P1/2 and the gull!

P1/2 came out in the drizzle to collect natural objects and then sort them. Some children sorted by colour, some by size and others put similar objects together eg leaves, berries and sticks.

On the way back to class, we saw this young gull which was quite taken with a basketball and it would push the ball away then follow it and push it again and again. Do birds play? We don't know but this one certaninly seemed to be fascinated by the ball!

 

Blooming busy!

 It's been all hands on deck this year as the unusually hot weather has meant one very dry poly tunnel! We would love to have a water butt but we are still blighted with unwelcome "visitors" at the weekends and evening who like to wreck anything movable left outside so for just now we are relying on people power to water the plants. Our family gardening group has worked hard and their efforts are paying off!

Have a look below: we have corn, courgettes, peppers, tomatoes, carrots, peas, beetroot, rainbow beetroot, broccoli and watermelon all thriving just now!

Watering the beetroot

Watering the whitecurrant and blackcurrant border

Watering her raised bed

Tending to the corn

Picking a pepper!

From our MSP

 

Looking good! Last post of the term.

P5/6 helped to water the tunnel today and the crops are looking healthy and verdant! 

P5/6 helped to water the plants in the tunnel today and the crops are looking healthy and verdant! The sweetcorn  and tomatoes are shooting up and the watermelon seedlings are beginning to grow. The class was intrigued by the difference in the broccoli and sweetcorn leaves.  One let’s water droplets sit on its leaf while water runs off broccoli instantly.  

I’ve also added a lovely personal end of term gift.  It’s always touching to be given a card or a gift and this one  couldn’t be more perfect for me! 😃 My garden keeps me busy chasing slugs and snails away or pulling weeds out. Thank you Lewis! 

Sunflowers, corn (grown from seed) and watermelons. 

Corn and  broccoli looking good and tomatoes thriving in the background. 

 

Buzzing wildlife

 The school is coming into bloom and attracting wildlife.  Classes were out dipping for tadpoles and observed that the tadpoles have grown their rear legs since last week!

It’s been a busy week-Sports Day, Outdoor week for P7, Active Travel week and  Day to day lessons too! It’s been lovely to see so much activity in our outdoor areas.  

P5/6 and P6 were hunting tadpoles and caught back swimmers and dragonfly nymphs too and we saw fully grown dark flies along the canal.  

The family gardening club has started to see their seedlings grow and there is a huge range of fruit and veg growing now-From broccoli to watermelons! 

A busy week but a week to remember! 

P7 Outdoor Week

 P7 couldn’t have a residential outdoor week thanks to the lockdown and Covid restrictions so instead their teacher, Miss Baxter, was determined to make sure that they didn’t miss out.  The class has never grumbled when they’ve missed out on doing activities we would run in pre-Covid days and they have taken the changes in their stride   

She has planned and arranged a full week of activities and has had the help of Mrs Clark who has ordered the required resources and made phone calls to a order hot choc for the cycle trip.  

Mon: Treasure Hunt, problem solving games, taking on the spider web, nerf gun war and hotdogs and roasting marshmallows on the fire. 

Tues: Cycle to Bowling Harbour for a hot chocolate and stone skimming, watched a world famous paddle steamer sail by and do some beach combing! 

Here are some photos.