2011: Session One in the Garden

Session One in the El Morro After School Garden Club has begun. We are off to a great start in the garden this year. The summer sunshine helped our garden blossom. The students were so excited to see what was growing: pumpkins, bell peppers, herbs, cucumber melons, honeydew melons, watermelons.


We kicked off our first class by making nametag buttons and teaching the kids the rules of the garden.
Each week we will start off with a healthy snack and have a garden project and an activity that focuses mainly on science or art. Here's what we did this week:


Garden Projects:

• Pulled weeds. The wild mint was taking over!
• Picked marigolds to take home.
• Renewed the Fairy Garden that had become overgrown.
• Cleaned up the Herb/Sensory Garden.

Art Activity:

• Made nametag buttons and got to know each other.

Next class will focus on oranges and pumpkins!