Today was our exciting Blue Sky Project event! Students watched The Lorax which is about taking care of our environment. We then divided classes up into 4 groups and began digging, planting, and watering.
It was so nice to have a great learning experience outside of the classroom. I think all students enjoyed this special event. It will be nice for them to see a beautiful reminder of their 5th grade year as they watch the bushes and trees grow each year.
Thanks Joel Jennings for starting this project up and to all the JCI volunteers who assisted and brought pizza and water! Thanks also to Paul Wolfram for volunteering time to prepare some of the ground for us; to Jim DeWitt for donating some of the large landscaping rocks; to Ponderosa for helping choose just the right plants. We appreciate it!
I should have photos of our day posted here soon!
Update:
Wish I could attach all of the photos! The students were so wonderfully helpful and listened well to all directions! I'm so proud of them and all the beautiful work they did! You MUST come see all the new plantings. It was pretty exciting to use all of the power tools and hole diggers, etc.
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