It has been so wonderful starting a new year of Garden Class! The Stanford Trees couldn't believe how much the garden had changed since last season, exclaiming that it looked like a brand new place! The wisteria is growing fast, making our outdoor classroom feel like a whole different world!
Last week, we had our first week of exploring in the garden, hunting for living things with our five senses.
Today, we had our second week of Garden Class, and each student got to plant their own plant in their very own pot, which they also got to paint! It was an eventful class!
Our gardeners were so artistic as they each decorated their plant's home.
While their art dried, we snooped the garden to find bees in action! We saw both honeybees and bumble bees pollinating flowers in the garden. We learned that bumblebees don't sting!
After our bee search, we came back to transplant our plants into their new homes.
Students then created their own book about their plant, counting the leaves, measuring its height, and making a prediction about how it would look when it reached full-growth. We can't wait to keep track each week!
These two superstars were highlighted as being super engaged, and participating actively during garden. They got the "Harvest Card," and got to harvest and enjoy THREE vegetables from the garden! They chose broccoli, snap peas, and mint to munch on in the garden. Congratulations, Jorge and Raul!
We have been exploring a penguin's environment, and learning all about their habitat. This past week, we explored a penguin's home--icy water, by building our own! Each Stanford Tree created their own penguin, and played like penguins do.
We explored the penguin's favorite place to be--icy water, by freezing water to make ice bergs. The Stanford Trees acted out hiding from leopard seals up on the ice berg, sliding on their bellies, and diving deep into the ocean to catch fish and krill. It was a blast playing like penguins do!
