Dear Parents,

Thank you for all the work you are doing to support your child during remote schooling! As I have mentioned many times before, I know it is a challenge, especially when balancing your own commitments, so I appreciate all that you are doing.

Whilst I’m sure your week days are busy, I encourage you all to make the most of your weekends together as a family. With the weather being cold and wintery, one of the things that my family love to do together, is to light the fire in the backyard. The kids love toasting marshmallows and cooking damper, in between playing on the trampoline and kicking the balls around. As long as there is not too much rain about this weekend, I encourage you all to get out and create a little camp fire. I would love to see some photos of you all toasting marshmallows, cooking damper or cooking one of your own family favourites.

Another highlight of my weekends is Sunday morning scones. Whilst I’m definitely not the chef of the house, I do gladly accept a freshly cooked scone. These scones are amazing with raspberry jam and a big dollop of cream. Below is the recipe that my wife Jen swears by!

Scone Recipe

Ingredients:

3 ½ cups of S/R Flour (or 4 cups, depending how sticky your mixture is)

1 cup of soda water

1 cup of cream

 Method:

• Combine ingredients in a large bowl. (The less you mix the lighter your scones will be)
• Turn mixture out onto floured board and lightly flatten with hands. (approx. 3cm high)
• Cut out scones using a cutter and place almost touching on a lightly floured tray.
• Cook in a 220-degree oven for 15 minutes.

Enjoy your weekend and stay safe.

Kind regards,

Joel