Today was a great day. This morning, we attended a Character Education/Self Defense program put on by Excel Martial Arts in Woodbury. Our very own Haven J. achieved her red belt from Excel earlier this year and was a participant in the program.
This afternoon, we were out in the "garden" preparing the area for planting. I think we quickly learned how much patience and discipline we need to complete such a large undertaking. We cleared a 10 foot x 6 foot area--we spent an hour and a half getting rid of the sod, and top soil, and trying our best to loosen the bottom layers of soil at a depth of 9 inches. We will definitely be renting a rototiller this weekend to ensure our soil is loosened. Next week we will be getting rid of any large rocks, and will be applying a new top layer of soil, mostly to level out the sloped area before planting our seeds. We will be planting lettuce, carrots, peas, radishes, sunflowers and watermelon to start. A big thank you to everyone who brought gardening tools, and to Sam's grandparents for sharing their gardening expertise with us.
We will decorate the outside of the garden with rocks painted by the entire FPA student community. I am so excited. I know it might not look like we made any progress today, but believe me...WE DID!
Congratulations to everyone for doing such a great job running the mile. There were some amazing times--several of us took an entire minute off of our Fall times. I really enjoyed running the mile with each of you today.
Remember to bring back both permission slips for one decision dollar per slip this week.
For more pictures from today, click here.
Homework: Math, practice spelling, states and capitals, showcase displays due Friday
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