Dear Garden School families,

During the past month, the grades students have been keeping very busy doing a variety of activities around campus. They have been at work in the garden, on the farm, and in the forest.

After harvesting their own clay, the first graders molded various animals. They found some bamboo sticks and used them to build houses for the city they are creating. We also passed by the farm to pet the chickens.

The second graders have distributed compost buckets for every class. Once a week they collect the buckets for each class. They continue to be responsible for the community compost and are very excited whenever the wheelbarrow is full and heavy. The second graders are also working on building a new compost pile since the first pile is almost full. Keep those food scraps coming!

In third grade, the students are observing the different seasons and how they affect the animals. For instance, the chickens stopped laying eggs a couple of weeks ago. The students harvested some vegetables from the garden and made a salad. We also had a class cookout over a campfire and made some delicious soup using our garden’s veggies complemented by fresh vegetables brought from home. Additionally, the students finished the garden for Joyful Beginnings. Our younger friends have planted violets in the wooden planters. The third graders are now building a path that will lead into the forest and allow people with wheelchairs and wagons to access the forest.

The fourth graders are busy working on their rabbit house. It is shaping up very nicely. The future rabbits even have two doorways built into the hutch! Please help your child to continue to use their skills at home to saw or split wood. We cannot wait for the rabbits to join our farm.

The fifth graders are wrapping up their work on the structure of the pizza oven. They learned how to make the roof just with bamboo and earth. This roof will be strong enough to hold the bricks and the dome and hopefully the pizza itself.

Kindly,

Matan