The children decided to take on the huge challenge of developing the pond area. The area was very overgrown and messy. 

We visited the pond to think about how to make it into an outdoor learning area. 

We had lots of ideas.

• "I think we should have a bridge over the pond." Hunter E
• "A fountain would look good." Esmai C
• "Bird houses would be nice for the birds to eat their dinner." Eleanor M
• "Lots of fish for the pond." Loris L
• "The trees need to be cut back." Jack D
• "An area for the minibeasts would be great." Oliver E
• "Lots of flowers." Miley C
• "Frogs to live in the pond." Esme M
• "A ramp for the hedgehog." Isla T

Pond Pebbles

We painted minibeasts on pebblesand put the pebbles in our pond area.

We started clearing the pond area.

It was hard work!

Pond Helpers

A big thank you to our pond helpers!

Pond Equipment

We receives a donation from Ian Fitzpatrick at Reading Solutions UK. We bought lots of different things for our pond and we looked forward to feeding the birds and planting flowers in our planting boxes. Thank you very much Reading Solutions for such a kind donation.

• "Thank you for giving us some money. We are very happy." Oliver E
• "We are looking forward to making our pond into a beautiful area." Eleanor M
• "We can't wait to see the birds and the minibeasts come to our pond." Erik D

We would also like to say thank you to Mr Wilson for putting our planters together.

Planting 

We planted sunflowers, tomatoes and some other plants in our pond area.

Pond Helpers

Thank you!

Wow! It was beginning to look like a pond.

Ms Gibson, Mrs Wilson and all of her family, spent a sunny morning working in the pond. 

We filled the pond with water. It was great fun!

We made a bug hotel. 

Isla's grandma gave us some ferns to plant.

Pond Helpers

Thank you!

Nesting Boxes

Look at the pond.

It looks amazing!

We went on a minibeast hunt and we are now using the pond area for our learning.

We filled the planters with compost.

Look at our pond! 

• The Pond