A representative from Dandara, who are building houses locally, visited the school to present Gardening Club with some cow parsley plug plants. The children enjoyed talking about their club and explaining how we had cleared and prepared the flower beds ready for the new plants, which should flower next spring / summer. Dandara also provided us with extra compost as a source of nutrition for the plants.
Year 3 were lucky to have a Why Money Matters workshop. It was great fun with lots of different activities provided by Ootiboo. The children found out a great deal about money and why it matters.
With the support from the Royal Society Places of Science scheme and participation from local children, Braintree Museum launched three new information panels about local hero and ‘Father of Natural History’ John Ray (1627 – 1705).
Local school children that participated helped the Museum explore what parts of John Ray’s story mattered and were important to them. They also created two cartoon characters, brought to life by illustrator Rob Flowers, that help to illustrate John Ray’s story in a fun and engaging way. This all supported the content of the three new information panels on the plinth of the John Ray statue in the Museum Garden.
The project has been a fantastic launch pad for John Ray’s 400th birthday celebrations happening in 2027.
Pictured: The panels were recently officially unveiled by Rob Flowers and two children from John Bunyan Primary School.
The children in gardening club have been enjoying preparing the soil, potting up seeds and nurturing their young plants before planting in our outside area. This week they were excited to pick lettuce leaves to taste before choosing a sweet-pea flower to take home. We hope that, by picking the flowers, more flowers will be encouraged to grow.
