can't see us...	...doesn't mean we didn't work hard!

We became climbers, too!

Boys...

...and girls!

In some cases "heavy artillery" was employed!

We picked bitter oranges, too...	...PLUS lemons!
A "small" token of our effort!!!	Can't we try an orange, now?

...or, maybe, two?

Fine, it was more than two...but we deserved it!

After eating and getting a short rest...

...we carried the production to the coach and returned to school!

...where we set our own small line of production...	...of freshly-wrung orange juice, what else?
Everyone at their post because we have over-production!	...first cups ready!

"Everybody will get one, kids!"	...the best reward for a tiring day!...

...And a video where Ms Maria with Casian suggest new ways of picking oranges, while mr Dimitris is taking a break entertaining those who are still working!

We'll meet at school on Sunday, at 10 o'clock in the morning to make orange marmelade!

(end of part A', TO BE CONTINUED...)

Games that...attract!

In the Science lesson we began studying magnets.

We thought that they were lots of fun so we decided to build a few games!

Magnet fishing!!

The one who catches the most fish faster is the winner.

  

Magnet paintings!!

Become a small Picasso. All you need is tempera colour, a magnet and an iron marble...

Here is one of our masterpieces...

Magnetise and drive!

Drive your car in the city with the help of a magnet!
But, be careful! Always wear your seatbelt and don't speed!

We played, we had fun, but we also invited other classes to come have fun with us! What was your favourite game?

Original post by Dimitris Alexakis