Tag Archives: #TFESgardenClub

School Front Native Garden Planting Event on May 4th

Make an impact and change the front of our school! We know it’s been pretty ugly up there, but a lot has been happening behind the scenes! JOIN the TFES Garden Club for the “School Front Native Garden Planting Event” Event Details:   When:  Tentatively – May the Fourth Be With You!  1:30pm – 3:30pm  Who:Continue reading “School Front Native Garden Planting Event on May 4th”

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”

Soil, Sun, & Science with Students

A 5th grade class and all the 4th grade classes joined us in the TFES Food Garden to help us correct our soil and prepare our beds for planting! With the help of Penn State University’s Agriculture Department, we had our soil tested. We used the reports, as we applied math and soil science toContinue reading “Soil, Sun, & Science with Students”

Join Our Family Event – Saturday, March 22nd

Our 1st event of the year is the Garden Family Kick Off on Saturday, March 22nd, 1-3pm (event approved!)  All the March 22nd updates, info, and RSVP link at https://bit.ly/Garden-Kick-Off2025. All are welcome to join the TFES Garden Club Community!  NO CLEARANCES NEEDED for this Family Event, but Parental Supervision is Required for anyone underContinue reading “Join Our Family Event – Saturday, March 22nd”

TFES GARDEN CLUB: SPRING INTO ACTION! 

Grab your calendars and your garden maps! It’s time to plan the spring! SPRING NEWSLETTER: with all the happenings and links. Highlights below: 🍅 EVENT: Garden Family Kick Off: on Saturday, March 22nd, 1-3pm 🥬 SEE THE SPRING SCHEDULE.          🥒 STUDENTS LEARN @ LUNCH starts in April! Some important seeds below:       🌽 Students still wantingContinue reading “TFES GARDEN CLUB: SPRING INTO ACTION! “

TFES Assembly – Setting Goals to Get Healthy in 2025!

Garden Club was so honored to be featured for this year’s Heart Health Assembly for all TFES students and staff. Coach Elise Carlin of Life in Motion Boot Camp, helped raise the roof and the cheetah’s heartrate with exciting exercise and an interactive lesson about how exercise is good for our body and mind. TracyContinue reading “TFES Assembly – Setting Goals to Get Healthy in 2025!”

Spooky Sensory Table Thanks

THANK YOU to the Graham Family for donating a super fun sensory table with spooky treasures for kids to find!  We used the sensory table, and a mini/mobile version for a class party, trunk or treat, 2 Learn @Lunches and for any visitors of the Food Garden! Unfortunately the sensory table foundation piece broke whenContinue reading “Spooky Sensory Table Thanks”

Photos from Garden Club Learn @Lunch (K, 4th, 5th)

We had a fabulous fall time in the garden, this past Wednesday with the Kindergartner, 4th grade and 5th grade students. First, we enjoyed our bagged lunches in the outdoor classroom, then learning all about pumpkins, touring /planting in the Food Garden, eating whatever we could harvest, playing with the sensory table, and a funContinue reading “Photos from Garden Club Learn @Lunch (K, 4th, 5th)”