Watch it GROW

School:: Vineyards Elementary
Subject:: Science
Teacher:: Joanna Campanile Janell Matos
Students Impacted:: 100
Grade:: 1
Date:: July 10, 2019

Investors

Thank you to the following investors for funding this grant.

Chris Bath - $50.00

Mark Freeman Bobcat Service - $50.00

Maximo Hamerling - $50.00

Vineyards Elementary - $10.00

Basia Banski - $50.00

Marc Williams, EVP Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. - $45.00

Impact to My Classroom

# of Students Impacted: 38

With the communities help and support our 38 first grade students are learning to love and appreciate the natural world around them. Our garden has been such a great opportunity for the students to learn and for us to teach on a level that allows all of our passion to be poured into the best learning enviorment. Through the garden the garden the students were excited to read, write and use math skills to deepen their knowledge about growing a garden. The students have kept journals about plants and their growth throughout the year. Having a school garden has also inspired them to teach their families and to begin to grow things at home.

The students have been able to grow tomatoes, potatoes, basil, carrots, peas, green peppers, onions and eggplant. They have learned the importance of taking care of the garden by watering and picking weeds. We have all enjoyed eating vegetables and herbs from the garden.

Your generous heart and giving spirit has placed smiles on teh childrens faces and hearts that will last a lifetime.

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Original Grant Overview

Goal

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.

What will be done with my students

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 1st grade 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 1st grade 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

We will first purchase all the items from home depot. We will work with the students to plant and take care of the garden. They will be able to watch it grow, harvest, cook and then enjoy eating it. The students will learn to plant and care for their community garden.

Items

#	Item	Cost
1	20 bags of soil	$140.00
2	A Varitey of Seeds	$25.00
3	Tomato Plants	$25.00
4	Pepper Plant	$10.00
5	Lettuce	$25.00
6	Milk Weed	$30.00
	Total:	$255.00

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