Third grade students from Mrs. Flanagan and Mrs. Coates’ classes went on a bird hike. Margaret Eberhardt put together a sample of their drawings and poems which you can download it here.
In other bird-related news, a killdeer was spotted at the Pierce Outdoor Classroom (see pic below). To learn more about the killdeer click here.
Collicot and Cunningham Outdoor Classroom Draft Plan Unveiled
A draft plan for the Collicot and Cunningham Schools Outdoor Classroom was presented at a joint PTO meeting on April 8th. The plan, which was created by Learning by the Yard (Ruth Parnall and Virginia Sullivan), is designed to create outdoor learning opportunities and beautify the school grounds of the new schools. The Habitat for Learning plan includes container gardens and benches, outdoor seating areas, rain gardens, shade and creative play areas for the playgrounds, arbors and trellises, paths, wooded wetland habitat trail, and raised beds to grow crops such as pumpkins and herbs. The plan features native plants (plants that originated in this area and are best suited to our environment) because they provide the most benefit to birds and butterflies, and require less maintenance than exotic species.
Comments on the draft plan are welcomed. The plan is currently on display in the lobbies of the Collicot and Cunningham Schools, and can also be viewed in the Plan section of the Collicot and Cunningham Outdoor Classrooms website. For more information, contact Mary Keally (marykeally@miltonoutdoorclassrooms.com) or Christina Curtis (christinacurtis5@comcast.net).
Plan presentation
Left to right- Mary Keally, Kristen Kleiman, Christina Curtis, Ruth Parnall, Virginia Sullivan
Students at Pierce Middle School are selling seeds and bulbs to raise money for their Outdoor Classroom (the plan, developed by Learning By The Yard, can be viewed by clicking here). By buying seeds or bulbs for garden (or the Outdoor Classroom), you'll help contribute the construction of a podn, the planting of trees or the purchase of benches and picnic tables. The Flower Power fund-raising program established by the National Gardening Association. If you go to the Flower Power web site, you can find a spring product to fit your needs. Payment can me made directly to a Pierce student or by delivering it to Pierce Middle School teacher, Jeffery Stoodt (jstoodt@miltonps.org). Make your check out to the Pierce PTO and write "Outdoor Classroom" on it. The fund-raiser ends April 17 and seeds and bulbs will be delivered the week of April 27.