The children are involved in as much gardening as possible. For example we have been creating a new no-dig vegetable bed.
Before the children started this term, an example had been set and a bed had been made and seeds sown. Cardboard from large boxes is laid to inhibit the growth of weeds. Then a good layer of compost is added and evenly spread.
The result of the work of children is a pleasing appearance and a good ground for direct sowing and quick growing.
Children were keen to help to prepare a display of poppies for the act of remembrance on 11th November.
Using scissors, glue sticks and paint was a valuable exercise in basic skills.
Then, a little earlier than 11 o’clock, they gathered around the display for an explanation. Of course, they cannot understand much of what it is about, but they can begin to form impressions that they will carry with them to a later stage when they can grasp the meaning of the annual commemoration.
The seriousness with which the occasion was greeted by little ones was impressive. And, of course, they could see that cutting and pasting can be useful and purposeful.