Ethel Jacobsen School Recognized for Outstanding Program
HELLO OCTOBER !
We did it! #1 in NJ for Farm-to-School and recipient of both the NJ Agriculture's "Cream-of-the-Crop" and "Top Tomato" recognition!
Our Perimeter Gardens are NWF Certified !
Bidding Goodbye to Class-Raised Butterflies in the E.J. Schoolyard Garden
During our Spring unit, we learned about the butterfly cycle in the PreK4 class. This was a 4 week program where we watched the caterpillars grow and eat, turned into chrysalis, and eventually turned into Painted Lady Butterflies.
The students came in every day and could not wait to check on the caterpillars to see how big and different they looked. It was such an exciting moment when all of them formed their chrysalises. Once they became butterflies, we were able to feed them sugar water and fruits (oranges, strawberries, apples, and bananas). We released them in our school garden. It has been a wonderful hands-on experience and such a joy for all of the students to see the caterpillars turning into butterflies with their own eyes.
Full story in The SandPaper
MONICA WELLINGTON Visits the EJ Garden
Congratulations Students and Staff !
Ethel A. Jacobsen Garden Gets Blue Ribbon Recognition
Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School
What's In The Garden?
Classroom Close-Up Episode
Classroom Close-Up Episode
Lots of Garlic!
Thank you for your donation of softneck garlic to compare and contrast with our old reliable hardneck bulbs.
Classroom Close-Up Episode
Classroom Close-Up Episode
Classroom Close-Up Episode
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NJ Farm to School Awards
Classroom Close-Up Episode
NJ Farm to School Awards
New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture presented Ethel Jacobsen Elementary School in Surf City with the
“Best in New Jersey F2S Award.”
“We applaud the Ethel Jacobsen School and the Long Beach Island School District not only for all the effort put into their Farm to School program but the enthusiasm with which they have approached it.”