The St. Marys Garden Club is offering a
series of lessons for 2nd graders at St. Marys, Crooked River, and Mary Lee
Clark Elementary schools. Barbara Connor, Gail Steier, Angel Bernier, and Karen
Widing volunteer their time and talents to teach 2nd graders about recycling,
plant growth and taking care of the earth. Each school received two sets of
books (funded, in part, by the St. Marys EarthKeepers).
In the first lesson students met Max from
“I Can Save the Earth” by Alison Inches who discovered easy and simple ways to
take care of our planet. During the second visit, students learned how red
wiggler worms can be used for composting and read the book “Wiggling Worms at
Work” by Wendy Pfeffer.
Gale Lizana (teacher and long-time EarthKeepers
board member) was able to keep a worm bin in the classroom for several weeks
for the students to observe. As spring approached students examined the seeds
and seed pods of several species and then planted their own pumpkin seeds. The
final lesson for the year coincided with Earth Day. Students made flower
magnets from recycled water bottles.
The Garden Club plans to continue this
program next year and we offer our thanks, support…and applause.
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