Monday, September 23, 2013

School meals for Primary school children to be made free in England

Click HERE to view the BBC News video!

To do/questions:
  1. View the BBC News video (click on the link above).
  2. Who is Nick Clegg?
  3. Who is going to give young children free school meals?
  4. What are the two reasons Nick Clegg gives to explain why free school meals is "really good news"?
  5. Do YOU think free school meals for every child would be a good thing in YOUR country (list your reasons for or against)?


Thursday, September 5, 2013

Sweet New Year! Rosh Hashana 2013-2014 is on 5th and 6th of September...

Rosh Hashana food customs... Click HERE!

Questions:
  1. Why are sweet foods favored during the Jewish New Year?
  2. Where is the "land of milk and honey"?
  3. What is the egg bread served on Shabbat called and why is it shaped into spirals during Rosh Hashana?
  4. What does the pomegranate symbolize?
  5. What is the fish a symbol of?
  6. How do Jewish New Year's customs as regards food differ from YOUR New Year's eating traditions?