Little Gardeners

School:: Poinciana Elementary
Subject:: Science
Teacher:: Joanna Campanile Janell Matos
: Janell Matos
Students Impacted:: 40
Grade:: K
Date:: July 29, 2016

Investors

Thank you to the following investors for funding this grant.

Gulf Coast Insurance - $100.00

Amato Natale - $25.00

Roxanne Vanblarcom - $25.00

Brian Rasnick - $150.00

Impact to My Classroom

# of Students Impacted: 40

The outcome has been amazing for our students as well as for the whole school. Our goal was to continue to keep the garden alive. We wanted to replant foods that we could eat and enjoy throughout the year. We were able to upkeep the butterfly weed and the kids have seen butterflies, eggs on leaves, and baby caterpillars, holes in the leaves as the caterpillars grow and then even chrysalis. The school has beneifited from the ongoing butterfly life cycle. We also have lettuce, carrots, kale, peppers, cucumbers, onions, basil, strawberries, tomatoes and a whole herb garden. How exciting it has been to see the joy and awe in the childrens eyes as they used their shovels to dig holes, lay soil, put in seeds and watch them sprout and are now able to enoy eating some of their hard work. Thank you so much Champions For Learning and all of our sponsers we would never have been able to do this without your support.

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Smelling Parsley

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We finally have Pineapple

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Cleaning out the bed

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Beautiful Butterfly

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Lettuce for lunch

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We found carrots

Original Grant Overview

Goal

Our goal is to continue keeping the garden alive while teaching students to participate in an ongoing project at Poinciana Elementary School!

What will be done with my students

This gardening project will start at the beginning of the school year and be a permanent ongoing project. The students will learn to plant and care for their community garden. The students will learn what it means to work hard and work cooperatively in order to eat healthy and live a healthy life style. This project ties into the kindergarten curriculum through science, social studies, reading and writing. The students will be learning what plants need, parts of plants, how to work together, reading about garden care and writing about what they have accomplished.

Benefits to my students

The outcome of this wonderful project will inspire children to plant and care for a garden. It will help them understand why it is important to eat healthy and how they can be part of their community. There will be 40 kindergarten students and 2 teachers working to create and maintain this garden. The whole school will benefit from the beauty and the food that will be grown in our school community.

Budget Narrative

Items

#	Item	Cost
1	Basil Plant	$10.00
2	Tomato Plant	$15.00
3	Glenwood Outdoor Storage Box	$90.00
4	Soil (4 bags at 5.00)	$60.00
5	Garden Mesh	$15.00
6	Cucumber plants	$10.00
7	SunFlower Seeds	$5.00
8	Hanging plants	$30.00
9	Mulch	$50.00
10	lettuce	$15.00
	Total:	$300.00

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Little Gardeners

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Impact to My Classroom

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What will be done with my students

Benefits to my students

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