Spring marks the beginning of the gardening season and over the past week our Year 7 class and Eco-Council made the most of the beautiful sunshine and headed outdoors with garden tools in hand, to begin our Springtime Garden Tidy-Up!
Our Sensory Garden had become overgrown and unruly during the Autumn and Winter and was in need of some TLC and a bit of a clean-up!
The first team of children dug out any weeds in the planters. The children learned that the removal of weeds is very important to our school garden as they can kill plants if they are overgrown. The children also tamed some of the overgrown shrubs and plants to prevent them becoming unruly. This pruning will help keep our plants healthy and improve flowering.
The next team got creative and took charge of beautifying our garden and the front of the school. They planted flowers to help bring beauty as well as pollinators to our school garden. They planted hanging baskets and window boxes with a variety of beautiful flowers and displayed these on the window sills at the front of the school and in the sensory garden.
Another team of boys and girls took the opportunity to wash fencing and tidy up our polytunnel and garden shed. The children washed the polytunnel and sorted out all the raised beds, trays, pots and tools.
Thank you to all our Year 7 pupils, our Eco Council, Mr Morrow, Michelle and Damien for working so hard to make the school and Sensory Garden a special and inviting place for everyone to enjoy!
School gardening fosters a sense of responsibility and care for the environment. This initiative has brought our pupils closer to nature, allowing them to witness firsthand the beauty of plant life and insects and also promotes an understanding of the importance of preserving Biodiversity.
Gardening is a great way of bringing the curriculum alive, it helps to get children outdoors in the fresh air and improves their wellbeing.
We started with a patch of grass just over three years ago and have built and improved our sensory garden and school grounds with help from pupils, their families, our parent support group and the wider local community.
Our garden is a fantastic resource to enhance classroom based activities in all areas of learning, as well as a lovely opportunity for children to care for a green space and observe nature.
The children have really enjoyed connecting with nature and taking their learning outdoors!
Please enjoy the photos below!
