Thank you to the Audubon Pennsylvania, The Radnor Conservancy, The WES PTO, and all the teachers, children and parent volunteers who worked this past Saturday October 4th to create an experimental classroom/ native plant bird sanctuary and a separate bulb garden for the kids.
A big thank you to Ginny Kreitler from the Radnor Conservancy, Steve Saffier from the Audubon PA, to Heather Reilly and Helen McGrane from the WES PTO and to all the parents and kids who volunteered to spend their Saturday for all of their support.
Here is a list of the native plants donated by the conservancy
Large Circles =Small Trees Eastern red cedar (1), Pitch Pine(1), FloweringDogwood (1)
Row 2 – Large Shrubs Staghorn sumac(2), Red Chokecherry(2), Inkberry(2)
Row 3 – Medium or Slow growing Shrubs New Jersey Tea(3), Coralberry(2), Arrowwood viburnum (1)
Also worked on this day was the revitalization of the outdoor classroom and and the schools bulb garden located between the other second grade class rooms and the cafeteria. Teachers who helped here and on the other projects were Mrs Kniffen and Mr Gray. Here are a few shots of the Bulb Garden. Just wait till spring!!!!!
This corner will be an area where many students will get their little hands in the dirt!!!
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