6400 KINGWOOD GLEN Grower’s News...pine needles at the school over break. There have been...
Transcript of 6400 KINGWOOD GLEN Grower’s News...pine needles at the school over break. There have been...
If you have questions about
Nature Club or Gardening at
the school, please contact
Mrs. Cardoso at: Vivi-
us or 281.641.2886.
Garden Harvest
Last week’s harvest included lettuce, rad-ishes, spinach, kohlra-bi, cabbage, and herbs. The onions planted in January are doubling their size. The potatoes planted two weeks ago are poking
sprouts up and out of the soil.
planting of the onion crop. The in-class lesson will revolve around the onion
We truly hope every-one had a wonderful holiday break and is ready to tackle school work and work in the garden again. The Growers were not idle during the break. A workday held last Thursday addressed some of the tasks that needed tending. The
beds in the orchard were cleaned up and readied for the
Growers Busy During Holiday
5th Grade Garden
The impending freeze caused us much con-cern. We will find out the severity of the
OAK FOREST ELEMENTARY
6400 KINGWOOD GLEN HUMBLE, TX 77346
281-641-2800 281-641-2817 (FAX)
January 9, 2014
Grower’s News Certified Texas
Wildscapes (Wildlife Habi-tat) by the Texas Parks
and Wildlife Department
Schoolyard Habitat by the National Wildlife
Federation
School Yard Habitat by the
Audubon Society
Members of Urban Harvest
Master Gardeners
Mrs. Gudrun Opperman
Ms. Jo Sanders
Master Naturalists
Mr. Damien Carey
Ms. Terri Simmons
Volunteers
Mrs. Vivian Cardoso
Dr. Harry McMullen
Mrs. Caroline Carey
Ms. Margaret Hennessey
Mrs. Teresa Metelits, RN
Ms. LaVern Cutrell
Mrs. Sue Armer
Ms. Maryanne Hefele
Mr. Hal Opperman
Mrs. Miriam Canales
Mrs. Patsy Nelms
Mrs. Betty Vega
Miss Nikki Armer
Mrs. Karen Langridge
Dr. Denton Langridge
damage when we re-turn to school this week. Hopefully our winter crops were not damaged too terribly. However, with the temperatures reach-ing the lows anticipat-ed, we know some things will need to be replanted. Such is the nature of garden-ing.
With our return to school, we will be kicking off our fifth grade tree planting campaign. Your students have been asked to earn three dollars toward this enterprise, for the tree purchase and the attendant expenses of plant-ing it. A tree will appear on the wall
near the fifth grade hallway that will sprout leaves every time a student brings in his/her contribu-tion. There is also a contest in place that will honor the student who writes the best essay about the crea-tive way he or she earned their contribu-tion. Stay tuned…
Planting of Oak Trees
Thanks for the Leaves!
collecting at the fence line every week. They are still being spread in our natural areas to mulch all the trees. The leaves will also be stored to some degree to add
brown matter to our compost piles when that is no longer available later on in the year. Keep them coming!
Many parents and community members heeded the call to drop their leaves and pine needles at the school over break. There have been mountains of them
We need your
disposable
plastic shopping
bags!
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If you have questions about Nature Club, the gardens at Oak Forest, the outdoor classrooms, or OFE Growers, please contact Mrs. Krenek at: [email protected].
If you are replacing cell phones this sea-son, please donate your old cell/smart phones to the Nature
Club. Even if it does not work, it has a val-ue. Students use the proceeds to buy food for the birds on cam-
pus. Mrs. Krenek has a box in her room where you can bring any donations.
Donate Old Cell Phones