What an experience the children had on our cafe trip!

We began the day putting on our aprons and then sitting and listening to Mr. Bertacchini. He told us all about the jobs that a cafe owner must do to be successful. The children listened carefully and offered suggestions about different things. 

We then set off on our cycle of jobs:

1: sandwich making - the children washed hands (twice) and followed picture instructions to make the sandwiches that had been ordered.

2: napkin folding - the children carefully folded napkins for parents and then we forgot to put them out for you!!

3: chef hat making: there was careful folding and cutting to make chef hats to keep hair away from the food.

4: menu writing - using a phonics mat the children prepared menus for our role play cafe at school

5: sandwich costing - Numicon shapes supported the children in their calculations of the fillings for their sandwich.

6: cleaning and greeting: there was alot of cleaning to be done (tables, chairs, fridge, windows and ice cream counter) and greeting real guests with "Can I get you anything else?" or "How is your drink?"

After all that hard work the children ate their lunch and got to choose an ice cream from the counter. We had a little play up on the grassy patch before our grown ups arrived. 

When our grown ups were sitting down, we brought them their sandwiches and stayed for a chat. Then we scooped ice creams and helped to clear the tables.

Our afternoon ended with every child using the real till to work out their parents bill. "cash or card?" was asked and children took payment with a smile.

It really was an exceptional day. An experience the children will not forget