Mrs Whalley's blog

The allotment group kindly invited me to accompany them to our school allotment this week.  Simon set me a challenge of planting the broad beans following his step by step instructions.  The group all made a mini greenhouse for their seeds to help them grow and protect them whilst they are germinating and a small seedling.  They planted carrot seeds, measured the shallots, weeded and gave me a guided tour of the allotment showing me what they had planted so far this year.  The group are entering a competition for Devon County Show, designing a gardener's T-shirt.

This is what the group said about their visits to the allotment:

Charlie: "I like when you get all the weeds out and out the seeds in."

Sophie: "I like it when we all work together and we work as one big team. The best bit about it is when you plant stuff and you get to be with your friends."

Simon: "I like getting a chance to plant."

Jamie: "I like planting."

Josh: "I like to be out of school for a bit!  I like growing stuff as well."

Thank you to the allotment group for my kind invitation and to Mrs Sills and Mrs Dickson for all their hard work.  I am looking forward to going back soon to see all their seeds growing.