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Garden Update - July 2019

Wow, look how much the broad beans have grown. They're nearly as bid as us now! The minibeasts love the leaves in the garden. What happened to all the strawberries? Somebody has been eating them! We put some net around to protect the fruit. Hmmm, the pea plants need some support. Next job.

Science-identifying which materials have been used in the school environment.

The stage is made of wood. So is this post. Metal was used to make the spring. They used metal to make this pole. The tyres are made out of rubber. This cover is made from plastic. Did they use rock to make the playground? Can we find something made out of glass? The hosepipe is made using plastic. This tyre is made from rubber.

Tucking in to rhubarb crumble made from rhubarb grown in the school garden.

Garden update June 2019

The strawberrries have finished flowering. The fruit is beginning to appear. The broad beans plants have begun to flower. The pea plants are growing well too. Not flowering yet. The chives are in full bloom. The bees are enjoying collecting nectar.

What's been happening in the garden over Easter?

What's been happening in the garden? The broad bean seeds have germinated. Young broad bean plants. The hyacinths have stopped flowering. The pea seeds have germinated. We now have rows of young pea plants. The strawberries are beginning to flower. The rosemary is blooming. More strawberries flowering. Touching and sniffing the herbs. Smelling the rosemary and mint. Digging out the hyacinth bulbs. I got it! We could see the roots, bulb and leaves altogether

Practising rotating and following positional instructions.

Year 2 British Values Artwork - Individual Liberty

Planting seeds and plants on the last day of the spring term.

Weeding before we began sowing seeds. Woah, look at the size of that root! We found a worm in its habitat. Sowing broad bean seeds in rows. Digging a channel to sow some more broad beans. Some more worms. Carefully planting some Sweet Pea plants. Digging more channels to sow some pea seeds in. Sowing the peas in rows.

Visit to the garden to observe changes to the plants.

Has anything changed since our last visit? What's that lovely smell? It's the hyacinths! Look, more flower buds have opened. They smell amazing! Let's have a sniff. Take a look at the rhubarb. It has doubled in size Inspecting the part of the plant that we eat.

Exploring different habitats in our Forest School during Working Scientifically Week.

Sat in our groups listening to instructions. Locating all the different habitats. Right team, let's get to work. Digging at the base of a tree. Look, we found some fungus growing on this tree! Identifying living things under a log We found a worm. Engrossed in their inspection. I think we've found something. A worm! I wonder what's under these logs? Another worm! A ladybird. And another worm.

March 2019 - during science week, we discovered that our hyacinth bulbs had been planted into a suitable habitat to grow into flowering plants.

A suitable habitat for plants to grow? What did the plants get from this habitat? Plenty of sunlight. Water from the soil. Nutrients from the soil. Air. The flower buds are beginning to open. Some have a strong scent. The weeds are beginning to flourish too!

Science - Living Things - Sorting and classifying into dead, alive or never been alive.

Garden Update February 2019

We now have a row of snowdrops. What colour do you think this hyacinth will be? And this one? The rhubarb has sprouted and is looking healthy. The chives have begun to grow. A clump of daffodils in bud. Soon to open in the late winter sunshine.

Investigating which material to use to make a space nappy for Bob, the astronaut.

Looking for signs of spring in the school garden.

In the school garden at the beginning of February. Looking for signs of growth. Our first Snowdrop. Others are beginning to shoot. The weeds are beginning to grow. And so are the Hyacinth bulbs. And so is the rhubarb plant. Some of the Daffodils are in bud. These are almost ready to flower. The Tulips have begun to sprout.

We sorted a range of foods into the different food groups.

Science Investigation - do children run faster as they get older?

Getting ready to time Reception as they run. Off they go. There and back! Here they come. Now it's Year 2's turn. Where they faster or slower than Reception? Finally, Year 5 run.

January 2019 - busy making a collage of books in RE.

Guess who came to visit Year 2 at the Christmas party?

Plastics Day - making our own Stanley the jellyfish out of recycled plastic.

Somebody Swallowed Stanley by Sarah Roberts Sarah delivering a powerful message to YR2. Cutting out tentacles. Can you guess what we made? We also needed coloured paper for the inside. Two new Stanleys! And another! A class full of Stanleys. Ready for home and to pass on the message. Remember to recycle our plastic.

Enjoying the Year 2 Fire Safety Talk

Getting ready for a spot of role-play. Ready to put the fire out.

Working together to position physical and man-made features on our school playground plan.

Practising making quarter, half and full turns, clockwise and anti-clockwise.

Playing Heroes and Villains - finding 10 more and 10 less.

Busy planting Spring bulbs.

Starting to dig channels to plant our bulbs. Hard at work digging channels to plant our bulbs. More channel digging. Doing a good job! Planting hyacinth bulbs to flower in Spring. Digging up some of the potato crop.

Preparing the soil for the planting of Spring bulbs.

Turning the soil over. Removing any roots and small weeds. Job done! Ready for planting.

Observing our school and local area in days gone by.

Inspecting an old aerial photograph. Looking at an even older photo of school grounds. Look! There's no adventure playground! I've found St. Bede's School on the map. This group identified Clayton Brook on this old ma There aren't any playground tyres on this photo. Where's the school garden?

Our first day back at school - weeding in the school garden.

Year 2's first visit to the school garden. Lots of weeding to be done. Look at the colour of my hands! This bin liner's nearly full already! Look at the size of these weeds! And this one! Who's behind this giant weed? Blackberries ripening in the garden. Back in the garden later on in the week. Making progress. Two of our super gardeners! Contemplating tackling the big weeds. All hard at work.
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