Atlanta Public School’s revenue has increased $70MM but schools are still losing teachers. At my school, Springdale Park, we’ve had a 20% increase in students over the past two years, we’re well over the state of Georgia maximum class size in all grades, and we are still losing seven student-facing teaching positions this coming yearContinue reading “Stop APS Budget Cuts!”
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Walk to School Day – Spring 2014
Springdale Park was excited to participate in the Safe Routes to School‘s Walk to School Day in conjunction with the Clean Air Campaign‘s Clean Commute Week again this year! Thank you to 11Alive News for coming out to document our event as well! See the complete gallery here: You can see photos from last year’sContinue reading “Walk to School Day – Spring 2014”
Slow Food at the Table Campaign
“Let’s slow down and eat together” SPARK students are encouraged to join Slow Food Atlanta in their Slow Food at the Table Campaign during the month of February. We’ve been learning about the values of Slow Food during health class. In celebration of the values of Slow Food, let’s join together to eat tasty, seasonal,Continue reading “Slow Food at the Table Campaign”
A Visit from the National Farm to School Network
We were so thrilled to Erin Croom, the Farm to School Director from Georgia Organics, and Helen Dombalis, Policy and Strategic Partnerships Director from the National Farm to School Network, out to visit our garden! They observed Ms. English’s third grade class completing their integrated soil centers. I’m hoping to stay connected to the National FarmContinue reading “A Visit from the National Farm to School Network”
Classroom Connection: Ms. Emerson’s Class Experiment
Ms. Emerson’s first grade class recently did an experiment to discover which plant would grow the fastest – beans, wildflowers, peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, or squash. After a few weeks, they found that the bean plant grew the fastest.
Literature Lesson: Produce Poems
To complete our unit on leafy greens, students created poems to “show what they know.” This lesson was a part of Georgia Organic‘s “Lettuce Try It” series. You can see the lesson plans here. We started by reviewing what we had learned – We read “Lettuce Grows on the Ground” and gathered information from lettuceContinue reading “Literature Lesson: Produce Poems”
Classroom Connection: Kindergarten’s Life Cycle Projects
Kindergarten classes made some cute projects showing the life cycles of chickens, frogs, and butterflies last week!
Classroom Connection: 5th Grade’s Plant and Animal Cell Projects
Fifth graders created some beautiful projects showing the different parts of plant and animals cells!
Project for a Day 2013
Janet came to volunteer in Ms. Beaumont’s 1st grade class today for Project for a Day, sponsored by the Metro Atlanta Chamber. She told the kids about her work with the Atlanta Braves and the kids told her about their work as farmers!
Science Lesson: Plant Parts
This week, we taught the Plant Parts Lesson Plan that I helped write for Georgia Organic’s Lettuce Try It series for National Farm to School Month. During this lesson, students reviewed the different plant parts and their essential roles for the plant. Then they sorted produce from the farmer’s market into categories showing which plantContinue reading “Science Lesson: Plant Parts”
Tending Our Common Ground 