Allotment Club chose different varieties of sunflowers to grow – Giant sunflowers, Autumn Sunflowers, and Purple Sunflowers.
When the flowers have withered away, the head of the sunflower will make a great snack for the birds.
It’s fun using the allotment as a setting for our work!
As part of Year 4’s Geography topic about Water this half term, our classes were visited by Mr Robson, a civil engineer.
We found out why water from lakes and reservoirs needs to be treated before it can be used for drinking, and the processes it must go through in a water treatment works. Talking about water for health was very interesting to us, and we also discussed how things like wipes or fatty liquids should not be flushed down the toilet or kitchen sink. We now know that chlorine is added at the chlorination stage to disinfect the water as it travels through pipes, and that we are drinking the same water that the dinosaurs drank, because of the water cycle!
We are delighted with the progress in our allotment. Many year groups have been busy planting seeds and look how much they’ve grown! Our spring bulbs and blossoms look lovely, and we can’t wait to taste our home-grown greens!
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Our new display boards in the Community Room have been populated with the work of our hardworking pupils.
Y4L were learning that there are rules for visiting the allotment in order to keep it a safe and rewarding experience for everyone.
We agreed that we should always walk in the allotment, wear gloves when litter picking or digging the soil, and act respectfully towards the environment.
We had a great time exploring!
We are delighted to support South Tyneside Council in their commitment to raising awareness of climate change in the borough. Their toolkit will support staff in teaching our pupils about environmental awareness and climate change.
For more information, please follow the link to South Tyneside Council’s website.
Y5B repotted some leek plants, then placed them in the polytunnel. Pupils were fascinated by what was growing in there. They sniffed the herbs: mint, thyme and rosemary in the raised beds. Everyone loved seeing how much the bulbs they had planted in Year 4 had grown.
Toffee, our attendance bear, joined us in the allotment today. We took advantage of the beautiful weather to replant some of our lettuce seeds into bigger pots. We can’t wait to see them grow!
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Kerry Leask from Operation Encompass came into Year 6 today to teach about Emotions and Empathy. We know who we can contact if we have worries or uncomfortable feelings.
