Specialty Class Highlight January 16-20, 2023: Environmental Education

Hello Families,

Coming back from the long break, the students were very eager to start working on the new projects and continue the old.

In first grade, we started giving the nuts we had previously collected to the squirrels and chipmunks. The students are working on their numeric skills by counting how many acorns the squirrels are getting every time. The students also started working on making bird houses.

In second grade, we are continuing to work on the compost. We also started collecting clay from the riverbank and sifting it so we can make things from it. The students figured out that if we mix the clay, the sand will sink down and so we can harvest the clay on top.

In third grade, the students and animals were very excited to be reunited. The chickens even started laying eggs again. Besides the farm work, the students worked on cutting the kudzu vines that are surrounding the trees and choking them in the summer. The students also finished the parts for the wheelchair and wagons. 

In fourth grade, we finished the interior of the bunny house and now the students are working on putting the panels on the exterior. The students also started to prepare the space where the bunnies will go. They are digging holes for the posts and moving gravel.

Matan