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We had so much fun at our Murphy’s Dine Out! A huge thanks to Murphy’s for serving the greens we harvested off of our rooftop garden and for generously donating over $1,000 to our garden program! You can see photos of the kids harvesting the greens here. Here are some photos from the event takenContinue reading “*Special* Dine Out at Murphy’s”

Ms. Berry’s class is using the context of a farm to review collective nouns! Check out this awesome website she found: http://www.purposegames.com/game/1323 I love that she is using a real-life example that is as universal as growing food to review a language arts concept!

Making seed tapes is a great way to review measurement standards with kids. Tear newspaper form top to bottom in 1-inch-wide strips (avoid pages with color). Label your strip with the name of the seed you will plant. Review the seed packet to decide how far apart seeds should be placed. Make a mark onContinue reading “Math Lesson: Measuring with Seed Tapes”

Thank you so much to our garden volunteers for helping us weed the entire rooftop garden! The beds are looking beautiful – all ready for our fall crops! Also, thank you Schoolyard Sprouts for donating organic planting mix from Farmer D‘s and new brooms and tools for our garden!

Look what Ms. Beaumont’s class found in the courtyard the other day – a praying mantis! They named him “Abraham Lincoln” 🙂

David, from Compost Wheels, came by today to teach our 5th graders about the importance of composting. He taught them about the types of food that can be composted and students completed a relay race to sort different foods between the trash can and the compost bin. Then students created posters to show how theyContinue reading “A Visit from Compost Wheels”

This year, we were fortunate enough to receive a PTO grant to purchase CSA shares from Love is Love farm for our kids each week in May. We have three main goals for this project: Connect with Local Farmers We are receiving our CSA shares from our friend Joe from Love is Love Farm rightContinue reading “CSA Project with Love is Love Farms”

Happy Earth Day! Get out and enjoy our beautiful planet today!