Bird of the Day - Robin

Birding with me this week were members from Class 4. The first thing we did was to fill up the new seed feeder and hang it onto the scarecrow. Then we stood back and waited to see if any birds came. After a few minutes a little robin came down and took some food from the bird table. The children had a good chance to watch him quite close up and he was chosen as the bird of the day.

It is very encouraging that birds are visiting our scarecrow and hopefully we will be able to get nice close up views of them during birdwatching club. Until next time

Mrs Longmoor

Winter Salad Crops Harvested

Some of our year 2 gardening club members were very excited to harvest some winter lettuce and radicchio from the school garden before half term and each took some leaves home to try.  Sadly the broad beans didn't survive the recent harsh weather but the children still benefited from learning why it happens and how it can be avoided next time around.  Plans are now already underway for crops that can be grown and harvested before the summer holidays. 

Meanwhile, we've been growing some herbs on the windowsill inside and getting outside when we can.  Hopefully the ground will be soft enough to dig in this week so we can finish our worm farm!

Mrs Golding

Bird Feeding

The reception children have been doing a FANTASTIC job of feeding the birds on a daily basis.  We are putting out seed, fat balls, fruit and water in the wildlife garden and I am sure that the little robin waits for us!  I expect the birds missed it during the half term and there were two empty pieces of string waiting for us this morning where the fat balls once hung!  All we need now is a decent seed dispenser.  We have tried the ones that screw onto old pop bottles but they don't seem to be robust enough for a school garden.  Please let me know if you happen to have a spare one that you'd like put to good use.

Many thanks

Mrs Golding

Bird of the Day - Redwing plus fox prints in the snow

Despite the snow, we made it out into the wildlife garden for birdwatching club today. There were lots of birds around - well done Jack for spotting most of them!
crow
goldfinches x6
blue tit
long-tailed tit
wood pigeon
wren
dunnock
greenfinch
and Bird of the Day was.....The Redwing - 3 of these winter thrushes were perched in the top of a tree in the wildlife garden.

Also spotted in the snow were lots of paw prints - the children worked out that they were made by a fox - well done guys!

Remember to keep feeding the birds in the cold weather...until next time....

Mrs Longmoor