Spring Happenings
Week #31 April 15-19, 2019

We began our "B" garden (our garden for bees, butterflies, bats and birds.  We planted seeds in our grow lab.  Students chose 4 seeds to plant from 8 choices:  ageratum, borage, calendula, cosmos, nasturtium, sunflower, verbena and zinnia.  Students learned briefly about each plant's germination time, seed planting depth, final plant height, flower image & color, and a few other interesting facts before selecting their seeds.  Here are a few pictures from planting day on April 17, 2019.

Here are a few pictures of our seeds as they germinate from Monday, April 22, 2019.  The students will be amazed at what they see on Monday, April 29!  We are looking for mature echinacea (coneflower) and milkweed to replant in our garden.  Let me know if you have any to share.

We also enjoyed some springtime veggie chili with Miss Meg as her final Farm-to-School lesson with us.  Miss Meg is leaving to pursue a degree in education and we will now have a different Farm-to-School teacher next month.  Good luck Miss Meg!  Click on the leaf icon on the RMCS homepage for Miss Meg's recipes.

Other things to ask your child about this week:
*Don't Squeal Unless It's a Big Deal
*Poetry form choices:  I am, Favorite Things, Animal Poem and I am as...
*Our Marky Mark Celebration

I hope you had a wonderful April Vacation.
Mrs. Hock