30th March 2012 - Sir John Lawes School

ECO SCHOOLSMasterchefOn Thursday 22 nd March the Eco Schools Group organised a Masterchef competition,which involved many budding chefs cooking their best food for a panel of judges,including a chef and a nutritionist, in a bid to be crowned Masterchef champion.The first stage of the competition, which took place earlier this half term, consisted ofstudents from all year groups designing a meal that they felt was both tasty andenvironmentally friendly. The Eco Schools Group led a series of assemblies in which we introduced the issue ofsustainable food, by looking at the ideas of food miles and seasonal produce. After this it was down to thestudents to put what they’d learnt into practice and design their meal.The next stage was to decide which of the applicants deserved a place in the Masterchef final. The standard ofentries was very high, but we eventually managed to whittle it down to around 20 contestants who we felt stoodout from the crowd.On the day, contestants had 45 minutes to prepare top quality food, and they rose to the challenge very well,delivering some wonderful meals. The judges then had the pleasurable job of tasting all the food, a task that wasmuch enjoyed by all involved! Contestants were rated on taste, presentation, skill and consideration of food miles,and once all the scores were added together, the competition proved to be very tight.Joshua Smith, 8N, emerged as a worthy winner with his goat’s cheese pie. The judges were very impressed withthe sophistication of his dish, and with the amount of effort he had put into sourcing his produce locally.Congratulations to everyone involved, with a particular congratulations to Joshua, who walked away with his ownMasterchef trophy and apron.Also, a massive thank you to our guest judges on the day, to Mrs Bonnington for helping make sure everythingwent smoothly and to everyone who played a part in making the event such a success.Miriam QuinnOn behalf of the Eco Schools GroupSCHOOL ASSOCIATIONI think it’s fair to say that all of you will know me as the previous Chair of the School Association. As I have takenover as SJL coordinator for the Festival on the Field (FOTF) – the SA’s major fund raising event this year - I haveoffered to take over the writing of the newsletter until another Chair of the SA is found.New Chair & New TreasurerFirst I want to say a huge thank you to Tony Ward. Whilst his tenure as Chair has been sadly brief he hasachieved an incredible amount – particularly his steering of the Festival on the Field committees. All of us whohave worked with him would like to tender a huge thank you and wish him well.We need two positions to be filled: Chair of the School Association and Treasurer of the Festival on the Field.The latter is a position jointly held with the Manland Treasurer and will only require input until the end of term. Ifyou would like further information about these posts please contact me on the email below. The School