S1 Art & Design pupils have been researching particular species of native tree and flowering plant, and their associated insects and birds for observational drawings. They found their species in Roley's Wood to draw from life, as well as using photographs.
In music, all S1 pupils found a quiet place to sit on their own in Roley's Wood to complete a 'sound map' - listening carefully to all the noises they could hear. They then went on to create a composition based on these sounds, using instruments they made at home from recycled materials!
In Health and Food Technology, pupils have been out in the woods learning about wild food, and sampling some of the local delights, from few flowered leek and wild garlic to some tasty lime tree leaves.In the second lesson of thie unit, they cooked up some dishes using foraged ingredients, including dandelion flower pakora and nettle soup.
S3 Home Economics pupils planted up all the veg beds in the school, and sowed seed in our greenhouse. they planted carrots (including a multi coloured Harlequin variety!), parsnips, beetroot, lettuce, radish, cauliflower, cucumber, courgette, pepper and chillis. They will check on progress regularly, and the ingredients can then be used in the department!
