Our denim project was a huge success! The students made some really neat items and sold them to each other, for Bighorn Bucks, of course. It was a fun experience, but my favorite part was the reflection time afterward, when students thought about what they could do better or what they did well this time. It was a great opportunity to have an idea, try it out, assess how it is working, then adjust. We have some very creative minds here, both with product making and with the business side of it.
Now we are working on a gardening project with our study of plants, the water cycle and ecosystems. The students' final product is a garden design. Of course, no one has to plant the garden, but your child will be bringing home a garden design for your yard. Together, decide where you would plant, what you would plant, and how you could help your plants grow. Students will need to think about water, where it is and how the garden will get water. This can be a flower garden, herb garden, vegetable garden. We even talked about a salsa garden, growing the items needed for some delicious salsa. The point of this is to make it real, so each student will plan what is realistic to his or her gardening space. No one's garden plan will be graded on how big it is. Have fun with this. Most of the work will be done in class, but it will come home this weekend for parent approval.
