Earth Day Fair 2017

All of Lake Highlands is welcome to join us for our Annual Earth Day Fair!

SKYVIEW HARMONY GARDEN

SATURDAY, APRIL 22nd from 5:00-7:00pm

Come see our one-of-a-kind school garden in all its spring glory! Enjoy food trucks, sno-cones, garden tours and demonstrations, face painting, flower sale, and live music from the Charming Gardeners (a favorite local DFW band). This is a fundraiser for the Skyview Harmony Garden but is free to the public! Bring the whole family!

ENTERTAINMENT

- Kickoff Welcome from Councilman Adam McGough, Principal Dodd and Sarah Greenman

- Live music from The Charming Gardeners

- FunnyCheeks Face Painting

- Enjoy the Harmony Garden's collection of outdoor musical instruments!


FOOD

- Rock & Roll Tacos

- Big D Kona Ice

- Skyview PTA Concession Stand


BOOTHS

- FLOWER SALE: Please visit the flower sale booth and pre-order flats and/or pots of beautiful plants for your spring garden. This is a fundraiser for the Skyview Harmony Garden.

- SKYVIEW ART CLUB will host a paint and plant children's activity. They'll also have art notecard sets for sale. These cards feature original art by Skyview students inspired by the Harmony Garden.

- SKYVIEW HATCHLINGS (our early childhood PTA) will host a booth for neighbors in the Skyview feeder pattern with children age 0-5. Come sign up to participate and learn about upcoming events for your little ones!

- SKYVIEW PTA will be selling memberships for 2017-18 as well as yard signs. You can also grab drinks and snacks from our concession stand.

- SKYVIEW HARMONY GARDEN will be hosting tours of the garden, lead by students from our Peace Makers Club and our Game Changers Club. You can also meet our Outdoor Learning Coordinator and see what our students have been up to in the garden.

Flower Sale Fundraiser

Support the Harmony Garden! Buy flats of flowers from the Skyview PTA and fill your garden beds with gorgeous spring color! Click HERE to peruse the plant and flower menu. The printable order form can be found below.

There are two ways to order: You can return your form and money (checks can be made out to Skyview PTA) to Robin Kelly in the front office at Skyview Elementary School before April 22nd. Or you can order your flats in person at the Skyview EARTH DAY FAIR & Garden Expo on April 22nd from 5:00-7:00pm. Your flower flats will be ready for pick-up on Saturday, April 29th at noon at the Skyview Harmony Garden.

Please send your questions to Sarah Greenman at skyviewgarden@gmail.com. (The order form below is a digital image. Just click, hold and drag it to your desktop. Then open the file and print.) Thank you!

The Harmony Garden Mural & Ms. Emily Ash

It's only been a year since Skyview PTA broke ground on the Skyview Harmony Garden. But it has already become an RISD-wide attraction. At the center of our school garden is a stunning "L"-shaped mural - a mural created by Skyview's own art teacher, Ms. Emily Ash.

Ms. Ash is a local artist and educator. With the help of her 6th grade art students and the Skyview Art Club, Ms. Ash painted this enormous mural installation in the spring of 2016. The mural depicts children creating community through art, music and nature. The themes of equity, respect, community and reverence are highlighted in the mural.

This spring, we're excited to reveal part 2 of the mural installation. Hand-lettering that reads "Skyview Harmony Garden" is flanked by soaring skyhawks (the Skyview mascot). You'll have a chance to see the finished product on Saturday, April 22 at Skyview's Earth Day Fair & Garden Expo. Learn more about it here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1747882502188616/. During our Earth Day Fair you'll also have a chance to visit the Skyview Art Club booth and talk with Ms. Ash in person about her work and the process of installing such a large and inspiring mural.

Until then, here are some photos of the mural and some sneak peak shots of the newly painted elements:

Community Work Party | March 25

Join your friends and neighbors at the 

Skyview Harmony Garden spring work party!

Saturday, March 25th

9:00 - 11:00am

Skyview PTA will have bottled water and snacks on hand for all volunteers. We will be weeding the vegetable beds, replenishing the decomposed granite pathways, planting a replacement tree that was lost during a storm last year, and planting flowers to beautify our campus! Please let us know if you're coming in one of three ways: leave a comment below, email us at skyviewgarden@gmail.com, or RSVP on Facebook at www.facebook.com/events/1783545915300646/.

And if you're able, we're accepting donations of Vinca, a lovely sun-loving flower found at any and all nurseries. We'll be planting Vinca around the school marquee, as well as in flower beds around the school entrance and in the Harmony Garden. Thank you!!

Signs of Spring

The groundhog just announced 6 more weeks of winter, but here in Texas it's been warm and sunny. This week, many of our dormant plants are showing signs of hope and growth! This will be our school garden's first opportunity to experience spring. Last year at this time, the Skyview Harmony Garden was still in the planning phases. (We broke ground on April 16, 2016). The students are excited to see what else will pop up in the coming weeks! 

Interested in helping us kick off the spring season? We're hosting a Community Garden Work Party on Saturday, March 25th from 9:00-11:00am and you're invited! Learn more on our Facebook Event Page. 

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Winter Solstice in the Harmony Garden

The Skyview Harmony Garden is having a little winter nap during the holiday break. And while we've had a few harsh evenings with temperatures well below freezing, we still have some herbs and vegetables fighting through the elements. During this dormant time of year, we're also seeing the beautiful dry seed formations and quiet plant cycles run their course. Below are some photos from the garden this week.

But the work continues - even though our raised beds are barren and their isn't a lot to do in the garden itself. The Skyview Harmony Garden Committee is having their first meeting of the year on Thursday, January 4th from 6-7pm. The meeting is open to the community as they'll be planning spring planting, a community work party and the Skyview Harmony Garden's Annual Earth Day Fair, which is to take place on Saturday, April 22nd from 5-7pm. To attend the January 4th meeting, please RSVP to Sarah Greenman at skyviewgarden@gmail.com. She'll send you details about location!

Milkweed seeds.

Swiss Chard takes a licking and keeps on ticking.

Seeds from our Butterfly Bush.

Garlic is a great winter vegetable that can handle the frosty weather.

Against all odds, our Cilantro is still fighting for life!

Crepe Myrtle seeds pods are opening up.