End of Year Report for 2021

Wow, what a year for our Garden Club.

We started Term 1 with no idea what this year would bring. By Term 2 our garden had moved down to the bottom of the field, with no water supply. And we had another lockdown, with all the upheaval and uncertainty that goes with it.

I’m so proud of the tamariki this year, they have shifted so much soil, rolled with whatever was happening around the school and in Garden Club, and worked really hard on getting our garden up and running in its new space.

We also said goodbye to an amazing group of year 6’s, some of whom have been with the PiPS programme since starting school at 5 years old. I wish them all the best with Intermediate and can’t wait to see them on Fridays.

In exciting news, our new shed has been built. Thank you so much to the Lion Foundation for funding the shed. It means so much to myself and the tamariki having everything close by. Also thank you to Alun, Steve, Rose and Charlie for all your hard mahi (and sunburn) building the shed.

Thank you to Dianne, Rose and Vicky for volunteering your time on Thursdays helping me run the Garden Club. Thank you for your weekend work and out of hours work too. Your support is invaluable.

Whaea Clare