Over and Above

 Thanks to the JEP class for securing the polytunnel doors before Storm Bert arrives this weekend.  A big shout out goes to William C who also went over and above this afternoon by doing the RIDAN (our hot composter)…

…and topping up the bird feeders.

He enjoyed a well deserved hot drink from our Academy “Spill the Beans” coffee shop!

Rush before the winter weather!

Lots to do in the garden tidying it ready for spring!  The Junior Enhanced Provision group have been very busy.

Weeding,

feeding the birds,

cutting back bushes,

digging up the last of the potatoes…

…and sweeping the autumn leaves.

We’ve continued cooking our potatoes in different ways - crisps, wedges, boiled, mash and CHIPS!

Everyone enjoyed them.

We’ve also had a mini “concreting team” trying to finish our paths

 - a work in progress as it’s tricky getting time and weather to match up!

We’ve laid the last of the slabs and need to join some sections with concrete - probably a job for next year now!

We’ve been keeping our hot composter filled & turned and have delivered four trays of grapes to the Basics Barn food bank at the Kirk Centre in Ellon.

Preparing for Spring!

 

Yesterday, our Interact group along with members of Rotary came to the garden to plant crocus bulbs as part of the “End Polio Now” scheme.  It was lovely to have so many people visiting!

The pots will be watered and cared for and put on display in our “plant theatre” in Spring.  More bulbs were given for planting into the Memorial Garden to add colour to our spring orchard.

In other news, we have now harvested most of our crops and been selling veg boxes to staff.

Our Junior Enhance Provision class have been digging up delicious red potatoes…

…to cook them in many different ways! We started with crisps and potato wedges.

Senior pupil Sean has worked really hard to bring the garden round after the summer holidays - mowing, strimming and hedge cutting!

Meanwhile, Miss S has been improving the accessibility of the garden by cleaning and adding guide lines to the paths and patio.

On a rainy day, we added colour to our outdoor kitchen…

…and have continued to recycle canteen food waste in our hot composter.

We spread the compost on our veg beds to feed next years crops!

The lunch club too have been planting spring bulbs in the memorial garden and keeping the path clear of weeds.