Things Are Starting To Happen

Welcome to this weeks update.
You may not see it happening, but projects are getting under way around the school. This is the first signs that the Kitchen Garden is on its way.
The Year 4 children are the first to start a component of the garden. Starting on Tuesday 8 March, each Year 4 class will have a worm farm to look after. They will be involved in the setting up of each farm and be learning how to care for and maintain a very important part of the garden program.
Working with the worm farms will involve looking at the needs and requirements of the worms and how we at school can deliver those requirements.
The children will be establishing seperate refuse bins for food scraps that are suitable for the worms. Eventually when the chickens are on site, any suitable leftover scraps will be able to go them as well. Other unsuitable scraps will go into our composting bins, so that will also eventually be returned to the gardens.
Within weeks of establishing the worm farms the children will be collecting liquid fertilizer. This is one of the best forms of fertilizer, as it can be used at full strength or diluted with water. It is safe to use on all types of both indoor and outdoor plants as it does not burn the roots or leaves and is 100% organic. Eventually the children will also be able to collect the worm castings (solid waste matter) and use it around their plants.
Already I have heard how keen both the children and the teachers are to start up their garden project.
To other areas of the Kitchen Garden.
The constructrion of the kitchen is almost to lock up stage, so it won't be long before we are able to move into it and start cooking.
After the Parent nights, we had so many people offer their assistance in helping out with enclosing the vegie garden and chicken run. Once we have a start date for that we'll be asking for volunteers to assist in that project.
I am meeting with teachers over the next couple of weeks to plan out a cooking/gardening overview. As that is developed I will update you on what will be involved in that program.

Don't forget that Sunday is "Clean Up Australia Day." If every one did the right thing at the time there would be no need to have this day.  Se what you can do on Sunday and for every day that follows.

Until next week

Stay safe and enjoy life.

Ross T