During our garden day this week, we focused on extending the garden season and putting our garden beds to sleep. In the garden, we have covered the beds in hoop houses, so plants can grow. However, we needed to cover the other garden beds in mulch to create safe places for insects over the winter. Div. 4 carefully weeded and cleared the garden beds at the front of the school, hanging the sunflower heads in the forest to provide a delicious snack. We raked and collected leaves, and after jumping in them, we blended them into a delicious and cozy mulch for worms. We discovered that leaves were not just a place for insects however, when we found a toad in our leaf collection! We made sure our froggy friend found a safe place to continue their adventures, and realized that we need to be careful when we are working in the garden to respect the homes of our animal friends.