Back at the Keyboard

Sorry it has been so long. Know that it is not due to a lack of conservation going on here at Creeds ES. We have enjoyed another fabulous school-wide Earth Day celebration. We had pumpkin sprouts growing in the vermicomposter. Some staff members took an outdoors classroom habitat class over the summer so we could embed learning about nature in our outdoor classroom better this year. Terracycle collections did well. One of our parents was inspired to make jewelry from empty gift cards as a way of reusing the card materials instead of letting them rot at the dump. The Conservation Chiefs decided that we needed recycle bins at our baseball fields so people would have a place to put empty bottles and cans. Sweet potatoes were harvested in the 1st grade garden in September during our Day of Caring. Two more rainbarrels were installed. Preschool PowWow hosted another amazing conservation evening where children learned about recycling, reusing, reducing, and composting. Tadpoles were rescued when the Frog Bog went dry in the spring and the students had the opportunity to watch the lifecycle of real frogs in the classroom before releasing them to a wetter habitat. The path through the Frog Bog area was improved by a boy scout project and the placement of stump seating thanks to Mr. Andy and the hurricane that blew over a large tree. There is bench seating by the pier enough for an entire class. We have been busy, but I will try to stay on top of it again. I hope you too have been diligent about making conservation efforts. Let us know what YOU have been doing.