November in the Garden
Garden Gathering – Sat. Nov 9th!
Happy Halloween & Don’t Forget the Troops’ Share!
Hoping all families enjoy the seasonal fun this week! PTA will be collecting excess candy Nov. 1st - 8th. Many thanks to Dr. Rana Graham-Montaque (Pediatric Dental Specialists) for helping with this sharing effort!
Garden Clean-up!
Family Fun at Holly Fork Farm!
Saturday, October 12th - 10am - 7pm
Family Fun at W&M!
Walk-A-Thon Sponsor Thanks!!
September Garden Cleanup/Harvest!
MES Garden Cleanup – Saturday
Come out to Matoaka's garden (in the bus loop) this Saturday, September 21st, from 3-4:30pm!
Farm-to-School Tasting Fun: Squash & Zucchini!
All students got a chance to sample a tasty veggie from local farms on Wed, Sept. 11th. Many thanks to SHIP for providing this great program and a special thanks to all the kids who gave it a try today!!
Thanking Our Bus Drivers!
First Day of School!
Our best to all students for a great 2019-2020 school year!
Welcome Back Cardinals!
Adopt a Living Wedge Animal for Summer!
Our Matoaka Living Wedge animals are looking for adoptions for the summer! Normally, our wedge club kids take them home for the summer but this year the invitation is extended to ANY budding naturalists at our school. The animals can go home starting June 2 and would need to be returned to Matoaka the week of Open House in August. If you are interested, please contact Mr. Spence (in person or via email: john.spence@wjccschools.org) for guidelines and availability.
Farm-to-School: Cabbage!
Thanks to SHIP, cafeteria staff, and PTA volunteers, on Wednesday May 22nd students got to sample locally-grown cabbage in support of healthier food choices!
Plant Life Science in the Garden
Rev Your Bev with Kindergarten!
Our awesome Kindergarten students got to sample fruit-infused water today as we demonstrated a healthier alternative to sugary soft drinks! Thanks to all for sampling our 2 blends: watermelon-lime and strawberry-orange!
Fire & Flick May 18th – RSVP by May 8th!
Don't forget to RSVP by Wed May 8th for our much anticipated annual event: Fire & Flick!
Farm-to-School: Radishes!
Thanks to SHIP, our kind cafeteria staff, and devoted student samplers, we had a fun lunchtime today tasting locally-grown radishes!
Carnival – This Saturday, May 4th!
Wristband Pre-orders – Apr 29th – May 3rd (form)
Cakes for Contest/Cake Walk – Drop off Fri May 3rd by 12pm (office)
Donations – Drop off in office
CARNIVAL – Saturday May 4th – 2-5pm at Matoaka – RAIN OR SHINE!