Greetings!
Our third week with basil and we ran into a bump in the road. When we pulled our bottle gourds the white flies took residency in our basil plants. They have been sucking the life out of the basil since the beginning of break, rendering half of our plants yellow and sickly. What to do in such an event? After consulting with Principal Engdall, we decided to pull out the pizza oven and make margarita pizzas. This, of course, has been a blast. We have even used other toppings from our garden, including, sweet peppers and kale. Check out what the students have been baking!
Recently some of the middle school students brought figurines to school. They are colloquially known as “dolls”; however, the students insist they are “collectable figurines” (making this mischaracterization could land you in hot water). Whatever you choose to call them, they sure had a busy week traipsing around campus. They even made an appearance in the garden. Watch out for Lyle the Crocodile little ones!
Thank you to all the parents that volunteered in the garden for the holiday concert after-parties. They helped make hot chocolate, supervised the fire, and cleaned up after the festivities. Linda, Rick, Ron, Nicole, Nick, and Lenny, ya’ll are gems!
Also, shout out to our middle schooler, Davian, for directing, filming, and editing Dr. Gonzalez’s Reimagine video this week! They were on-location in the garden where we were please to host them. Nice job Davian!
The following volunteer date is on the calendar:
· February 22nd (2nd parent workday)
You can access the volunteer signup site by clicking on this link: https://signup.com/group/1135044326099
We are always seeking coffee grounds, seeds, aluminum cans and MASON JARS. PLEASE, NO MORE EGGSHELLS. If you have anything that might benefit our garden program, please contact me via email (insects included). Otherwise, the front table outside of the office is our designated drop-off location for garden essentials. james.obrien-moench@phxschools.org
Enjoy your weekend!
Mr. Moench
