WPS Community Children’s Garden
What a HUGE start to the year for Garden Club!
We hit a new record number of Garden Club attendees – 66!
A total of 120 students attended Garden Club over the last two weeks. Many of these students are foundation and junior school students, so going through our garden club rules and learning how to put on gloves then fold them together at the end, are an important part of the learning. Luckily, we have had several senior students helping out with this each week.
Over the last fortnight we have:
pulled out finished summer veg and spread seeds for Autumn veg.
learned about flowers -> pollination -> seeds, and spent time sitting in the cool shade making seed packets, collecting seeds from the garden and labelling our packets.
cleaning out old summer veg
cleaning out old summer veg
learning to put gloves on
learning to put gloves on
cleaning out old summer veg
cleaning out old summer veg
learning to put gloves on
learning to put gloves on
making seed saving packets
making seed saving packets
making seed saving packets
writing seed packet labels
writing seed packet labels
writing seed packet labels
writing seed packet labels
writing seed packet labels
making seed packets
making seed saving packets
making seed saving packets
making seed saving packets
writing seed packet labels
writing seed packet labels
writing seed packet labels
writing seed packet labels
writing seed packet labels
making seed packets
At the end of each session we raided the cultivated blackberry crop - a deliciously healthy highlight for everyone. Sorry to parents whose kids have come home with red stained hands and clothing, and teachers who have red juice colouring their classrooms.
raiding the berries
raiding the berries
look at all my berries!
raiding the berries
raiding the berries
look at all my berries!
Volunteers needed: WPS Children’s Garden Club
Contact me to be added to the WPS Children’s Garden Whats app group where you can sign up to volunteer on an ad hoc or more regular basis.
| Volunteers needed: WPS Children’s Garden Club | |
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| Where: | Woodend Community Children’s Garden (Buckland St, Woodend) |
| When: | 1.30-2.30pm Mondays - volunteers required to help Nicole run lunchtime Kid’s Garden Club. |
| 2.30-3.20pm Mondays - parent’s gardening session | |
| 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