The Worms Have Arrived

Latest news to report is that the the Year 4 children have all got worms. They have Red Wrigglers, Blue Worms and Tiger Worms. At least there is no need to panic. All worms are well and truly being looked after by the keen worm farmers.

The children went through the process of assembling the

worm farms, starting by locking in the legs onto the base.

Once that was completed they placed wet newspaper

 down as bedding for the worms and to stop the worms

 from falling through into the bottom tray.

Next came the exciting part for the kids. Their first chance to sight

their worms.

 All the children handling the worms, both while setting them up and when they feed them daily will be wearing gloves. The importance of this is twofold. It is important from a hygienic side. Washing of hands after they have finished has also been stressed. 

The other reason for the gloves is for the health of the worms. Coming in contact with human skin is not healthy for the worms.

Once the worms had been removed from their box, the children then helped settle them into their new home

After  settling into their homes they were fed and then finally put to bed to have a good night sleep.



It won't be long before the children are collecting litres of great liquid fertilizer for the garden.

To Other News:

The Year 5 children begin their projects for the garden. In Science they are doing a unit called Plants in Action. As an add on to this unit they will be growing sprouts for the tuckshop and eventually for the kitchen as well.

I will post photos of the children starting their sprout gardens and also a very easy method to grow your own sprouts at home.

Until next week,

Stay safe and enjoy life,

Ross Tattersall