Four Peaks Elementary - Third Grade

Each of seven third grade classrooms have a plot of land. Each classroom planted whatever they decided to plant and then watered, weeded, and watched the plants grow.

Growing plants is exciting. Who can believe that from a tiny seed, a 10 foot sunfower can grow? Wow!

This is the third year Four Peaks has had a Third Grade Garden. We keep track of what we plant with photographs in the hallway. We see how it was and what is happening with our plants monthly. The local organization, Golden Eagle Foundation, has funded the cost of seeds, tools, and refurbishing our watering system each year. We appreciate them so much.

Third Grade at Four Peaks studies plants and light.  The classes use thier information to plan their garden plot.  This year we planted lettuce, carrots, sweet potatoes, white potatoes, strawberries, tomatoes, radishes and chili peppers.  Some flowers were planted, including giant sunflowers, multicolored sunflowers, and regular sunflowers.  We also had marigolds.  We did have trouble this year with javelinas.  They are a nocturnal desert animal which likes to root out food.  They ate the lettuce, potatoes and many of the carrots.  We did have good luck with the sunflowers.  Some were 10 feet tall.  The students enjoyed learning about planting, watching things, grow, watering, and suffering the loss of animals eating the plants.  Next year, a neighborhood group is supplying sturdy fencing for our garden.