Rooftop Summer Garden Project (Sat, 7/20)
Happy Summer Rooftop Community! The garden continues to thrive during these days of hot, cold, and foggy weather. This week there will be a delivery of 5 yards of soil to amend the garden beds. If...
View ArticleAsk your child a Garden Question
If your child is in kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, or 3rd grade, ask what he/she chose for a garden name … the answer might surprise you!
View ArticleGarden Question for 9/19
If your child is in kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, or 3rd grade, ask them what fruit from the garden we tasted in class.
View ArticleGarden Question for 9/25
Ask your child where on their tongue their sweet and sour taste buds are. Also, ask if the Rooftop Garden apples are sweet or sour and if she/he liked tasting them.
View ArticleGarden question to ask your child (10/02/13)
To the kindergarten and first grade parents, ask your child what seed will be saved to plant in the spring. Second and third grade parents, please ask your child to share a spider fact. Fourth grade...
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Kindergarten and first grade parents– ask your child how many sunflower seeds she/he put in her/his seed-saver. Second and third grade parents– ask your child to tell you a bee fact. Fourth grade...
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First grade parents: ask your child, “Why does a seed have a parachute?” Second and third grade parents: ask your child, “What is the difference between an insect and an arachnid?”
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Kindergarten parents: Ask your child, “Why do some seeds have a parachute?” First grade parents: Ask your child to tell you a sign of Fall that he/she observed in the Rooftop Garden. Second and third...
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Kindergarten: Ask your child to tell you a sign of Fall that he/she observed in the Rooftop Garden. First grade: What picture did you draw that is about the season fall? Second grade: What is one job...
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Garden Questions to Ask Your Child… Kindergarten: Ask if a coconut seed sinks or floats. 1st Grade: How does a seed travel by water? 2nd Grade: What is the job of the stem? 3rd Grade: Which flower part...
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Garden Questions to Ask Your Child… Kindergarten: Why did Coral Bells pop a balloon with seeds inside it? 1st Grade: How does a seed travel by animal? 2nd Grade: Ask if her/his prediction about the...
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Garden Questions to Ask Your Child… Kindergarten & 1st Graders: ask your child if all seeds look alike? 2nd Grade: ask your child what H2O and CO2 mean. Also, ask if he/she can spell...
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Garden questions to ask your child… Parents of kindergartners and first graders, ask your child, “Why do we make bird feeders during the winter?” Second grade parents and third grade parents, would you...
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Garden questions to ask your child… Kindergarten Parents: The students dissected seeds in class. A seed has three parts. Ask your child if they can name all three. First, Second, and Third Grade...
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Garden questions to ask your child… First Grade Parents: Your child had time to explore the garden to find a rock he/she liked. Ask your child to tell you three things about the rock he/she chose....
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Garden questions to ask your child… Kindergarten parents: Shhhh… Ask your child how to wake a sleeping seed. First grade parents: Ask your child what colors she/he found in the rocks. Ask what we put...
View ArticleGreening Day (Sat, 2/22)
Join us at the Burnett Campus on the schoolyard to help prepare the planter beds in front of Rooms 1 and 3. Help wheelbarrow a load of dirt and bring an herb, succulent or clipping for the kids to...
View ArticleBurnett Garden Work Party | March 7
Come join us at the Burnett garden for a work party on Saturday, March 7th! The garden needs some late winter and early spring maintenance. This is a wonderful opportunity to experience the unique...
View ArticleBurnett Garden Work Party Reminder | March 7
The Burnett garden will be open from 10am- 3pm on Saturday, March 7th, for a very early spring maintenance work party. Come by anytime, lend a hand, pull some weeds, turn some soil, have a bite, and...
View ArticleSpring Clean up Day in the Rooftop Garden (Sat, 5/07)
As much as the students enjoy trailblazing through the tall weeds, our garden is becoming a challenge for the younger students to navigate. The garden needs some spring-cleaning in order to prepare for...
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