Watering Heroes

Thanks for all the parents and families that kept the Garden hydrated this summer.
There was a leak in the annex, and the VSB shut off the water, so the inventive volunteers brought water in wheelbarrows to the classroom planter boxes behind the annex.  Well Done!

Bee-eautiful Thanks to our volunteers

Thanks to the watering families - Wiedemann, vonDehn, Ahrens, Taylor, Dunkerly, Scott!

• We have flax, quinoa, barley and oats growing - beautiful grains to look at and eat.
• Peas and radishes are ready, potatoes are popping out and rainbow chard is glowing
• sunflowers are coming up strong and with regular watering will be great come September
• Pizza ingredients are coming along: chives, tomatoes, sage, peppers
• Pollinator friendly plants like borage and Phacelia are keeping our pollinators pleased

Did you know?  watering is important for plants to produce nectar.  Without nectar, no bees and without bees, no pollination which would mean no food to eat.  So even in dry times, watering plants helps our local beecosystem.

Last Friday Garden Club

Our pizza garden is still growing, but we'll have some already made to share with our keen young gardening friends.  Check out our tomatoes, quinoa, flax, peas, beans, borage, sunflowers, peppers, kale, radishes, oats and barley growing... amazing!

Last Garden Club is Friday June 12th from 3:15-4:15.

Pizza will be served to all Garden Club active members.
Other families welcome to join in.  

Bring snacks and have a fun summer after school social time!

We will be:

• planting the remaining seedlings
• transplanting apple trees
• digging holes
• working on signage
• moving wheelbarrows of soil
• and, of course, watering the plants and sometimes each other!

HUGE thanks to Laura McCann, our Master Gardener.
She has been at almost every Friday session since April, as well as in some classrooms
Thanks also to the garden elves who have mysteriously been replanting from the damage :-)

Summer Watering Families Wanted:  contact lisamscott@telus.net

Handy Person Wanted:  to seal our composters for the summer contact tamaraelke@me.com

Free Wood:  leftover lumber from our build is available.  Come see us Friday after school

Growing Grains + Friday Fun

Rainbow Qunioa, Oats, Barley, Flax by Jack!
We are experimenting with some colourful grains in our small planter boxes.
Our lovely beds are painted with bed letters A-L thanks to Sarah, Alaina, Josie and our Master Gardener super volunteer Laura.  All the beds are full with teacher and garden club activities!

Next week we take over the lasanga bed, move some apple trees and lay down some wheat!

No club Friday May 15th, but after that we'll see you every Friday after school until at least June 10th

Thanks to Ms Andrews class who will be watering our 'pizza garden' seedlings.

Happy EveryDay is Earth Day!

Friday afternoons have never been better!
3:15-4:15 weekly until June 10th

The students are getting so much done so quickly!
We've planted borage, sunflowers, sweet peas, tomatoes, chives and more!

Dig School on Fridays!

Dawn is starting us off with Grow Your Own Pizza ingredients!
tomatoes, onions, herbs and more... start the trays in the library and watch them grow.
We also have some grains to experiment with - wheat, quinoa and more.
Join us every Friday afternoon 3:15-4:15 until June 12th

Friday Garden Club

Fridays April 10 - June 12th  3:15-4:15

Meet you in the Garden!   NEW Friday After School Garden Club

Families of all ages welcome to come help plant, grow, water, dig... well, you get the idea!
We have a naturalized play area and 11 Green Street Boulevards that are unique to Wolfe.

Parents (and grandparents!) of primary students are especially encouraged to come out, as we have several active parents with intermediate students.  No green thumb needed.  Tools supplied.