Sharing Food Protocols

Sharing Food at Arahoe

At Arahoe School drink or food treats/prizes may not be given out to children or classes. However, from time to time, classes may create and/or consume drink or food items as part of their learning programmes. When this occurs, parents will be informed of what children will be making and consuming. Your child's teacher will inform you well in advance of any planned shared lunch occasions. We understand that parents provide the food for their child, that they would like them to consume while they are at school. ​

Week 2

Diwali Celebrations

This week we learnt all about Diwali and how it is celebrated in Indian families. We learnt that it is called'The Festival of Light' and that it celebrates the beginning of a New Year. Families come together and share food, dance, stories and fireworks. Candles are lit every night in special clay pots called divas and beautiful Rangoli patterns are created as a welcome to visitors, with special coloured powder. Here is one created by one of our families.

On Thursday we were very lucky to have all our Indian parents come and share with us their culture by bringing in Indian sweets, divas, and also some Henna to put Mendhi on all the children's hands. The children were so excited and they all loved having Mendhi on their hands.

Here are some pictures to show some of the beautiful designs the Mums created, the food, the beautiful clothes, and how the children had to wait patiently for the Mendhi to dry on their hands. They were all very patient.

Week 1

This week we had fun building and experimenting with Maths equipment- check out some of the cool things we made.