The children in Room 4 have been exploring the soil in our garden box and talking about the garden for some time now. We have learned about worms and are beginning to learn about compost. The children mixed donated compost into the garden. The children have also written out garden plans and have walked along campus to see what they want to plant.
We noticed that there were two consistent themes in what children want to plant: pumpkins and flowers.
We are about ready to start planting. To do this, we need some donations:
1) Soil safe for children to handle
2) A pumpkin (we want to cut it open and plant the seeds)
3) Sunflower seeds (the children want flowers and these grow tall)
4) Flowers that are already sprouted (must be non-poisonous)
5) Families to donate time to work in the garden with children
If you want to bring in one of the items above, please talk with a teacher. We want to be sure we get a variety of materials, so we can let you know if we already have someone bringing that item.
We can’t wait to start watching our garden grow!