OUR SCHOOLYARD HABITAT

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OUR SCHOOLYARD HABITAT
at East Elementary in Greenville, PA
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Spring 2000
In the spring of 2000, we began creating our
schoolyard habitat.
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The area we chose was just a grassy place in the
schoolyard.
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White Rock donated large slabs of rock and
students broke the rocks into smaller pieces.
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The rock was used to build a wall around our
future pond and to border the gardens.
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Students worked hard that spring.
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The garden was planted and mulched and the pond
area was filled with topsoil.
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Our hard work paid off.
Our garden was beautiful!
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Fall 2000
Work began anew in the Fall of 2000.
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Compost bins were added to the habitat.
Leaves were raked and decorations made.
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Our garden was beautiful!
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Winter 2001
Feeding the birds and filling the compost bins
keeps us busy in the winter.
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We installed the pond that spring.
Spring 2001
and a sand pit to track animals.
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White Rock donated a tri-axle load of gravel for
paths and work areas.
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It was hard work spreading the rock!
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After a lot of hard work, our garden was
beautiful again!
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Summer 2001
When we came back to school at the end of the
summer, there was more work to do!
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Even grandparents helped!!
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Soon our garden was beautiful again!
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The PTO added a pavilion to our habitat and we
had a ribbon cutting ceremony.
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The PTO also sold bricks for a walkway from the
pavilion to the habitat.
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Fall 2001
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We are proud of our habitat and we hope you
enjoyed the show!!!!
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To learn more about our Schoolyard Habitat, click
the picture below