We have had so much fun in the Gardening club last term. The children stayed behind for the after school club and worked very hard planting vegetables in our growing and planting area. We are looking forward to eating the lettuce, Radishes, Beetroot, tomatoes and peppers we have produced. Well done to all the children involved.
We look forward to working with a new group of children this year, to learn gardening skills together and to grow and eat our delicious crops.
We would like to say a big thank you to D A Johnson for helping us to start off our growing and planting area. Thank you so much for the topsoil.
With help from the Greggs foundation we are able to create our fantastic growing and planting area. This week we have planted carrots, beetroot, peas, radish and strawberries. We can’t wait to pick them and turn them into delicious meals.
Thank you to the fantastic staff from Avery Dennison and Northumberland County Council.
A big thank you to Arther Cranson, Parks and Green Spaces Officer for organising colleagues from Northumberland County Council, Nicola Birch and Lorinda Lakey – Doorsamy for organising the Avery Dennison team.
Thank you to Dave Johnstone from D A Johnstone plant hire, for providing the weed barrier for the garden and Leon Savage from NCC for providing the wood chippings.
The team worked throughout the day to transform the garden. Arthur Cranson made some amazing raised planters that will be used in the growing and planting area. The team from Avery Dennison moved tons of bark, painted and weeded the garden.
Thank you so much for your help.
B13 (Pine) have been studying the Hydrologic Cycle and participated in a science experiment before exploring The Old Mill at Jesmond Dene.
We have recently started a parents gardening team, working at the Blythdale site. This will take place (Weather permitting) on Friday between 1-2pm. If you are interested in being part of the team please contact Tracy Henderson or James Groundwater.
We have a large garden at Blythdale and we are looking for help to maintain the grounds and make sure they are safe all year around for the children.
Thank you to – Thomas, Gemma, Natalie and Matthew for volunteering last Friday. Thanks so much for all the sawing and cutting. We really appreciate the time and effort, you are all amazing.
This week in outdoor learning we have looked at Eric Carl and his amazing art work. We read his book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar. We then went on to design and make our own butterfly, looking at symmetry and even made our own Eric Carl art work. In the Garden we explored insects and bugs under a microscope.
In outdoor learning we have been learning about Bees and making some Bee art. The children decided this will help raise awareness of the importance of Bees. We even used hammers and nails to create our own flower bed looking at measurements and working as a team.
