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Delicious garden visits aplenty

September 10, 2010 · Filed under Uncategorized

Ahhhh, to eat and harvest and enjoy life. It’s such a blessing to have all this great food here to snack on. These experiences are really meaningful to students as they eat their experiences and taste new adventures.

: Tomato jungle

: Cherry tomatoes- always a hit!

: Hey! Boys like flowers too. it’s OK.

: Poppies & cosmos!

: Fennel seeds- yum!

: Artichoke flower

: Sunflower seeds straight from the flower?

: Rainbow chard anyone?

Seward Park Native Plant field trip

September 10, 2010 · Filed under Uncategorized

It’s our 3rd year in a row taking field trips to our local environmental treasure- Seward Park. It’s amazing to do this on the 2nd and 3rd days of school w/ the entire 4th/5th grade. We get the chance to get to know each other and to learn about native plants, trees, and invasive species. The native plant scavenger hunt is always a hit as we learn about nature’s toilet paper (thimbleberry), salal leaf drinking cups, the AMAZING western red cedar tree, and plant leaves that smell like cucumber (Indian Plum).