Thanks to a few Home Depot coupons, we were able to purchase lots of garden soil and amendments, including worm castings (which amused every second grader). Our soil is now full of nutrients. And thanks to the Wascher Family (Gunnar's mother and father, from kindergarten) we have received donated irrigation parts and help setting up our drip system. Awesome! So, now it is time to plant! Mr. Manger's class planted on Friday, and Ms. Kegley's, and Ms. Fuentes' and Ms. Kayla's classes will plant early next week.
On Friday, we measured the garden beds and planted... And then we set up the irrigation system...
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The Garden Project ContinuesSoil Labs (in the classroom): Students set up their first real experiment: Do you think different types of soil can affect how a seed and plant grow? We planted radish seeds in four pots with different soil types: clay, sand, garden soil (from our garden), and garden soil mix (from a store). We are watering equally, and will observe how the plants grow over the next few weeks. Meanwhile, we started another experiment to study how much water is just right. Right now we have planted 7 pots of bean seeds, and will water equally until they sprout. Then each group will decide how much water should be used daily and will observe what happens. Writing Workshop: Students continue to write in their science notebooks, keeping track of the soil labs and their predictions (or hypothesis).
Reading Workshop: Students are learning skills for reading nonfiction like researchers. Growing their ideas around gardening, soil and plants. The Garden: The teachers have met with several experts over the last few weeks, and have created a plan for planting. Next week we hope to strengthen our soil, set up irrigation and plant our vegetables and companion flowers. |
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June 2018
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