Today was Division 5’s first day of Roots2Grow for this year. Due to some scheduling issues, we had to reschedule a couple of times, but we lucked out today with good weather and lots to do!
Today we were exploring the garden and schoolyard. We looked for spaces that might pose problems for the school community when it rains, and other areas that have significant seasonal water activity. Students worked together in groups to plant grass seed, identify signs of water movement, pick up garbage, and explore some of the ways for water to move through the landscape without producing damage (erosion).
Welcome to the garden!
Reading about water runoff and erosion. Interesting fact: it takes more than 500 years to create 2.5 cm of soil!
Sprinkling grass seed to help reduce erosion
Grass seed fairies!
Pruning back the wild rose bushes
Shoveling up the sand, leaves, and grit before it can flow into the drains and clog them
Moving those leaves for ground cover
Reading the map
Getting instructions for leaf collection
Teamwork makes the dream work--bringing a bunch of leaves to the garden for ground cover
Reading the map
Collecting leaves to use as ground protection in the garden for the winter months
Clean-up crew superheroes!
Listening to Pablo tell us about different ways to reduce erosion in the fall and winter months
More of the clean-up crew
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