Shortwood Infant School
Our School Garden
The children and staff are working hard to improve the school’s garden and pond area, ideally making an environmental friendly area for the wildlife and children to enjoy all year round.
As it is also ‘Food Awareness Week’, we included teaching the children on where food comes from and how it is grown.
This is an on going story of our developing garden......
As it is also ‘Food Awareness Week’, we included teaching the children on where food comes from and how it is grown.
This is an on going story of our developing garden......
....The beginning
Ground preparation
Each child planted their own Runner Bean
Mid-March 2008
Labelled with their name
Tomato seeds were planted - then put indoors to keep warm
April 2008
Planting beds were prepared
Soil was added
Pete built plant covers
To protect the seedlings
Pete kindly donated the covers to Shortwood
Mid-April 2008
The seeds begin to sprout inside in the warm
Runner Beans, Sweetcorn,
Radishes, Tomato Plants,
Potatoes, Courgettes,
Beetroots, Lettuces & Onions
Radishes, Tomato Plants,
Potatoes, Courgettes,
Beetroots, Lettuces & Onions
Early May 2008
The sun came out
The sweeping done
Roz said ‘lets get going’
Rainbows enjoy the planting
May 2008
The Runner Beans go in
Mrs. Dymott looks for Tadpoles
Moonbeams and Beans
Enjoying the planting - teamwork wins the day
The Radishes bear fruit
Sunrays tried to eat them.....
......but they were too hot!
Sweetcorn breaks the surface
The Herbs:
Parsley, Chives,
Mint, Lavender and
Rosemary
Parsley, Chives,
Mint, Lavender and
Rosemary
But the cat digs them up!
March 2008