Over the past two weeks, the school garden committee has worked so hard to get our kids in the garden.
On Sept 30, 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders got their hands dirty by cleaning up the garden beds.
During this event, students participated in one of these stations:
On Oct 11, Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd graders had their turn in the garden.
During this event, students participated in one of these stations:
On Sept 30, 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders got their hands dirty by cleaning up the garden beds.
During this event, students participated in one of these stations:
- Cleaning up the garden bed. They examined the old plants and their roots. Then they helped put new fresh soil into the bed.
- Studying the nutrients of the old soil. They ran a pH test and determined the amount of Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium in the soil. They measured the length of the roots from the old plants and weighed some of our tomatoes, watermelon, and cucumbers.
- Creating transplants for the fall planting. Students made compostable, newspaper cups, added soil, and planted seeds that the younger grades could transplant into the garden on Oct 11.
On Oct 11, Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd graders had their turn in the garden.
During this event, students participated in one of these stations:
- At the garden bed, students used measuring sticks to determine the current placement of the plants. Then they planted the transplants; plants of lettuce, broccoli, pansies; and seeds of carrots and radishes.
- At the soil station, students examined different types of soil -- soil from the strawberry garden, soil from the garden bed, and sand. Students studied how fast water ran through each soil type.
- At the root and leafy vegetable station, students compared each type of plant.
- Heather Chapman
- Megan Holler
- Maggie Howard
- Meredith Jones
- Lauren Nicholls