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5th grade has been reviewing plant parts all week for their upcoming SOLS. I’m so impressed with their retention and appreciate for how cool plants are! #BuddingBotanists Hollin Meadows Hollin Meadows Partnership for Outdoor Education Hollin Meadows ES PTA

Our volunteers are AWESOME. They come rain or shine ready to work and lend a hand. I could not be more appreciative! Thank you for helping our garden grow! Hollin Meadows Partnership for Outdoor Education Hollin Meadows ES PTA Hollin Meadows Partnership for Outdoor Education

We washed, bagged and distributed over 65# of apples to our weekend backpack program yesterday! Thanks to BeTheGoodProject for the apples and another 50 meals that will go home with our students this weekend! Hollin Meadows Hollin Meadows Partnership for Outdoor Education Hollin Meadows ES PTA

First grade has been learning about plant parts and seed dispersal this week. My favorite seed dispersal example - this bed is entirely volunteer plants that grew from the plants that were here last summer!! Hollin Meadows Partnership for Outdoor Education Hollin Meadows Hollin Meadows ES PTA

We learned about the various species of carnivorous plants with Mr. Shada’s class today and then students got to make their own carnivorous plant! Hollin Meadows Partnership for Outdoor Education Hollin Meadows ES PTA Hollin Meadows

Join us! This Sunday is our May Second Sunday in the garden. May 15, 10:00-1:00pm. Main job is mulching out front-bring your wheelbarrows and rakes! Hollin Meadows Hollin Meadows Garden Hollin Meadows Partnership for Outdoor Education

We harvested over 20# hakurei turnips out of ONE bed this week with our first graders! Love having them learn about seed to fruit and then seeing it in action!! Hollin Meadows ES PTA Hollin Meadows Partnership for Outdoor Education Hollin Meadows

Made bird feeders with Ransom Rockets this week! Their excitement and enthusiasm is a highlight of my week! Hollin Meadows ES PTA Hollin Meadows Hollin Meadows Partnership for Outdoor Education

Love when we get to work with other schools! Bucknell Elementary has been such a fun partner this year. Trading ideas and watching them build their own garden has been so fun. I was so excited to get to share some of our seedlings to help out in a tiny way! Hollin Meadows Hollin Meadows ES PTA

We made a teepee! I told my volunteers that I wanted a teepee trellis for luffa and Don said “ok I’m on it” and showed up with a 17 ft masterpiece all ready to assemble! Jennie our other volunteer also helped and within minutes it was up and braced! Hollin Meadows Hollin Meadows ES PTA

Our littlest students are loving the new teepee! Hollin Meadows Hollin Meadows ES PTA Hollin Meadows Partnership for Outdoor Education

Almost 10# lettuce harvested yesterday! It will all go to local families! Hollin Meadows Hollin Meadows Partnership for Outdoor Education Hollin Meadows ES PTA

Very proud of our PTA! Our collective efforts to support our students, families, teachers and school were acknowledged with 4 @nova_pta awards today. We appreciate it! Hollin Meadows Mary Charlton @ErinAnderson33 Hollin Meadows Garden Virginia PTA Karen CorbettSanders

So touched to receive this yesterday and proud of the programs we have at Hollin Meadows and the work we do both with our students and our families. Hollin Meadows ES PTA Hollin Meadows Partnership for Outdoor Education Hollin Meadows

Bucknell’s new garden is looking BERRY good! Super impressed with their hard work creating their new garden space ❤️

My Wednesday volunteers not only showed up but crushed it today mulching the tomatoes and okra and weed wacking. Controlling the things we can ❤️ Hollin Meadows Hollin Meadows ES PTA Hollin Meadows Partnership for Outdoor Education

I had several students come to the garden today to take a break. Some wanted to talk and weed. Some just wanted a quiet moment. I’m grateful that our garden space is a safe haven for our students and our staff when things feel tough. Hollin Meadows Hollin Meadows ES PTA Hollin Meadows Partnership for Outdoor Education

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We harvested 80# food this morning! Our volunteer Don has always wanted to run a veggie cart handing out veggies, so we loaded the produce in a cart and he handed it out to our custodial staff! Hollin Meadows Partnership for Outdoor Education Hollin Meadows Hollin Meadows ES PTA

You can now follow the Bucknell Elementary Community Garden on Twitter! 🐦 This project would now have been possible without the support of our partners @GrandInvolve Bryant High School @LaportaMs @ArcadiaFood FCPS Region 3 West Potomac HS (we/they/them) Hollin Meadows Garden & Hollin Meadows ES PTA!