Give Us Your Garden Story – Testimonial Time!

We have been getting some great feedback from parents. So many kids enjoy eating new foods like Kale and Radishes, which we grew and tasted this year! Such amazing stories of children’s seeds taking off and growing into huge tomato plants, which sometimes even inspired backyard gardens! WE WANT TO HEAR MORE FROM YOU!!!! PleaseContinue reading “Give Us Your Garden Story – Testimonial Time!”

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!”

THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO DONATED!

We truly appreciate Donations of the following families! Donation of Fund$ from the Meizlic’s and Teet’s Families. Thank you also to the Walders for donating 20 pairs of gloves to the garden club! Thank you to the Rubin’s for donating trash bags and for potting soil for planting activities. Thanks to the Cissne’s and Pedroso’sContinue reading “THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO DONATED!”

Photos of the First Week of Garden Club

The Garden Club Student Program is back @recess for the first time this school year. We started this past Thursday with the K, 1st, 2nd graders! Next week is 3rd, 4th and 5th grade gardeners. We are happy to offer this enrichment activity for TFES students of all grades (alternating Thursdays). Be sure to checkContinue reading “Photos of the First Week of Garden Club”

The TFES Garden Club’s Student Program is Back for Recess!

The TFES Garden Club’s Student Program is back during the school day, and offers TFES students hands-on gardening activities. Student members will meet THURSDAYS, at their grade’s lunch recess time. Signup Links and More Info at http://www.tfesgardenclub.org/students. “Sprouts” (grades K-2) and “Seedlings” (grades 3-5) will alternate weeks for Club Classes. SIGNUP DEADLINE is May 1st,Continue reading “The TFES Garden Club’s Student Program is Back for Recess!”

A Year of Growth – Gardens, Food and Young Minds!

The TFES Garden Club was revived in the Spring of 2021. It was a year full of challenges, growth and kids gardening. We are excited to share a review of our year growing food and young minds at Thomas Fitzwater Elementary School in Upper Dublin, PA. CLICK TO SEE ALL PHOTOS – The photo foldersContinue reading “A Year of Growth – Gardens, Food and Young Minds!”