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[email protected] www.apnlc.org Alexandra Park Neighbourhood Learning Centre Issue 4 June 2012 FORWARD INDEX J Q T Jamaica ..... 7, 17, 23, 26 Taiwan ..... 24 There has been a lot of talk about food around Alexandra Park Neighbourhood Learning R Trinidad ..... 16 Centre these days and what better to include in this year’s newsletter than stories of food and K Rice festal celebrations! Whether it happens in the classroom over a light snack, in the new APNLC Chicken ..... 15, 16, 18, 26, U vegetable garden or back at home around the dinner table, food often brings with it great L 30 conversation. Like literacy, food is important stuff and it becomes clear pretty quickly that the Lamb Peas ..... 15, 30 V two have quite a bit in common. La Pachamanca ..... 38 Pelau ..... 16, 18, Vegetarian Soup ..... 5 Pilaf ..... 15 Beans ..... 13 Perhaps their greatest similarity is how food and literacy are just so essential to daily life. Pan Fried ..... 31 Lobster ..... 19 Bread ..... 9-12, 14 Food nourishes our bodies and minds, allows us to conquer everyday tasks and it gives us the Roasted ..... 32 Pasta ..... 2, 4 strength to keep moving forward. Not only can food be deliciously wholesome, but like literacy, Lasagna ..... 2, 35 S Rice ..... 15, 17 it also acts as an amazing tool to tell stories and talk about our many fascinating backgrounds. Lobster ....