CCS Project Salad

December 16, 2011

 

Eating HEALTHY From the Ground Up

 

The second annual Project Salad has been a huge success and SO much fun! The kids enjoyed planting, and monitoring the growth as the sprouting began! They have been keeping track of their progress on a timeline in the CCS cafeteria (check it out next time you visit!) This year, our students started the planting season off by planting a bean seed in their classroom and taking it home to monitor.  They learned about the stages of seed germination and what a plant needs to grow.  In October, all grade levels planted seeds in our gardens including snap peas, spinach, lettuce, carrots, green onions, and radishes.  To avoid the frost, all available vegetables were harvested last week and on Friday the kids feasted on the fruits of their labor, enjoying a delicious salad that included all of the vegetables. They are also using harvested vegetables for hands-on cross curricular activities in their classrooms. Thank you to Banner Catering for generously assisting in providing the salad for each CCS student and thank you to the Fuel Up to Play Leadership Team for making fun posters of the vegetables to decorate the cafeteria & also a morning announcement to help build the excitement. It sure was fun to see so many smiles about eating vegetables!