Daffodil planting starts school’s plans for an outdoor classroom

School pupils enjoyed a “Welly Wednesday” to plant more than 1,000 daffodil bulbs on their school field.
The youngsters at Deeping St Nicholas Primary found the field covered in holes – drilled by school governor John Atkinson – which they enjoyed filling and stamping them in.
Headteacher Anita Bandey said: “The school is very fortunate to have large grounds which include a wooded area. This year there are plans to make changes to the outdoor learning area so that more children can enjoy learning outside.
“Planting the bulbs is the very first stage. They will make everyone notice the outdoor area when winter is over and the field is full of yellow flowers.”
The school has also been given some trees by the Woodland Trust to fill gaps in the boundary and provide some sheltered areas.
Mrs Bandey added: “For some children it is much more fun to learn if they are outdoors using real materials.
“Our children have made their own sculpture park and built a den in the wood.
“The wooded area is shared with many rabbits who also like making holes so the path through the wood can be a bit of an obstacle course.
“The next big challenge for the year is to secure funding to develop the path through the wooded area so that it is safe and to create an outdoor classroom.”
Local councillors have been approached to help with the seating and are school is now preparing to make funding bids to pay for the project.