The tree seeds that our whole school had sown had been left overwinter in the Pond Area to be treated in the same way as any tree seed would be – frozen, covered in tree debris and always at risk to the hungry wildlife. Now Springtime is here, is was time to clean up the […]
The Easter holidays are here, where pupils and staff alike aim to relax for a few days. Nature, however, does not rest and is busy growing and preparing for the year ahead. Experiencing nature is taking the time to stop and sense the world around you. Take a mindfulness moment to enjoy the sights and […]
Seed planting is an important and exciting event at school, where we plan our school garden for the future and decide what to grow. It was great to receive a helping hand from the RHS as part of their RHS Big Seed Sow. Some plants are great to introduce new pupils to gardening as they […]
We love tree seeds, but we are not the only ones. The seeds we planted at school seem to be ok – they haven’t yet shown but the pots seem undisturbed. However, we know not all seeds will germinate, so we planted extra to make sure that every pupil will have a seedling to look […]
Our hedge saplings arrived at our school. ordered from the Tree Council, delivered from Tom Adams Fruit Tree Nursery, on Friday 3rd March. We kept them in water over the weekend. Then, as it was going to be a busy week, we ‘heeled’ then into damp compost so they would last better until we could […]
In Nature Club, we went out and used our senses to explore nature. The members of the club explained how nature can help improve our mental health:
As part of Children’s Mental Health Week, classes have been going outside as part of the theme ‘Let’s Connect’, where they have had time to connect with one another but also to connect with nature. They liked using The Tree Council ‘Senses Scavenger Hunt’ sheet, which took them on a journey of the school grounds […]
We were very excited to have been chosen by The Tree Council to plant the tree gifted to them by the Queen’s Green Canopy organisation, which had come from the Royal ‘Tree of Trees’; thus it had spent a good summer outside Buckingham Palace, viewed by all the Royal Family, the public and national/international media. […]
Our Nature Council met for the first time today.
Katie from the Tree Council came to visit our school to have a look around the work we do with trees and tour the other nature areas within our school grounds. Whilst she was here, we planted an oak tree to celebrate the ascension of HRH King Charles III to the throne. There were many […]