WHAT?

WHO?

WHEN?

Enter ‘Schools’ Garden Awards – Victoria’

Margi Fury

June 2006

Enter ‘ABC Community Garden Project’

Andrea Bell

July 2006

National Tree Day

(Where and What to be decided)

Margi Fury, Jenny Star, WPC Parents’ Club

Register by 26^th July

Plant a tree/s on Friday 28^th July

Establish and develop a ‘Class garden’ (with personalised paving stones)

Prep/1/2 with Elena Bettio and Meredith Haugen

Year 3/4 with Andrea Bell and Margi Fury

Year 5/6 with Joanne Jeffries and Keith Roberts

* areas to be identified and ideas for what is to be propagated to be finalised.

July 2006

And every Tuesday afternoon (2:00 – 3:15) for term 3

Continue with establishment and development of community vegetable garden at WBNC

Margi Fury and Jenny Star,  Year 3 to 6 students and Community volunteers.

Ongoing

And every Tuesday afternoon (2:00 – 3:15) for Term 3

‘Grow and Cook’

Margi Fury, Keith Roberts, Sibone Quick and WBNC staff

‘Cooking’ classes every Tuesday afternoon (2:00 – 3:15) for Term 4

Establish and develop a ‘Worm farm’

Jenny Star and Year 3 to 6 students

July 2006

Friday during Science lessons

Establish and develop a ‘Compost’ bin

Margi Fury and Jenny Star and Year 3 to 6 students

Ongoing

Daily and every Friday during Science lessons

Apply for ‘Water Grant’

Sibone Quick and Keith Roberts

July 2006

Continue with ‘Waterwatch’

Year 5 and 6 students

Ongoing

‘All that grows.....’

Prep to Year 6 and Science teacher (Jenny Star)

Science focus for 2006

‘Colours in the garden’

Art – paint a ‘garden mural’ on wall and paint posts down driveway.

Margi Fury, Year 3 to 6 students, WPS Parents’ Club, Community volunteers

July 2006

Establish and develop herb garden

WPS staff and Oakbank Landscaping (Tor Haugen)

August 2006

‘Working Bee’

Whole school community

(Co-ordinator Janice Newnham)

2^nd July 2006

End of term 3 2006

During term 4 2006

‘Gardening Club’

(Maintaining existing garden beds and trees)

(Maintaining fruit trees)

Andrea Bell and volunteer parents

Ongoing

Long term ongoing project

‘Student Secret Garden’

Establish a ‘Quiet Garden’ with possible large outdoor chess set, table and seating for reading/lunch.  Area identified – old toilet block area.

Parent’s Club

Ongoing

Indoor plant displays

Class teachers and Jenny Star

July 2006

Improve ‘Sandpit’ – new sand and equipment

Parents’ Club

August

Report back on initiative

(Science/Literacy)

- Newsletter/School Council/WPS Parents’ Club/WBNC and Panel of Judges

Students and staff

November/December 2006

Public relations – Contact with “Walwa World”, “Corryong Courier”, RUM Radio, Border Mail

Principal/SC President/WPS PC President/ Staff

Ongoing