An Awesome Working Bee at Glenavy School
On Tuesday May 17th at Glenavy Garden Club, the sun was out, and Room 4 was bursting with energy. We started by playing a quick game of tag... Broccoli & Cheese Sauce! We could hear the flagpole banging in the wind, cars in the distance, bird song, and children chattering.... it was time for a busy working bee!
Our creative team got painting, preparing hand-made labels on rocks for each of the vegetables we've planted in the garden.
Our garden calendar said it was a good day for sowing plants that grow above the ground, so our planting team got to work preparing the soil for winter crops...
We planted broccoli, bokchoy, cabbage, lettuce, cauliflower, rainbow silverbeet, arugula, and rocket.
Our microgreens experiment from last week was drowned, so we drained and re-potted the cans that had flooded or fallen over. We found that team work and good leadership worked well. It was chaotic in the beginning as children rushed for paint and tools, but strong leadership helped us to develop some efficient systems. Harry and Maria did a fantastic job leading the planting team. Thanks!
We also decided as a group to make some Glenavy Garden Club Rules:
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| Plant Labels Painted on Rocks |
1. Have fun
2. Listen to leaders and teachers
3. Do the task assigned
4. Try new things
5. Tidy up at the end
6. Respect each other, tools and the garden
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| Freshly Planted Garden |
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