Rescheduled to Thursday, May 17th due to weather; June 6th
Please RSVP to reserve a spot by email: jengukelberger@hotmail.com
• We wish we could accommodate all students, but have to limit the group capacity to 25 students. RSVP today!
Important Reminders to Parents
• Unless you are planning to escort your child(ren) to the Garden Club meeting yourself, please send a note in to your child’s teacher permitting them to attend Garden Club after school.
• Similarly, if your child(ren) is scheduled to attend the after school program, please send a note or email to Angela Arnold, the after school coordinator, permitting your child to attend the Garden Club meeting until 3:30. We will escort them back to the after school program at the end of the meeting. Please remember to sign out your child(ren) from after school program before leaving with your child(ren).
• Weather permitting, we will hold meetings in the garden. Otherwise, meetings will be held in Ms. LaVita's classroom.
•Questions please contact: Jen Gukelberger at jengukelberger@hotmail.com, Jim Deeds at jamesdeeds@gmail.com or Nancy Murphy at jn95murphy@verizon.net
Very exciting things are happening for the garden this year. First I would like to thank Nancy M. for pulling everything together for the hugely successful fundraiser from Whole Foods 5% Day. Whole Foods generously gave 5% of all sales last Tuesday to the HM garden. We found out on Friday that we will receive $3,550! Jim D. and I will be at tonights PTO Meeting to announce.
A Garden Committee Meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 4, 7:00pm at Panera off of Lynn Fells (across from Target).
We will discuss the following:
-How money should be spent: shed, table, white board, tools, classroom materials
-Need for Communication Leader: Someone to take charge of web site, blog and overall communication between garden, school and community
-Spring planting and plans for 6 raised beds with "theme" plantings: ABC Garden, Pizza, Salad, Native American, Butterfly and Sports Garden
-Lesson plans and schedules for each grade level
Jim D. and I met with Mrs. Florino's Kindergarten class last Thursday to introduce the garden and their ABC Garden theme. Please see attached doc. that was sent home to parents. We will be going to Mrs. Well's class tomorrow to do the same lesson.
Reminder: The next Garden Club Meeting is this Wednesday, March 21st. The weather is looking good, so we will hold it in the garden.
Any suggestions and/or ideas you have are always welcome. Please let me know if you are able to come to the Committee meeting on the 28th.
Pictures and garden updates can be seen on the Garden Club Bulletin Board inside the school doors near office. Check it out!
For more information contact:
Jennifer Gukelberger, 617-283-7937 jengukelberger@hotmail.com
Jim Deeds, 617-470-9633 jamesdeeds@gmail.com
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