No Nature Club January 3, 2017

We will not have Nature Club on January 3, 2017. We will see you the following week to get started in the new year!

Planting with Nature Club & Wish List

Wow, nature club has been busy the last few weeks. We have been composting the fresh fruits and veggies from the cafeteria,  recycling the empty capri sun pouches, pulling weeds and adding compost to our garden boxes, filling up the bird feeders and more. Today we planted some winter leafy greens and watered them using the water we have collected in our rain barrel!  

We are still in need of a few supplies to add to our garden boxes next week as well as a few other supplies. If you can help, we would love any donations you can send it. Feel free to drop the items off at the kiosk. 

Wish List:

• 8 bags of mushroom compost
• Newspaper-just black and white pages (no color)
• Bird Food
• Watering cans
• Garden decorations

4H Germination Lesson

This week our Nature Club members learned about germination from our guest speaker Ms. Thomas. Students made their own greenhouse to take home and put on a window. This will allow them to watch the germination process. Then once the seeds sprout, they can be planted in the ground. 

First Nature Club Meeting

We are looking forward to our first meeting September 20th! We can't wait to work with our new and veteran Nature Club members! 

Award Nomination

Monday, April 18th the Nature Club and Recycling Club students will  host an in school field study.  These students will teach each class about the importance of recycling and reusing as they rotate through the stations during your 30 minute time slot.

If you signed up your student for this great opportunity I have sent you an email with all the information your child needs to be ready for Monday. Please remember to wear either your Nature Club shirt or Recycling Club shirt!

Spring Insects

Nature Club had a blast painting the golf balls to create spring insects. We will add them our garden boxes!

New Compost Bin

Our Gators worked hard to build the new compost bin! We had a special guest, Ms. Weatherly Thomas from from the Clemson Extention 4-H Youth Development program help us create the new bin. The children did an awesome job working together! Thank you parents for being flexible with the date change and allowing your gators to help!

We have planted flowers and are already seeing growth!

Our Garden is looking great!!!

We still are looking to continue making it beautiful and we need your help. We have asked the children what they would like to add to the garden to make it better. Here are some of the ideas and possible supplies we would need:

1. Paint our boxes: Outdoor paint for the wood in bright colors
2. More Bird feeders (Both for seed, suet and hummingbirds)
3. More Bird food (Dried meal worms for bluebirds, seeds, hummingbird food, suet)
5. Bird houses
4. Garden Flag and Pole
5. Birdbath
6. Picket fence-pallets for DIY fence
7. DIY Garden Art- flowerpots all sizes, chicken wire

If you have any creative ideas please send them our way. If you are creative in any way or handy and would like to help let us know, We would love to have you join us.

Please join LCE in SC National Walk to School day Wednesday March 9th! Parents and students are invited to walk to school with friends and family in walking and biking groups.  Big Al will be waiting on your arrival at the bottom of the hill!

Time: Please give yourself time to make it on time to class

Who: 

Parents and Students

Why: 

To encourage physical activity

Practice pedestrian safety skills

Reduce pollution, traffic congestion and speed near our school.