Students in 2nd grade are learning about Science in their Shopping Cart and looking for ways to add more vegetables and fruit in their diet. Too often we think we don’t like something but have never been brave enough to try it. Today, every second grader had the chance to try tamarind, pomegranate, sugar cane, cilantro, and bac ha (elephant ear).
Today, students in Mrs. Marshall’s class visited the rooftop garden to explore the garden. They discovered carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, basil, onion, sunflowers, jalapeno peppers and squash. Many students tried the onions and basil and noticed how well the two flavors go together. Making the snapdragons talk was a big hit.
I found 5th graders planting their last seeds in Discovery Academy’s garden. Next year they will be off to middle school. Our memories of this great class will continue as well as the wonderful vegetables they planted today.
Our 5th grade girls are nurturing our praying mantis egg sack during recess. Any day up to 100 bugs will hatch.
Yesterday a reporter from WFSB came to see the Earth Day activities at the school. Here is a link to the news clip.
Discovery Academy students were treated to many new tastes as they sampled vegetables and fruit or made salads today in celebration of Earth Day. Many students were brave and ventured into new territory . Some students may be looking more closely at labels to see how far their food has traveled. Thank you to all the staff, parents and students who brought in materials or helped support the classes. A special thanks to the high school students for the Academy of Science and Innovation.
For Earth Day we are making salads in eleven upper grade classrooms tomorrow. The students are learning about farm to table and the carbon cost of food transport. Students are bringing in vegetables and spices and the PTO is generously suppling the lettuce, oil and vinegar. Unfortunately, there is a nationwide lettuce shortage. Maybe the lesson should be how climate changes in California can affect our food supply in New England?
Earth Day will be celebrated at Discovery Academy on
Monday, April 24th from 9:00-12:00.
The upper grades will enjoy food awareness activities and the lower grades will learn about stages of the foods we eat. We are looking for parent volunteers to help on the rooftop garden with student tours and food samplings. We need parent support and food samplings for the PreK, Kindergarten and 1st graders to try.
Our Five Rooftop Displays include:
Corn and Cabbage
Plums and Grapes
Eggplant and Tomatoes
Beans and Cucumbers
Potatoes and Carrots
Please consider joining us and supporting this fun activity. Contact Mrs. Neseralla if you want to help. cneseralla@crec.org.
Today, I picked up an amazing seed donation from Hierloom Market in Wethersfield. It won’t be long until we start planting on the rooftop. Our next Garden Club meeting is this Monday from 3:00 to 4:00. Please consider joining us.
Second grade is busy planting and tending to our growing station outside the Library Media Center. They have planted basil, lettuce, spinach, peppers, and cucumber. I can wait to sample some of their produce.
