Stanley Elementary School Gives Back!

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FLOUR POWER

Thanks to the King Arthur Flour Company, approximately 65 Swampscott fourth graders at the Stanley Elementary School, learned how to bake bread and give back to the community.

Under the direction of Elementary STEM Consulting Teacher, Sharon LaRosa, students were given a bread baking lesson that included skills in science, math, kitchen safety, nutrition, and baking.  All of the materials were put into grocery bags that were donated to the project by Stop & Shop of Swampscott.

King Arthur has what they call the “Flour Life Skills Bread Baking Program,” which teaches students to bake at home with their families while giving back to the community. After receiving instruction from Mrs. LaRosa, the students left for the weekend with baking ingredients, tools, and an assignment to bake two loaves of bread, one for their family and one to donate to charity. The loaves from the Stanley School were collected and donated to My Brothers’ Table, in Lynn. There was even some leftover flour and yeast to share!  The help of student leaders from the fourth grade was enlisted to assemble the materials in the library to be brought home.   It was really great to see everyone working together toward the success of this project, including the office and custodial staff!  Mr. Tom Daniels, the principal, even made a necessary additional trip to My Brother’ Table.

“The students were very focused during the lesson and their enthusiasm was made evident by the amount of bread that came back to school to be donated” said Mrs. LaRosa, who brought the program to Swampscott again this year.

King Arthur Flour dropped off approximately 130 pounds of flour for the students. It was separated and each student went home with four pounds of flour, yeast, baking tools, and a cookbook filled with recipes and the history of bread. Students came in with their freshly baked homework which included about 50 loaves of bread!

The staff from My Brothers’ Table was thrilled and very appreciative with the amount of the donations they received!

 For the second year in a row, the program was a success.  Mrs. LaRosa stated enthusiastically, “I am very proud of what the fourth graders have accomplished!”