When the children were asked where potatoes come from, there were suggestions of “the fridge”, “the cupboard” and “the shop”. However, some children suggested that, before the potatoes arrive in the fridge, they grow “in the ground”….”on a farm”…”in fields”.

Mrs Wake very kindly brought us some seed potatoes (of the Charlotte variety) and encouraged us to notice the shoots. She shared her experiences of potato growing and offered us top tips. Can the children recall what they were? Should we eat green potatoes? How do we prevent them from going green? What do we need to do on a weekend before we leave school?

We added nutritious compost to the bags – not too much as we learned that we will need to ‘earth them up’ when shoots appear. The seed potatoes were positioned carefully so they would have room to grow. We checked for stones to try and avoid funny-shaped potatoes! The children suggested that the plants would need water and a sunny spot in our outdoor area.

Let’s see what happens next. How many potatoes will we grow?

Perhaps the children could have a go at growing something at home – cress or carrot tops are fun and produce fast results.

‘How to Catch a Star’

We have started this term’s Talk for Writing text (by Oliver Jeffers) and had fun building spaceships. Don’t worry. We can’t fly away because, like the boy in the story, we don’t have any petrol.

Feeling proud

Well done to our certificate earners this week.