Tuesday, 15 March 2011

Potatoes planted today.

Hi all,

We had a great day today.  There were even more residents involved and the young and old had a productive day together.

As always, there were a few hiccups - the minibus was being used by another teacher and they were delayed elsewhere.  We all piled into the teachers cars and we arrived only 10 minutes late - better late than never!

We then got busy digging and raking.  The residents all got to plant a potato each and everyone seems genuinely excited about seeing the plants growing.


The group of workers who enjoyed the sunshine today in the Brook Garden.
  
The courgettes that we planted last week are huge compared to the ones that we planted in school.  We thought the warm constant heat of the nursing home and regular watering by the residents has made a very comfortable environment for the seeds to germinate.  Our's definitely would not even be half the size - but I am sure they will catch up.

We had taken loads of photos today  - I will upload some tomorrow - I do not have my camera at hand.

Other developments with eco-club are:

  • we are delighted that we have been shortlisted to go to the ECO-UNESCO Eco Den on 5th April to showcase this project.  We will have to get our heads together to make our pitch to the judges a winning one.
  • Lucie, Sheena and Becky have been selected from the eco-club members to represent the school in an environmental public speaking competition - YOUTH SPEAK 2011- on the topic of 'Love food, hate waste'.  If you want to find out more on this topic look at the following website for facts and figures: http://www.lovefoodhatewasteni.org  The girls are being judged on Monday 21st March- so we wish them luck.
  • We have planted some flower seeds in seed trays  - pansy's, lobelia's, busy lizzy's  - to brighen up dull areas in the school.
  • We have planted some lettuce seeds as well earlier this week. 
  • The tomatoes and peppers are still thriving - getting bigger and bigger everyday.
That is all for now - will add photos tomorrow.

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