INFORMATION GATHERING
Area 1: Sensory Garden
What happens here?
· Do gardening, planting, watering
· Sit and be quiet
· Smell
· Taste grapes
Describe what you think of this space.
· Quiet, Peaceful, Comfortable
· Helps you calm down
· Small, too small
· To sit
· Windchimes are nice
Do you ever come out here?
· No, but would like to
What is/could this area be used for?
We think it would be good for:-
· Growing fruit and vegetables
· Listening to different sounds
· Smelling flowers
Why would this be a good space for these things
· Because it’s safe, people can’t get in here and damage things
· It’s a sunny place so things can grow
· It’s in the middle of the school so everyone can watch things growing and see things change
Area 4: Main entrance
What happens here?
· Cars & Taxis come in and park
· Everyone goes through the main doors
· Visitors arrive
· We cross over when told to by the lady
· We learn how to cross the road
Describe what you think of this area
· Not nice, not friendly
· Sort of smart
· Good because I like cars
· Weird, its plain and it’s the front of our school
Do you ever come out here?
· Start and end of day only otherwise it would be dangerous
· Nice area for adults not for children
· Next to the entrance there’s a nice tree and some colourful plants but it’s not used for anything
· No one knows what it is for
· Hanging baskets
What is/could this area used for?
· Decoration
· Parents could wait here
· The daytime group could use it
· Teachers as their playground for eating, drinking
Area 8: Upper school playground and park
What happens here?
· Children play and run
· Play princesses, army, men shooting polar bears, space rocket tag, hide and seek, dustbin men
· Bikes in mega time
· Not allowed in the park before school
· We do not climb trees
Describe what you think of this area
· Like it, its fun, cool, good, happy
· Excellent, lots to do
· Would like cycle path, roundabout and seesaw
· I like it because I get to stay away from the teachers
· The park has more things to do than the playground
· Makes me feel good because I like to play
· Would like more nature to look at.
· No where to sit quietly with friends
· Too windy and cold
Do you ever come out here?
· Yes but we need more equipment like bikes
· Yes space to run around in
· You can smell the fresh air
· There is room to play how you want but everything is mixed up
· Chasing games
· Like the swing and slide
What is this area used for?
· Playing , PE