"The drumming of an army, the steady, soaking rain"

“The drumming of an army, the steady, soaking rain” these are the apt words of Dorothea Mackellar in her famous poem ‘My Country’ … and how welcome the rain was, as it poured down on the thirsty St Bernadette’s school garden! The rain gauge was full, 4 times over and as it normally holds 25mls, some clever students were able to calculate that 100mls had fallen in all! But wait … did all that rain fall in Week 3 or did some rain fall during the school holidays … a very good question to contemplate! Meanwhile, Philippa (Stage2) commented that a fungus “looks like a Ballerina” … good observation, Pippa!

 

Another puzzling question arose: “Why is one Crepe Myrtle thriving and the other one, not looking so well?” The school garden elicits many interesting questions and observations from students and is open each Tuesday and Wednesday at Recess and Lunchtime!

 Everyone is welcome!

A Garden in a Box!

Imagine a Garden in a Box?  What would it look like? 

Some students at St Bernadette's put on their 'thinking caps' and came up with some clever ideas!
         

Why not try your own creation?

 

"It's the most wonderful time of the year ..."

“It’s the most wonderful time of the year… with Trees to decorate, Strawberries and Carrots to munch on, Blooms to admire, Christmas Beetles to discover, Candy Canes to enjoy, Fancy Food to create and Parties to celebrate yet another great year in the School Garden!”

 

One Potato, Two Potato ....!

Harvesting potatoes is a fun activity because you never know how many of them are hidden under the soil and what size and shape they will be!

'Garden to Plate' Experience!

The Environment Team celebrated the end of the year with a lunch at Cafe at Lewers Emu Plains on 9 November 2016.

As the Year Six Team members will be leaving St Bernadette’s this year, the event was an opportunity to reflect on what has been achieved for the school, as a group and as individuals. The Café has a Kitchen Garden from which the ingredients for the meals were harvested and so the students were able to appreciate and understand what a Garden-to- Plate experience, looks like! The students also took the opportunity to explore the garden and the adjacent Gallery, which proved to be a hit!