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Today Brian told us about seed potatoes.  He had some to show us and they looked like ordinary potatoes.  He told us that if we left the potatoes on newspaper for about one month the “eyes” would start to grow roots and then we could sow them in soil to grow potatoes.  From one potato planted, we should get 10 potatoes to grow.  This process is called “chitting” and each of us had the chance to take part.

After one month we will sow the potatoes in the planters in our outdoor area.  We had to weed these to get them ready.  Brian told us that weeds are “plants in the wrong place”.  He showed us the difference between fibrous weeds and tap weeds.  When we sow the potatoes it willl take about twelve weeks for them to grow and then we can pick them and make baked potatoes, mashed potatoes and chips.   Brian even suggested using the herbs we planted before Christmas to create a herb butter to put on our potatoes for extra taste.  We can’t wait!!

Bird Feeders

photo 2 01Having learnt all about the birds in our school grounds we chose to create our very own bird feeders using recycled materials.  As this was a Homework task the design took place in class and the creation took place at home.

photo 1 01Mrs Wightman was very impressed with our ideas and loved every feeder.  We will choose some to put outside soon and keep the others to be put outside in the winter.

photo 3 01Well done everybody!!

Dig In Day

Primary 4 have taken on the responsibility of the school Nature Garden, along with Primary 5.  So far we have been out in the garden and come up with ideas of what we would like to see there.  We are very lucky to have such an area in our school and are able to use it to help with our learning.  We met with a Countryside Ranger from Drumpellier Country Park and Pallacerigg Country Park to help us enhance what we already have.  We know exactly what we want to achieve and Colin is the man to help us with this!   helpwant[1]

The Dig In Day tomorrow will help us to get started on the plans we have made.  We can’t wait to get started.  If you can help in anyway we will be in the school grounds from  11 a.m. – 2 p.m.  We would really appreciate any help you can provide, and any time you could spend with us would be wonderful!  Colin will be there with another Ranger and he will bring tools and resources we can use to cut back some trees, create clearer pathways, and clear the full garden to create specific areas.  We will even be making bird boxes and unveiling the new name and sign of the garden.  It’s an opportunity not to be missed!

We hope to see you all there!

Remember kids, you need to come with an adult.