30/09/2016
by Mrs Devlin
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This term has been a busy one for the enthusiastic Gardening Club gardeners. They have been harvesting a HUGE crop of vegetables (that horse manure certainly did its job!) and tidying up the garden and front of the playground. The pots have been planted … Continue reading
23/08/2016
by Mrs Devlin
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We have been having huge successes in our School Garden and Playground. Last session’s P3,4,5 class found out some fantastic news this morning..they have won the Grow Your Own Potatoes initiative competition with the heaviest crop and largest tuber from all Western Scotland … Continue reading
08/06/2016
by Mrs Devlin
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P3,4,5 were investigating different ways to read the time. We looked at modern ideas like digital watches and then learned that you can actually tell the time using the sun’s position in the sky. People used sundials to tell the time of … Continue reading
24/05/2016
by Mrs Devlin
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This week and last have been exceptionally busy for our keen gardeners! We’ve had to tend to all the vegetable and plants that we have been growing by weeding and watering them regularly. We also wanted to improve the front … Continue reading
19/05/2016
by Mrs Devlin
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This week the gardeners and plenty of other helpers were sprucing up the front of our school. The girls and boys planted some trailing plants and beautiful, bright sunflowers in the pots. They then filled the hanging baskets that are now displayed … Continue reading
13/05/2016
by Mrs Devlin
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Whilst the swimmers have been away P3,4,5 have been making the most of the beautiful weather. We were outside yesterday enjoying some outdoor learning. Hunting high and low… Jamie’s cheeky selfie! Keeping our garden blooming Charlie ‘pondering’ life… Our … Continue reading
09/05/2016
by Mrs Devlin
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After some more disappointing vandalism in the School Garden at the weekend, the Garden Club members and teachers are very sad to say that the plants we’ve tended, watered and cared for have had to be replanted, yet again. Can … Continue reading
03/05/2016
by Mrs Devlin
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Pumpkins and Greenhouses… This afternoon’s session was another busy one! Miss Brown, some of the keen gardeners and a few strong helpers put together our shiny-new greenhouse, after the old one sadly fell to bits when we rebuilt it last … Continue reading
27/04/2016
by Mrs Devlin
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Brrrrr! What a chilly session! Our very first lunchtime club began with everyone working together to plant some new strawberry and broad bean plants into the raised beds. They looked very happy to be placed in such nutritious soil (lots … Continue reading
27/04/2016
by Mrs Devlin
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Friday Fun Time for the Playground Improvement Team (PITs) and Gardening Club was a busy session. We began with making a ‘mood-board’ of our favourite plants, colours and textures and then added ideas of what we would like to see in … Continue reading
