Marie Curie Pots of Care

As well as the garden team planting bulbs in the school garden, every child has planted a daffodil as part of the Marie Curie Pots of Care campaign. Over the coming months the children will nurture their daffodils and with a bit of luck they will be in full bloom in time for our Marie Curie Pots of Care day in February. It promises to be a colourful event, so watch this space for more information!

Morrison's Let's Grow Campaign

Our families have done us proud again this year collecting Let's Grow vouchers. In previous years we have manage to buy fruit trees and bushes, vegetable seeds, hand tools, trugs, gloves and many more things.
This year we are hoping to buy some more fruit trees to add to our mini orchard and possibly some wellingtons to add to our welly bank. We are nearing 3000 vouchers to date and with another month in which to get the vouchers in we are aiming to reach 3500.

Harvest Big Sing Assembly

We awoke to the first heavy frosts of the Autumn today. Thankfully we harvested the last of our tender crops on Tuesday in preparation for the Harvest Big Sing assembly.
Our produce was on display outside the hall for the parents and children to see. There was also a rather impressive mound of tins and cans donated by parents for our Bradford Food Bank Collection.
The assembly, led by Miss Long, was wonderfully uplifting with songs such as 'cauliflowers fluffy' getting everyone tapping their toes.
A few parents expressed an interest in volunteering in the school garden, but childcare seems to be an issue. Maybe for the next volunteer day, we could look at the possibility of providing a creche facility to enable these parents to get involved.

Get Your Grown-ups Growing Day.

The rather wild weather did not deter a few brave parents from coming to lend a hand in the school garden.

Pete Tatham from Fagley Youth & Community Centre also came to show his support. The parents and their children along with some of the members of the school garden team, got to work clearing out the veg beds, sowing winter peas and planting some spring bulbs. We have planted irises, bluebells, tulips and daffodils, so we can look forward to a splash of colour on the school playing fields come the spring.
We also harvested the last of of summer crop which will be on display and the harvest assembly tomorrow.
Class 6 with the help of Mrs. Capuvanno, baked a delicious chocolate cake for the gardening volunteers to enjoy.
I would like to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to the parents who came to help out and hopefully those who could not make it this time, will be able to join us in the school garden next time. Willing hands are always welcome!

Welly Appeal

Do you have any wellingtons lying around at home that your children have grown out of? As part of our commitment at Fagley Primary to encourage children to enjoy the outdoors whatever the weather, we are aiming to build up a welly bank.

So, if you have just dug out last winter's wellies and realised they are too small, rather than throw them away, why not drop them into school.

Get Your Grown-ups Growing Event Tuesday 18th October 2011.

We are hosting a 'Get Your Grown-ups Growing' event at Fagley Primary between 1pm and 3pm on Tuesday 18th October.
We will be harvesting the last of our summer crops, digging over the vegetable beds and planting some new crops to see us through the winter months.
We will also planting some spring bulbs to brighten up the school field and making leaf mulch. Whether you are a gardening novice or Fagley's answer to Alan Titichmarsh, you are more than welcome to come and lend a hand. If you would like to be involved in the school garden, but are not available on the 18th, please let us know and we can keep you informed of future events. Miss Worthington and members of our garden team will be on hand to tell you what we have been up to in the school garden this year and our plans for next year. We would also welcome suggestions from what you would like to see happening in the school garden.

Mrs Capuvanno and members of the hugely talented Year 6 baking team will be making some delicious cakes and buns for you to sample.

If you have any questions, please pop into school and have a chat with myself (Miss Worthington) or Mrs Verity, or email the school at fagleyprimary@yahoo.co.uk or call us on 01274 771124.

Should we experience severe weather on the day, the event may need to be postponed.

RHS Get Your Grown Ups Growing Campaign

This October, Fagley Primary will be taking part in the RHS Get Your Grown Ups Growing Campaign. We are going to be sowing our overwintering vegetables, planting spring bulbs and fruit trees and much much more. So if you have green fingers, why not call into school and speak to Michaela or Mary about how you can get involved