Cooking Opportunity: Stone Soup on February 14th
Next week, we will be reading a story called Stone Soup. It is an old folk story about strangers who convince the townspeople to contribute a small amount of their food to make one meal for everyone to enjoy. Although there are many different versions, the main message of the story is about the value of sharing and community. To build anticipation, students were given a bowl with stones in it to imagine what the story will be about. They worked hard to write their very own story using their creativity. They had to include a bowl of stone soup in their story as well as basic story elements like characters, setting, problem and solution with a beginning, middle, and end.
So, to celebrate friendship on Valentine’s Day, rather than have a traditional party with sweets, we will be making our own Stone Soup to share. We are asking everyone to help create this soup by contributing something from home. Please have your child bring the specified ingredient on Tues. Feb. 12 or Wed. Feb. 13 so that it can be cut and prepared ahead of time. Our class will be making the soup on Valentine’s day. Please also send a reusable soup bowl and reusable soup spoon to help our environment. Feel free to send the food item and reusable bowl and spoon to school a day ahead too. Thank you.
We will be providing the pasta and any other additional ingredients. Please note that on Thursday, February 14th, students will not require a meal from home as we will enjoy the soup together for lunch. If you feel that your child would prefer a different meal, it will be fine to enhance our soup with something more for your child; however the soup alone should be sufficient. Thank you for your support and contribution!
Look for the notice that is going home on Friday, February 8th or click here to view.
On Wednesday, we sent home a list of students in the class to help your child organize the writing of Valentine’s cards. If for some reason you did not receive this, please inform me at Livia.Chan@burnabyschools.ca and another one will be sent via email.
What a lovely idea! I’d be happy to send some buns/loaf for the class to share. If you’d like that, please let me know!
Thank you for your contribution, Viv! Much appreciated that all the families supported our soup making.
I enjoyed the soup. Thank you Mrs Chan for making it. I had fun cutting the vegetables. I love Valentines Day.
Hi Myel,
I’m glad you enjoyed making the soup and eating it too! Valentine’s Day is a special day, isn’t it? Thank you for commenting on our blog!
Sincerely, Ms. Chan
Dear ms Chan & Cowan. Valentine’s Day was a blast. I now really like stone Soup .One day I really want to make it again.. Can you spot the difference?
Dear Isla,
I am so glad that you really enjoyed the soup and that you wish to make it again! I am happy to hear that you now like mushrooms too. You were open-minded to try different vegetables.
Thank you for commenting on our blog, Ms. Chan