Communication Checklist for Getting Started

The following checklist will help you and your teacher get started for your experience in Granny’s Garden School.

ü      Finalize the day and time for your weekly garden class.  Forty minutes is the recommended time to allow plenty of time to discuss the activity, do the activity, and wrap up the activity.

ü      Are there special topics your teacher would like you to cover?  We design our schedule of activities to follow the teaching of class curriculum as best we can.  Let Granny know of special requests so we can add activities or point you toward lessons already developed.

ü      Discuss with your teacher the best way to communicate.  Most teachers prefer email communication.

ü      Discuss plans in the event of a rainy day.  Does your teacher want you to plan an indoor activity?  Some lessons on the schedule can be done inside.   Check the website for more indoor activity ideas. 

ü      Be sure you have the names and phone numbers of other parent volunteers for communication of the weekly plans.

ü      In the fall term, the garden program begins the first week of school and continues through the second week of November.

ü      In the spring term, the garden program begins in March and continues to the end of school.