Mead Room

Dear Friends and Families,

This week the children have extended  their interest in gardening and have spent some time planting beans and a range of different herbs in our veggie patch. They have engaged all their senses as they have dug, watered, smelt the leaves and planted all the different plants. The interactions and shared discussions highlight the way children are learning through active engagement  with each other and when play is purposeful.

Tom: We’re gonna plant them

Jock: Oh but no rain!

James: I want a green shovel

Tom: It’s a bit hard for me (digging)

Olympia: Ohhh, a bit of dirt on me

Tom: I’m going to grow some food

Olympia: I’m going to grow these flowers

David: Look at these holes!

Tom: It smells like yum (lemon thyme)  If I see anyone pulling out my plant I will say no don’t pull out my plant because we don’t pull out plants do we?

Tom: All the basil’s falling apart when I’m pinching the roots.

Olympia: Mint.. have a smell of it! They smell fresh.

Dougal: I’m digging where James throws the worms.. Worms help the plants to grow. I dug a big hole! Now what do we need to do?

Olympia: Water!

Kind Regards,

Emma, Pip and Amelia