Gardening

Oct 11

Cloning Plants in 5W

In Science we have been learning about reproduction in plants and animals. We planned an experiment to clone plants and then carried it...

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Sep 28

Level 4 Award for School Garden

We have some exciting news... We have now completed the level 4 award on the RHS scheme where we had to showcase how our gardening...

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Jul 14

Looked what we have grown

Year 2 grew courgettes from seeds in the school garden and just look at the size of them now. We took them down to the kitchen were they...

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Jun 23

Grow your own

Jack from year 1 has been inspired by our Breakfast Club garden and hearing about the school garden and what we are growing. Mrs Mears...

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Jun 21

Tomato Experiment

Last week, Gardening Club did a tomato experiment. We took the stalk off then rubbed toothpaste on top of the tomato and planted it...

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Jun 16

Litter Picking With 6C

Pupils in 6C spent a session in the morning litter picking in our local area.

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May 17

Plant Sale success

On a very wet Thursday afternoon, the Avondale plant sale was a great success! Thank you to all who supported us and gave up their time....

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Apr 27

Pallet Planting at Breakfast Club

Some year 1 children , planted some seeds which were kindly donated by some parents. Let's watch them grow!

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Apr 25

Year 2 get digging

Ten children from both year 2 classes got to plant some onions at gardening club today. They had to do a bit of weeding before the...

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Apr 19

Growing seeds

Yesterday some year 2 children planted some leeks, spring onions and French runner beans at gardening club. Then they needed a good...

Magic beans and cress heads at gardening club.

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Mar 28

Magic beans and cress heads at gardening club.

Despite the weather, some of year 2 children planted some magic runner beans which they are hoping will grow as tall as Jack's...

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Mar 15

Gardening time for year 2

It's that time of year again, different children will be chosen from year 2 (both classes) to join Mrs Mears over the next few months to...

allisonpickup

Oct 21, 2022

Pumpkin competition

4P enjoyed creating this pumpkin carving using a pumpkin grown in the school garden.

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Oct 17, 2022

Pumpkin time

Some of our Year 3 children helped to pick the pumpkins from the school garden. Each class will be given a pumpkin, so that they can show...

danielleloftus

Oct 14, 2022

DLD Awareness Day 2022

Today is Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) Awareness Day. This year's theme is Growing with DLD. To raise awareness, Blackburn with...

Mrs Speakman

Jul 20, 2022

Gardening Club News

Well what fun year 2 have had at gardening club this year, both classes had the opportunity to do a bit of digging and planting . They...