May 01 2012
Tomorrow, all four classes will be planting in our three large garden boxes in the side yard of the school. We will be doing this rain or shine (providing no lightening or thunder). Please make sure your child is dressed in clothing that can get a little dirty! If you have gardening tools to share, make sure they are labeled with your name on them and send them with your child. We look forward to this very fun and dirty day!
One of our garden boxes.
Apr 16 2012
Here we are!
We had a fabulous time at Butler on Friday! When we got to Butler in the morning, we had the chance to meet some new Butler friends who are part of an educational leadership and policy class in the College of Education. They have taken an interest in our garden project and our schoolwide garden initiative and are assisting us in getting funds to begin planting. They were also kind enough to walk us down to the farm and assist us in exploring the space, help us test soil at the farm, and wonder with us about the beginnings of our school garden. We are beginning to wonder what our own garden will look like and where we will place our garden. A big thanks to all of our chaperones and Butler students who joined us on this trip. 🙂
Da'Sean, Carriea, and Kaitlyn enjoy our quick bus ride to Butler University!
Miss Schmidt and friends are excited to be at Butler.
The beautiful view of the canal we passed while walking down to the farm.
Angela spots some of the cold weather vegetables growing at the Butler Farm.
Messi, David and a new Butler friend walk the farm and look for signs of growth.
Our group at the Butler Farm!
Ruth finds bees at the farm. How can bees be helpful to a garden?
Monica and a new Butler friend take soil samples.
Hutton enjoys Holcomb gardens.
Apr 09 2012
I also wanted to share about our field trip on Friday to Butler University! Please remember to send in your permission form if you have not already done so. Also, IPS has a wonderful program where they will provide us with boxed lunches free of charge. I do not know specifically what the kids will be having yet, so if your child has allergies/diet restrictions please plan to make other arrangements. Otherwise, feel free to NOT send a packed lunch. We will hopefully get to enjoy these lunches outside in Holcomb Gardens. 🙂
Feb 14 2012
Journey delivers valentines.
The kids were very excited to bring in their Valentines and create cards for their friends today! I love how much care and thought the kids put into creating their messages for their friends. They had a blast distributing their friends’ cards into their personalized valentine bags- it was quite the job! We also got to enjoy some special treats (check out the fruit kabobs we got to eat-yum!) and played friendship bingo.
P.E. with our Butler Physical Education friends was a success as well. The kids were a part of various movement activities and games for their morning time with their instructor. They practiced skipping, running, and jogging, as well as telling time on a giant clock (such a fun game, the instructor called out a time and the kids had to run to it) and becoming aware of their physical space. The kids also practiced directions like “left” and “right” and “clockwise”. We will continue to practice these directions as part of our daily routine.
Feb 13 2012
Tomorrow, we begin a new experience with a group of physical education students from Butler. Our kids will get to meet with them two times a week for seven weeks and engage in various movement activities. It should be a very fun and rewarding experience!
Tomorrow is also our class Friendship/Valentine’s Parties. Please remember to have your child bring their valentines if they did not choose to make any at school.
Thursday evening is our parent organization meeting at 6pm. Please join us as we form committees and get to action!
Next Monday there is no school due to President’s Day. We will see you back on Tuesday, the 21st.
