Highfield High School Quad Squad consists of a team of ten Year 8 pupils who have formed to develop the East Quad into an Environmentally sound resource for our school.
Activities completed since September:
Extension of the School Pond - more than doubling the original size.
Planting flowers to bring colour to the quad during the winter months.
Creating a log pile to act as a safe environment for frogs and small creatures
Creating a compost area and leaf store.
Introducing water plants to the new pond area ready for the spring.
A clear out of the old pond which had become overgrown.
Creating a grass bank ready to make a seat in the summer.
Stone edging the new pond to allow classes access for pond dips etc.
Visiting B & Q to buy a tool store.
Visiting Mrs Silburn's garden to gain ideas for the quad.
Activities to take place later in the year.
More planting early spring.
A visit to Jodrell Bank to enjoy the beautiful grounds and spectacular tree collections in the Arboretum.
Introduction of more frogs and newts to the pond.
Organise a Sunflower growing competition for Year 7.
Visit Roseacre's award winning quad.
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Photos from a morning walk in October 2003 (by David Eaves)
David Eaves Photographic Pages
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