Making Observations And Writing With Ms. Anderson's Class

Hot enough for you? We had a great afternoon with Ms. Anderson's third grade class (many of whom were in 2nd grade in my room). The second graders gave their third grade partners a tour of the garden, then sat down together to write and draw about what they saw. Several of us were surprised how much everything has grown. A few thought it was funny that radish seeds seem to have been washed out of their row in all the rain and were sprouting in two big patches between rows. One student speculated that there must have been a mistake when they were planted. Who knows?

Garden club today worked on weeding and painting signs to indicate what is growing in each bed. We'll finish those up during our work day on Saturday. We've deduced that people must be visiting and watering things, as our water barrel was just about empty. That's great! We'll be sure to get it filled up tomorrow. We wrapped it up back in the room with some fruit and the most incredible brownies proved by one of our favorite parents, Mr. V.

Don't forget we'll be gathering Saturday morning to put up a fence, install the welcome sign and finish up the row markers. It'll be fun. I know there are several other things going on in the community and it is a long weekend so many folks are busy, but any help is appreciated and will be payed back with fresh, icy-cold lemonade.