TFES Garden Club Student Program @Lunch is back this Fall! Students K-5th who SIGNUP will meet with students their age, at their designated Lunch/recess time. The Club offers hands-on gardening activities, lessons, and fun fellowship, as an enrichment program for all TFES Students (including the Intermediate Unit). Students signed up for the @Lunch Program, willContinue reading “GARDEN CLUB STUDENT PROGRAM @LunchFALL2023-SPRING2024”
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Welcome Back Students and “Harvest of the Month”
Welcome back to all TFES Cheetahs! Garden Club hopes to return this Fall with our “Student Program” but are searching for a TFES teacher helper. Stay tuned to the Garden Club Student Page for updates and to the Summer Newsletter for recent Garden News! Thanks to UDSD Food Services and ‘Pennsylvania Harvest of the Month’Continue reading “Welcome Back Students and “Harvest of the Month””
How To Care for Your Student’s Take-Home Plant
THIS WEEK: WE ARE SENDING HOME CUPS OF SOIL WITH SEEDS YOUR KIDS PLANTED! In Garden Club, we focus on growing our own food, and part of our mission is to help our families grow at home! So, we send home starter plants and are here to support our families to grow! We have putContinue reading “How To Care for Your Student’s Take-Home Plant”
Friday Fun at the Student Program @Lunch
75 students from our younger grades (K-2nd grades), met on Friday for their first hands-on gardening lessons @Lunch! The previous week, we had 40 of the older students (3rd-5th grades) for a total of 115 Students in the Program! Due to the weather we had to pivot our plans, deciding to stay under the coverContinue reading “Friday Fun at the Student Program @Lunch”
Sprout Houses – Grow Your Own Magic Beans
The sprout house is a favorite craft, which highlights the health benefits of eating beans (they really are magic!) and how easy it is to germinate a seed. Check out this resource for sprout house instructions and additional activities to do with your magic bean Sprout House. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/My-Little-Sprout-House-Printable-1218023. Here’s what to do next with yourContinue reading “Sprout Houses – Grow Your Own Magic Beans”
Garden Club’s Past Week and This Coming Week!
We are so happy to be back at recess this past week. Again, this past Thursday, we enjoyed growing with the K, 1st, 2nd grades. (This coming week, on 5/26 the older grades will meet). We are happy to announce that we finished planting the food garden’s 15 beds and 10 container gardens filled withContinue reading “Garden Club’s Past Week and This Coming Week!”
Earth Day Weekend with Upper Dublin Tree Tenders. #UDstrong
CELEBRATE EARTH DAY WITH THE TFES GARDEN CLUB AND THE UPPER DUBLIN TREE TENDERS. JOIN US TO SUPPORT TORRNADO RE-LEAF IN UPPER DUBLIN BY PLANTING TREES, where many were downed in the 2021 Tornado. Support our community, our eco-system, and our furry/feathered friends all in one Earth Day! DATES: Saturday 4/23, Sunday 4/24, and MondayContinue reading “Earth Day Weekend with Upper Dublin Tree Tenders. #UDstrong”
Antidepressant Microbes In Soil: How Dirt Makes You Happy
Everyone is feeling the winter slump, it’s dark, it’s cold, the plants/animals are hibernating and humans want to do the same. Well, here’s some reasons to go get dirty, even in the winter—it makes you happy? We know Gardening is healthy because it’s exercise, outdoors, and can allow you to grow your own organic produceContinue reading “Antidepressant Microbes In Soil: How Dirt Makes You Happy”
Plant Playdate – Focusing on Fall Foods
Despite all the challenges, it was a great day getting a group of gardeners together for a Plant Playdate — learning about Fall and food, harvesting growing crops and learning about eating all the colors of the rainbow! #plantsplaydate #tfesgardenclub. Rainbow in My Plate
Students’ Sprout Houses – Grow Your Own Magic Beans
The sprout house is a favorite craft, which highlights the health benefits of eating beans (they really are magic!) and how easy it is to germinate a seed. Check out this resource for additional activities to do with your magic bean Sprout House. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/My-Little-Sprout-House-Printable-1218023. Here’s what to do next with your bean sprouts… What toContinue reading “Students’ Sprout Houses – Grow Your Own Magic Beans”
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