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:



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!

The pop-up roof takes shape



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.



Sorting garlic before planting

Year One classes have continued to visit:

Garden activities can be solo and

reflective, or social and active!

Can maple seeds fly? Yes!