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Eco Club Newsletter Feb. 2012
Snow, wind, sun, rain, crocuses and bees: it must be February!
Spring is coming and we are thinking about seeds. At this time of the year you can start your snow peas inside and plant cold-loving greens like kale. Please…
Eat More Kale!
Tricia Sedgewick is a big fan of kale. As a nutritionist, she recognizes how kale deserves its super food status because it is a good source of vitamins, minerals and the fiber our bodies need. As a gardener, Trica…
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Eco-Club News November 2011
Anyone who is interesting in volunteering in some capacity on school garden projects please feel free to pass your name and e-mail onto me via a member of the PAC executive.
Special thanks to the school for paying the $400…
Gotta Bloom!
Many thanks to Michael Lenz, General Sales Manager at Regency Auto Group who presented us the cheque from our Evergreen grant on behalf of Toyota. Ms. Rudland’s class was represented and each stood behind the flag they made with…
Butterflies Take Flight at City Hall
It was a very special day today as the morning kindergarten class and their buddies visited city hall to do some gardening and to release butterflies. We broke into three groups: Ms. Rocke lead games on the lawn, Elaina gave…
Tea with the Queen Bee
HRH the Queen Bee took time out of her buzzy schedule to have tea with the morning and afternoon kindergarten classes.
The buddies from Ms. Rocke’s class brought treats for the k’s and helped serve them iced tea.
The queen…
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Buzzy Bugs with Diana Burgoyne
Yesterday, artist Diana Burgoyne worked with Ms. Rocke’s and Ms. French’s classes to create light-sensitive bugs for an installation at the MOP Garden. (This is part of our current ArtStarts residency.) As part of her introduction Diana performed for…
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Volunteer Tea
Thanks to all the folks who did all the work behind the lovely volunteer tea and the all the students and teachers for the giant cupcake posters.
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Even Damaged Plants Can Bloom
Where were you on the day that it hailed? This spring we had not one but three hailstorms on one day. I was shopping on Main Street and I’ll never forget being pummeled by pellets as I hurried home to…
A Team Effort: Putting in the Art Garden
Once again, a big thank you to each and every one of you who contributed in some way to the new garden. In the spirit of Simon Fraser Elementary, it was truly a team effort and will continue to…