Kids from the years 3, 4, 7, and 8 from Karori Normal School were not in class on Friday the 5th of August. Why? They were buying jelly, sherbet, waffles, and more at the massive Room 22 and 23 refugee bake sale!
Loads of planning, effort, and of course baking, was involved. The kids in Room 22 and 23 had to plan out the ingredients needed, figure out the exact cost of all the ingredients, and then make the food, which was a lot of work. Even with all the planning, some groups still had to make last minute changes.
“We were going to make cake pops, but the balls wouldn’t go on the sticks, so we sold just the balls, and they all sold out” explained Jiya Raj of Room 23
When the big day of the bake sale arrived, all the stalls went crazy on decorations. Enormous posters, colorful banners, and more were all over Room 22 and 23. Kids from all over the school were wandering through both rooms from 11:45 to 1, buying food.
“The jelly was the most popular from our stall – they all sold out” said Emily Geenty of Room 23. Jiya Raj and Aaron Jordan of Room 23 both agreed that the spiders were definitely the food that sold best from their stall, The Cookie Jar.
Once it hit 1pm, the refugee bake sale finally ended. As all the decorations, tables, and food was packed, the money was counted. Emily (from We Bake It, You Take It) and Aaron (from The Cookie Jar) both said that their stall had raised about $60, and when We Bake It, You Take It, and The Cookie Jar combined, they raised $126.60. Altogether, Room 22 and 23 raised an astounding $1060.80!
In the end, everyone was really happy with the result.
“We went pretty good! At first, we didn’t have many customers, but then more people came later on” said Hannah Park of Room 23.
“It was very well organised, there was a huge amount of enthusiasm and energetic kids. There was a good variety of food. Everyone was working as a team, and everything was connected to learning” summarised Ms Peetz, Deputy Principal.
Everyone was very impressed with the grand total, and Room 22 and 23 were both jubilant at their major success