What’s “Growing” On – 10/19

Oct20

What’s Happening in Environmental Science Class

Last week, 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders continued their studies of geography and maps with a food origins scavenger hunt in the rooftop garden. They used atlases and other resources to find interesting facts about the places of origin for the plants grown in the garden. Like corn (maiz, mais), which originated in Central America! Just like our city and community, our food is multicultural!

Where does your favorite plant food come from? Share with us online.

This week, we will turn our studies to Biomes (3rd grade), Muir Web & Biodiversity (4th grade), and start our unit on Earth: The Living System (5th grade).

This Friday, October 21, please gather with the Environmental Science PTA Committee for Garden Story Time at PS84’s Little Free Library at the 91st Street Garden with a “Reading, Weeding, & Watering” session. Everybody’s invited to join, just sign up so that we can plan for you to be there. (Only those who sign up in advance are allowed to participate to ensure the safety and security of our families.)

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Want to know more about the Environmental Science Committee at PS84? Click here. We would love to show you what we are up to…

What’s “Growing” On – 10/12

Oct20

3 Big Things To Know about Environmental Science at PS84:

Did you know that all PS84 students from K-5th Grade have weekly classes during their residencies with our Urban Roots teachers? 


PS84 is the only school in Manhattan that offers Urban Roots, taught by experienced eco educators. 


Our children learn outside in PS84’s Rooftop Garden when weather permits, or inside in a hands-on learning lab at the Environmental Science classroom during inclement weather. 

The produce you bought at the Harvest Market last week was grown and harvested at PS84’s Rooftop Garden and Outdoor Learning Classroom by our kids and our garden team.

Want to know more about the Environmental Science Committee at PS84? Click here.

And thank you to all who came to Garden Story Time in our 91st street Interactive Garden, and to our special guest reader, Dr. Lolis. 📖💚 

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What’s “Growing” On – 10/5

Oct20

THIS FRIDAY OCTOBER 7th 2:50 – 4:00 pm!! Come and celebrate the launch of PS84’s Little Free Library at Garden Story Time (with a very special mystery Guest Reader) and Interactive Garden Clean-up Party. Sign up here to help us plan for your participation.

Harvest Market follow up…

Picture from Harvest Market

A big thank you to the parents, volunteers, children and buyers who made this event a success. Without your help this would not have been possible.


Gracias a los papás, voluntarios, niños y todas las personas que cooperaron, ayudando y comprando, para que este evento se llevará acabo. Sin su ayuda esto no fuera posible.


Un tout grand merci aux parents, bénévoles, enfants et acheteurs qui ont fait de cet événement un succès. Sans votre aide ceci n’aurait pas été possible.

What’s “Growing” On – 9/28

Oct20

Come to buy veggies, herbs, and potted plants that were grown organically by PS84 kids in the Rooftop Garden! The market helps us to raise funds for all the kids in our school. Shop, cheer us on, or join the volunteer team of PS84 parents and caregivers at our Harvest Market! 

Join the Fearless Gardeners: After School Weeding & Watering Sessions

Jun15

You don’t need any gardening experience or special tools to join us for a work party. We welcome all volunteers, be they adult or child (children must be accompanied by an adult). Parents, siblings, caregivers, grandparents, aunties and uncles, all are welcome.

Please reserve your slot by clicking the link below and navigating to our Sign-up Genius page to sign up. Thank you!

We will follow school safety protocols and ensure that all of us are:

  • Checked in by our school safety officer at the 92nd Street Entrance.
  • Masked at all times.
  • Physically distanced from others who are not in your household.
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Please remember to bring WATER and SUNSCREEN/SUN PROTECTION for your family. 

Location: 91st Street Garden Pop Up.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4fa8aa2ba3fdcf8-friday8

Reserve your spot

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Help us grow stronger

May19

Earth Month: How did your kids feel about the planting kits? How were the school assemblies for planting & learning and for water meditation? Did your children use the Padlets that Ms. B made for Earth Month and for Spring 2021?

We’d love to hear about your kids’ experiences – if you can spend 2 minutes, please share feedback to help us grow, by answering a few questions.

Thank you to the 21 families who donated their time and energy to make it all happen. We are so grateful for this strong community.

Survey linked here.

