Update 4 – Gatton School Garden Sessions
Gatton School’s Year Six classes have had two more amazing sessions, on the 3rd and 10th December. While the rainwater catchment in the Tooting Community Garden – ‘The Build’ – has been growing fast, children have been trying out some of the skills involved.
The pictures can tell the story:
Year Six were practicing cutting timber joints on 3rd December, to copy how the roof supports are fitted together:
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| Four timbers complete with two lap joints each |
On December 10th they made a pop-up roof with hand-held gutters to show how to collect and store rainwater from a roof. It worked!
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| The pop-up roof takes shape |
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| No problem! From watering can to storage without any spills |
On both days, we explored how teamworking makes a better and stronger construction.
As of today the roof is up, and next week sees the completion of the Build – with several linked projects planned for 2014.
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| Sorting garlic before planting |
Year One classes have continued to visit:
Garden activities can be solo and
reflective, or social and active!
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| Can maple seeds fly? Yes! |