Jenna Shea

Valentines Seeds for February Birds

Last week, our kindergarteners made seed cakes for our winter birds for Valentine’s Day. First, we mixed together 3/4 cup of flour, 1 envelope of gelatin, and 4 cups of birdseed. Then, we added 1/2 cup of water and 3 tablespoons of corn syrup and mixed it all together. Then the kids got their handsContinue reading “Valentines Seeds for February Birds”

Garden Update: Drip Irrigation Installed!

We are so thrilled to have drip irrigation installed at our roof top garden! This will allow us to sufficiently water our plants while we are away on spring break and summer break. Thank you so much to the Springdale Park PTO and Schoolyard Sprouts for funding the project! Hank Mobley Incorporated did a greatContinue reading “Garden Update: Drip Irrigation Installed!”

Home-School Connection: Trees Atlanta – Jack

Look what Jack found this weekend! We are so grateful for Trees Atlanta‘s work at our school and throughout our community!

Upcoming Project: Hunger 101

We are so excited to have the Atlanta Community Food Bank come to Springdale Park to lead their Hunger 101 program with our Kindergarten – 3rd grade kids. Hunger 101 is an education project of the Atlanta Community Food Bank that strives to increase awareness about hunger and poverty on a local, state, and nationalContinue reading “Upcoming Project: Hunger 101”

Concerts on the Rooftop: Mark Kroos

Our first “Concert on the Rooftop” was moved inside due to rain but we still had a great time with guitarist, Mark Kroos! We were so fortunate to have him come to visit our school on his 4 month tour across the United States. Mark put on a great show for the kids – theContinue reading “Concerts on the Rooftop: Mark Kroos”

Tasting: Kale Soup

Next week, our second graders will be making a Vegetarian Tuscan Kale and White Bean Soup recipe from Whole Foods using the kale they will harvest directly out of the garden! We would love to have any parent volunteers out to help us with the preparation or serving of the soup! Here is the classContinue reading “Tasting: Kale Soup”

Upcoming Project: Seed Pots

This year, we are going to make our own seed pots out of recycled materials. With my 2nd and 3rd grade students, we are going to fold newspaper to make seed pots. Check out the instructions here. Our kindergarten and 1st grade students will create seed pots out of toilet paper rolls. Check out theContinue reading “Upcoming Project: Seed Pots”

Upcoming Project: Compost on Wheels

We are constantly working to provide students with the opportunity to connect what they have learned at home to practices they can sustain at home. The kids have learned so much about our composting system at school and David from Compost Wheels is helping us offer an easy solution to composting at home as well.Continue reading “Upcoming Project: Compost on Wheels”

Great Feedback from a Parent!

I was so excited to see this email from one of my Kindergartener’s parents! Substituting sweets his brownie for an apple and making his own juice – he is making great healthy choices for himself at only 5 years old!

Upcoming Project: Fresh Fruit Fridays is BACK!

Fresh Fruit Fridays will begin again in March. Whole Foods Ponce de Leon generously donates fresh fruits for our kids to have at snack. Check out a post from our fall semester Fresh Fruit Fridays here. Grades will receive their healthy snacks on the following days: March 8th – Kindergarten March 15th – 1st GradeContinue reading “Upcoming Project: Fresh Fruit Fridays is BACK!”