We were very lucky to have had some sunny and cold winter days, so finally on nearly the shortest winter day of the year we’ve planted a plum, a peach and a gala apple tree!

It was a big project as we first did some learning about the characteristics of the fruit trees, then we had to prepare the holes and top them up with quality soil.

We have to say a big thank you to Farmer Autovillage who have generously supported PiPS to make this orchard project happen. We can’t wait for spring to see the trees in flower.

But of course we also had some rainy days, so we had a ‘crafty day’ and painted some old grey river stones and changed them into delicious looking strawberries, we spread them out in the garden by the strawberries plants, this is to trick the birds in summer as it hopefully will put them off picking hard strawberries that the real ones are left for all the tamariki !

Hard workers do deserve a special treat, so on our last day of the term I’ve baked a big Brezel as a treat and we enjoyed it together with a hot lemon and honey.

From Nina