Kids Growing with Room 1 at Glenavy School

Miss McLellan and Room 1 have spent Term 1 cooking and learning about how seeds grow, compost and beneficial bugs as part of the Kids Growing programme facilitated by Waitaki Community Gardens.  Some highlights included going on a bug hunt to find out what bugs are living on campus, cooking kale chips for a healthy snack, planting veggies and flowers (a great habitat for beneficial bugs over winter).  A special thanks to Miss McLellan for her innovative learning tools and books that she has created and have now been shared with garden kids at Kakanui, Hampden, Totara and Maheno Schools. 

Just look how big the sunflowers from Room 1 have grown since they learned about germination in Term 4 last year! Here is a photo of the class with their next experiment to find out if broccoli seeds will grow better in a pot of compost or garden soil. 

Room 2 with Miss B has just begun the Kids Growing programme and will continue into Term 2. 

Thanks to our Kids Growing sponsor for Glenavy School for making our work possible: