Author Archives: Jenna Shea

Garden Update: August 29th

Today Farmer D brought us 288 8-quart bags of compost and four 50-pound bags of fertilizer for our 92 center beds on our rooftop garden! Math Challenge: How many total quarts of compost did we receive? How many total pounds of fertilizer did we receive? When we divided the bags of compost evenly through theContinue reading “Garden Update: August 29th”

Filming the Captain Planet Foundation PSA

We were thrilled to be chosen as the site for Captain Planet Foundation‘s public service announcement on the importance of recycling. Several fifth grade students were selected to participate in the filming along with Ms. Emerson’s first grade class. Check out some of the photos from the filming below and view the finished product here!

Support The Whole Kids Foundation

The Whole Kids Foundation is a non-profit organization aimed at improving children’s nutrition and wellness with the goal of ending the childhood obesity epidemic. They focus their efforts in three areas: school garden grants, salad bars in schools, and nutrition education and inspiration for teachers. Springdale Park recently received $2,000 in grant money from TheContinue reading “Support The Whole Kids Foundation”

Thank you Schoolyard Sprouts and Farmer D Organics!

We are so excited to have 92 beds prepared for our fall garden! Thank you so much to Reese with Farmer D Organics for delivering all of the soil and a HUGE thank you to Schoolyard Sprouts for funding the project! New Soil from Jenna Mobley on Vimeo. We could not have done it withoutContinue reading “Thank you Schoolyard Sprouts and Farmer D Organics!”

Seeds (Fiction and Non-Fiction Lesson)

Next week, we are planting seeds in the garden so this week we read some books about seeds to gain some background information. This lesson follows a template that I use quite often – it can be applied to any topic and for any age group. Check out the lesson template by clicking the linkContinue reading “Seeds (Fiction and Non-Fiction Lesson)”

Produce of the Month: Peaches

The produce of the month for August is peaches! Our fourth and fifth graders did some research on peaches and found tons of interesting facts. They created a display in the cafeteria for everyone to view on our Produce of the Month Family Day. I organized all of the information they gathered into posters toContinue reading “Produce of the Month: Peaches”

Great Feedback from the First 2 Weeks!

We have received great feedback on our brand new Environmental Education program at Springdale Park! This year every Kindergarten – 3rd grade student will receive 45 minutes of Environmental Education each week during their Specials Rotation. Our curriculum reinforces the Georgia Performance Science Standards and consistently integrates Common Core Math and Reading Standards. It alsoContinue reading “Great Feedback from the First 2 Weeks!”