Potato Planting

Spring has sprung! Yesterday afternoon we went out to the garden with Mr B and he showed us how to plant potatoes so the Year 8's can eat them at their Year 8 leavers dinner. We found it really interesting learning about how potatoes go to seed and how the grow off each other. We decided that they might need a helping hand so we sprinkled potato fertiliser on them too (but don't tell Kevin!) We are going to keep an eye on them and our next project is planting corn into pots and letting it grow in the greenhouses until we can plant them in our very own corn patch. 

We have also decided that a part of the garden needs a really good tidy so we are going to do that too! Watch this space!

BNZ Closed for good!

The BNZ bank was closed today so the staff could get out into the community and help out. We were lucky enough to have 3 staff members from the Greymouth branch come and help us out in the garden. We planted blueberries, raspberries, plum trees, carrots, strawberries and citrus trees. We taught them a lot about gardening!

Kathy getting her wheelbarrow licence.

Kalia digging a hole for a blueberry plant.

Luke's an expert in planting strawberries!

Ben and Andrew from the BNZ had fun planting our citrus trees.

The boys and Rueben show Andrew how it's done.

Kathy helped us plant lots of strawberries. She said she learnt more about gardening in half an hour with us than she has ever learnt and is going to go home and plant some strawberry plants. We loved teaching her new things!

Katy and Gillian helping out!

The boys assured us they were "working"... Us girls just think they were talking about rugby!

Kyia planted lots of raspberries.

Miss Hines was pretty happy with our efforts!

Bryce and Daniel were the champions of fertilising our plants!

"WE HAD THE BEST DAY EVER!!"

Thanks for helping BNZ staff! 

Delivering Spring Bulbs!

Spring has sprung and we have been busy delivering our daffodils to the junior classes. They love them and make the school look colourful!

Eve and Kaia using their muscles!

Samuel looks how most teachers feel!

Getting stuck into turning the garden over!

Room 2 were stoked to get their daffodils!

Eve and Ben have been busy!

Room 15 were excited too!

Ella and Tasja working... Well kinda :-)

Year 6 Gardening

While the Yr 7's are off at technology at the High School we have decided that us Yr 6's are going to get stuck into gardening and help make the school garden flourish and look extra pretty! Check out our photos of us getting stuck into potting and planting daffodils and tulips! Wait until they flower!

Mr B explaining what we need to do...

Asher's in charge!

Tristan found a massive bulb

Making sure they have enough soil to grow

The chain gang to get them into the garden 

Our garden is starting to look fantastic! Thanks Mr B! We love it!