BPSKitchenGarden

Belmont Primary School Kitchen Garden, Inspire~Nurture~Flourish, Level 5 RHS School Gardening Award, Be a Learner~Be Safe~Be Respectful

[Belmont School W4 @BelmontSchoolW4]

Our KS2 Eco Reps have been out and about in Chiswick today collecting litter. Thank you @HounslowHways for all the equipment. #LoveWhereYouLive #GBSpringClean

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@The_RHS Thank you for the advice - fingers crossed.

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Year 6 enjoying some time outdoors, completing a mindfulness nature journey. They even spotted a butterfly! #nature #Wellbeing #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

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Collected our first batch of rhubarb today from the Kitchen Garden. @BelmontSchoolW4

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Peach and apricot blossom has appeared in our school Kitchen Garden!🍑 #BlossomWatch @BelmontSchoolW4

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Today is World Water Day. All classes at Belmont are taking part in a lesson about the value of water. Check out these water facts from the National Geographic Kids website. #WorldWaterDay #ValuingWater

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On Friday, Year 2 planted two varieties of early potatoes- Red Duke of York & Rocket. We took compost out of the raised bed and will add it again once the plants start to grow. 🥔💚@BelmontSchoolW4 @FieldCompostLtd

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This is the Belmont Mimosa - the plant is often given in Italy as a gift for International Women’s Day!

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The broccoli planted by Year 3 last term is ready to harvest. We need to get to it before the squirrels! 🥦🐿⁦ @BelmontSchoolW4⁩

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@BelmontSchoolW4 Excellent work, Year 2! This month our eco-reps are using a lovely book called Tidy to help them talk to their class about the environment! Pete the badger would be very pleased with this leaf storage! 🦨🍂🍃🍂

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All year groups have now had an autumn gardening lesson. More gardening will take place in the spring term. 💚

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Year 6 had fun on Friday afternoon spending some time gardening in our beautiful Kitchen Garden. #beingoutdoors #exploring

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Starting our sunny morning off with a gardening session ☀️ We even made some lavender balls! @KitchenGardenW4

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Y2 are busy gardening today. 💚@KitchenGardenW4

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Belmont redcurrants are ready to eat! @KitchenGardenW4 #growyourown

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Did anyone else plant a little pot of seeds from M&S at the start of lockdown? These basil leaves smell amazing! @BelmontSchoolW4 @marksandspencer 💚

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The culprits have been found! #caterpillar @BelmontSchoolW4

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Something has been enjoying the Belmont fig leaves! Any ideas? 🔎@BelmontSchoolW4

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Birds need water for drinking and for bathing (to keep their feathers in good condition). @BelmontSchoolW4 #waterforbirds @Natures_Voice

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Lovely to see this little robin enjoying the water tray in the Kitchen Garden this morning. @KitchenGardenW4 🐦❤️

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Check these out! Some of our plants are flowering/fruiting for the very first time! 🍊🍐🍏🍋🍓🍑@BelmontSchoolW4