First Ladybird of 2011 seen!

It was sunny but breezy this week when we went out to garden after school. We decided to give the planters a freshen up and planted them up with violas and pansies. These should last until May when the warmer weather kicks in (hopefully)! We cleared some weeds and split then moved a few plants which had overgrown since we first planted them.

We became excited when we found a ladybird in the rockery we planted last session. This is the first ladybird we have seen this year. Some of us wanted to call him "Bob" and some of us wanted to call him "Spotty". Then Tom came up with a brainwave and announced we should call him "Spotty Bob". Everyone seemed happy at this so we told him his new name and took his photo. We think he may have spent the winter in our bug hotel. We think we can see a little white egg in there too so we will watch to see what happens. Have a look at our slideshow.

Farmer Visits St. Fillan's

We entered the "grow your own" campaign again this year and our infants will be growing their own potatoes this year. We were luckily enough to be one of the schools chosen to have a farmer visit the school. Mr Carruth who lives locally came in to see us and he gave us lots of advice about planting our potatoes. He helped us plant them and told us lots about his family who are cattle farmers. He brought lots of pictures to show us as well as examples of the different things the cattle eat.

We are trying to grow our own food so that our food doesn't need to travel very far. This is better for the planet as well as helping local suppliers. We weighed our potatoes last year so this year we are looking for a heavier crop. Keep watching for an update. A big thank you to Mr Carruth for giving up his time to come in and help us.