May 28, 2015

Morgan, Ayla, Katie, Jenny==> We installed the bench today! It looks fabulous and it is really noticeable against the brown building. We also chained it to a tree so it won't get stolen. Also, we saw Mr. Gallegos when we were putting it in and he is going to give us a permanent lock from the district.

May 27, 2015

Morgan ==> Today after school, I took some time to finish painting the bench and adding any finishing touches it needed.  After letting it completely dry, I loaded the bench into the back of the truck to make delivering it tomorrow morning easier and a less time consuming process.

May 26, 2015

Morgan, Katie, Ayla, Jenny==> We realized that the spot in the Hummingbird Garden where we wanted to put our bench was not the best spot for it. This was because it was on the middle school campus, and our bench was bigger than we had anticipated. Instead we settled for putting our bench on the high school campus near the Garden Room on Varsity Lane.

May 22, 2015

Katie, Jenny, Morgan, Ayla==> Today we all went to Morgan's house and painted the bench. We used two coats to the white paint Ayla bought earlier in the week. The hardest part was paintin in the small crevices between the boards. We are planning to transport the bench to the garden next Thursday. Check out the photo timeline to see how our bench turned out!

May 21, 2015

Morgan ==> Last night, I made the short trip to Jenny's house to pick up the bench.  We loaded the bench into the back of my father's truck.  I then brought it to my house where we would be painting it the next day (Friday 22).

May 20, 2015

Ayla ==> Last night, I went to Home Depot with my dad to buy some paint for the bench.  We decided on painting it white and also determined the bench's surface area is 50 square feet.  After searching around the store for a while, we decided on a can of paint that has primer included in it to cut down on the drying and painting time. 

May 20, 2015

Jenny, Katie ==> Today, we began sanding the bench. We sanded it down so that there would not be any splinters when people sat on the bench. It took around twenty minutes to sand the bench down to were there were no splinters left.

May 3, 2015

Katie, Ayla, Morgan, Jenny ==> After a long break, we all met at Jenny's house to build the bench. With the help of Jenny's dad, we managed to build the bench in about five hours. It took long because we had to measure and cut out all the pieces of wood. The bench is six feet long, and it can feet up to five people on it. It looks amazing! The next step is to paint the bench white and figure out how we will put it on campus.

March 19, 2015

Ayla==> I talked to Mr.Bursch today about the safety parameters of the project. In order to make a safe bench to put on campus, our group has to find reinforcement to keep it from tipping over.

March 13, 2015

Katie, Morgan, Ayla, Jenny ==> We all went to The Home Depot to buy our wood and other supplies. We tried our best to find the best possible wood that was sturdy, but also good for the environment. At the end of the trip, we ended up purchasing 6 6x1s and 7 2x4s, as well as outdoor nails. After our trip, we dropped off all the supplies at Jenny's house which is where the construction will take place.

March 10, 2015

Katie, Ayla, Morgan, Jenny ==> Today, we walked over to the Hummingbird Garden next to the Mickey Long Center. Inside the garden, there is a small area for benches. We decided to create two four-foot benches based on the dimensions of the garden. Each bench is supposed to fit two people. Ayla had the idea of keeping the benches with a natural look, so we are going to do minimal painting.

March 5, 2015

Katie => I started the team blog and quickly created the About, To-Do List, Timeline, and Progress Log pages. I also invited the other authors (Morgan, Jenny, and Ayla), as well as designing the visual appearance of the blog.

February 26, 2015

Katie => I talked to Mr.Bursch about the project, and was able to get us signed up to build the bench.

February 24, 2015

Ayla, Morgan, Jenny, Katie => We met together during tutorial to discuss our project options. We decided on building a bench, with parents to help with the construction.