Blossoming Fruit Trees in the Fearless Garden

Apr21
I go so far as to think that you own the universe.

I will bring you happy flowers from the mountains, bluebells,

dark hazels, and rustic baskets of kisses.

I want

to do with you what spring does with the cherry trees.

Pablo Neruda, excerpted from the poem "Every Day You Play."


Hasta te creo dueña del universo.

Te traeré de las montañas flores alegres,

copihues,

avellanas oscuras, y cestas silvestres de besos.

Quiero hacer contigo

lo que la primavera hace con los cerezos. 

Pablo Neruda, extraído del poema 14, de "Veinte Poemas de Amor y Una Canción Desesperada."

Earth Day: Poetry and Art Invitation  

Apr17

To All Students

Every year for Earth Day, the World Organization for Earth Day selects a theme for us to focus on. This year, the theme is “Restoring our Earth.” 

We invite you to write a poem or create art to celebrate our Earth. Due date: Monday, May 3rd, 2021.

But what does “restore” mean? How can we use this word?  

We can use this super powerful word to restore our emotions, restore relationships, and restore environments. For example, at P.S. 84, the Garden and Environmental Science Group will help to restore the Earth’s water, by harvesting rain water in rain barrels, growing plants that store rain water and showing us the many ways we use water in the garden.  

What would you like to restore? 

You are free to express what you feel about our planet Earth, with the guidelines that follow.

Poetry and Art Guidelines 

  • You can choose to write a poem or to make an art piece or drawing. 
  • You must create an original work. (No copying). 
  • You must be a P.S. 84 current student.  
  • You can use the word “restore” in your poem or artwork, but you do not have to.

Poetry guidelines: 

  • You can write in English, French, or Spanish – we are a multilingual school!!  
  • Consider the basic rules of grammar.  
  • Please do not use texting, lingo, offensive words or inappropriate words. 

Art guidelines: 

  • Send a photograph of your artwork. Maximum 1 MB per submission. 
  • Write your name, grade, and teacher. 
  • Submit your poem or artwork on Padlet through this link to Google Classroom, by Monday May 3rd, 2021.

Here are some ideas to get you thinking: 

  • Create a poem from the point of view of another living organism. Using the five senses describe what you see, hear, smell, taste and feel. 
  • Create a poem about restoring the Earth using first person (“I” or “we”) in which you give the readers clues about what you feel about the Earth.  
  • Write a spoken word poem and make a video of yourself reading it aloud (see Jamie’s poem about home below).
  • You can write an acrostic poem. Acrostic poems are simple poems in which the first letter of each line forms a word or phrase. Choose a word that you would like to use, and write the word vertically on your paper. You can use any word, or a name of someone you love. Maybe it is your own name?

Here’s an an acrostic poem about a TREE:

Towering high above us

Roots take up water

Evergreens stay green all year

Every day they give us clean air to breathe.

Write a spoken word poem about home:

“I come from __________”

Watch this fun video from artist Jamie at the New Victory Theater, to get you started.

What the Waves Say

By Kate Coombs

Shimmer and run,

catch the sun.

Ripple thin catch

the wind.

Shift and splash, drift

And dash.

Slow and gray, foggy

day.

Whisper hush, murmur

shush.

Swell and sigh, otter

lullaby. 

Journey on with a 

yawn.

Swirl and swish, play

with fish. 

Roll green, rise and 

lean—

wake and roar and

strike the shore! 

Kneel

By Nikki Grimes

In search of verse, enter a garden and kneel, 

Feel the sun-kissed clay between thumb and

forefinger. If you’re surprised by the 

wriggling life-form in the midst, a curly

brown creature, thank her for doing her worm-

work, turning your soil into gold— her sentient 

Sacrifice of time unmeasured, until now.

(An excerpt from the poem “Kneel,” by Nikki Grimes).

Finally, a nice example from P.S. 84’s wonderful in house poet Ms. Anita:

hey, hey kids

listen up

April is National Poetry Month

You get the words

You drop the lines

AND you don’t even have to rhyme!

Let’s celebrate what’s around –

the weather

the flowers

– our beautiful town!

so start your poem

for us to share

are you up to the challenge?

are you up to the dare?

Submit your creation on Padlet by Monday May 3rd, 2021.