BEACHBURG — The annual harvest supper hosted by Beachburg Public School was another success.
Principal Jody Kitson-Roy said more than 200 people enjoyed a supper of ham, scalloped potatoes, a variety of salads and side dishes like pickles, olives, rolls, etc. There was also a great variety of desserts. While the school provides the rolls and ham, it’s the friends and families of staff and students who provide the rest of the meal, she said, explaining a note is sent home about the dinner and what is needed.
The supper has been a long-standing tradition at the school, with one break of a few years in between, she said.
In the 1990s, the cost was $5 for adults and $2 for students. Since 2004 the cost has been $7 for adults, $3 for students and pre-schoolers eat for free. Even though this is a fundraiser for the school, Ms. Kitson-Roy said the meal’s price is kept low because it’s also a way of community bonding and building.
“We want this supper to be accessible to everyone,” she said.
Served buffet style, she noted people can eat as much as they want. However, there is a note that suggest people take it easy on the desserts so there’s enough for at least one for everybody — but there’s more than enough of those as well — along with a great variety.
The supper profits, which average around the $1,000 mark are used in two ways, she said. They are used to purchase the ham and rolls for the following year’s supper and the rest goes towards school necessities. The profits from 2013 and 2014 went towards the purchase of chrome books and a technology cart, the principal said.
“Chrome books are a like a little laptop without a hard drive,” she explained.
All the students have gmail and gdrives, so they can work throughout the day on the computer, but no data is stored on the computer, Ms. Kitson-Roy said.
The technology cart is for storing, charging and updating chrome books, she said.
But, the school also has Ipads and desk top computers.
“Every classroom has technology in it,” she said.
The Ipads and chrome books can be signed out by individual students or a teacher can sign out a few at a time, depending on what’s going on in the classroom, Ms. Kitson-Roy said.
This dinner has shown the community of Beachburg supports its children.
“The small town support from this community is awesome,” she said.
