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 * Hi everyone, it’ been a few weeks since I last wrote to you and so much activity has been going on within the garden. **
 * Joel with the help of his Year 5 friends has built a bamboo trellis and support structure over our Berry garden bed. It has taken a few garden clubs to finish this masterpiece but it looks amazing and lots of thought and brain storming of ideas went into this structure. Hopefully, the birds won’t break into the netting and the tender juicy berries will be for our tummies not theirs! **
 * The ‘Star Garden’ is growing well; in fact we are ready to harvest our first lettuces, spinach and bok choy. All children will have the opportunity this week to take home and share some of these veggies with their families. **
 * We have had some very hot weather over the past few weeks. Our garden has held up to the heat very well. I was so worried a week ago that I would come to the garden on the Monday and find it all looking sad and dried out. (Remember the garden has no one watering it over the weekends.) BUT I was so happy to arrive at school and find the garden looking very happy, all plants alive and not stressed at all. Therefore, all your hard work in spreading Pea Straw and aged Mulch over the garden beds is paying off and helping to hold moisture around the plant roots. **
 * Some of our Garden Club students developed a short film with Mr Hannon a few weeks back, it can be viewed on the opening page of our Wiki space. Why not ** “**Check it out!”**
 * Remember **** Gardening can be fun ****,  **
 * See you there, Sue **