Gardening
After the summer holiday there is always a lot to do in our vegetable garden and polytunnel. The children have been weeding, and learning the difference between the things we want to grow and those...
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Winter Planting
The children have been busy planting winter pansies and also each class has planted a pot of daffodils ready for the competition next March.
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We have started planting onions in our raised beds. We have planted ten onion bulbs in each row, and we have set five rows. We have also planted sweet peas in pots and put these in the polytunnel to...
View ArticleFestive Trees
As Christmas approaches, it’s all hands to the pump! The Outdoor Team worked together to make trees to display the Christmas decorations made by the children. These were on show at the Christmas Fair...
View ArticleGreen Shoots
As we come to the end of term, everything seems wintry, but there are already signs of Spring. Our broad beans are beginning to put up new shoots, and will be well established by the time we come back...
View ArticleDaffodil Competition
The warm weather means that our daffodils will open early this year. We plan to take the plants out of the garage where they have been growing through the winter, and distribute them to the different...
View ArticleLots of jobs in the Garden
We have returned from our Easter holiday to many jobs in the Garden. We are starting to plant a lot of seeds such as beetroot, onions, sprouts and cornflowers, and also we have planted our potato crop....
View ArticleVegetable growing
The nice weather has given us a chance to put seed trays together, with peppers, courgettes, cauliflower, broccoli and spring onions all being planted. Warm weather means a busy time for gardeners,...
View ArticleHarvesting Strawberries
We have been harvesting our strawberries in the polytunnel. Chestnut Class asked what they could do with the strawberries, so we decided to take them to Mrs Whittaker to ask her if she could use them....
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Other vegetables are ready to harvest now: courgettes, broad beans, and onions. We have taken these to Mrs Whittaker who said “I am having a barbecue this week in school, so these will be very useful!”
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