WPS Community Children’s Garden

Thirty-five students attended our first Garden Club for 2025 – a record attendance for a first class! With no one at the garden for the past 6 weeks, the weeds were taking over, including in our outdoor classroom. Our task – weeding! We learnt how important it is to remove the roots as well as any seeds and flowers, to prevent the weeds resprouting and recolonizing.

Matty helping empty weeds into the compost

As reward for everyone’s hard work, before heading back to class we raided the garden. Everyone walked away with handfuls of fresh, healthy produce - raspberries, kale, spinach, tomatoes, chives, etc.

Volunteers needed

WPS gardening programs cannot run without the help of volunteers. There are a myriad of mental and physical benefits to both children and adults who visit veggie gardens and outdoor green spaces. If you would like to help out in either of the Woodend or Carlsruhe veggie gardens, please contact volunteer parent Nicole (details below; Woodend) or your Grade 4 student’s teacher (Carlsruhe Garden).

Volunteers needed: WPS Children’s Garden Club
Where:	Woodend Community Children’s Garden (Buckland St, Woodend)
When:	12.40-2.00pm Mondays parent help required to run lunchtime Kid’s Garden Club
	2.00 - 3.30pm Mondays - parent’s gardening group
BYO:	Bring your enthusiasm and desire to pitch in (No gardening know how needed). Please wear sturdy shoes, gardening gloves and weather appropriate clothing. Pre-school age children are welcome too
Sign in:	Please sign in at the Office before gardening (Working With Children Check required)
Contact:	Nicole Middleton 0418 233 366

If you can’t make it to the Monday sessions, but you can help out another day, simply contact me to see what needs to be done.

Volunteer WPS Gardening Group Facilitator

Nicole Middleton - 0418 233 366