Today we planted orange and mandarin trees. First we replaced the sand with new soil because the new soil will hold water and fertiliser better. Then we cut the plastic away from the roots, placed the plants in the holes we had dug, fertilised and watered them. It was hard work!!
Asher Gillian Kearney from Eurobodalla Shire Council talked to Stage 2 students about doing a Water Audit. The students will be carrying out various investigations around the school to determine whether our school is losing water from leaking taps and appliances. Any leaks will be identified and repaired so we can prevent water wastage and save money.
The Save Water website (http://www.savewater.com.au/ ) has lots of interesting information, online games and competitions related to water saving. Watch this space!!! 4H and 3/4 M have been cooking up a storm in Maths. They made some delicious cup cakes and got to eat them afterwards!! The season is Spring so we planted some capsicum and tomatoes in seed raising trays. We also planted Dwarf Beans on the right hand side in the middle. The beans will take seven days to germinate and the capsicums and tomatoes will take ten to fourteen days. We saw lots of worms, pill bugs and witchetty grubs in the soil. The worms are good and turn the compost into soil. William,Curtis, Luke and Asher |