Lower Elementary Prepares Birdhouse Gourds

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Students in Lower Elementary have been busy preparing birdhouse gourds for next year’s incoming Grade 1 students. This is a tradition that began last year in our classroom. All students participate in the process: planting birdhouse gourd seeds in the spring, harvesting them in the fall, and then during the following spring, students clean the gourds, drill holes in them, sand the openings, remove the seeds, and decorate the gourds (while also planting more seeds to start the process from the beginning).

On Friday, during our annual Moving Up Ceremony, our Grade 3 students will give the finished gourds as gifts to the incoming Grade 1 students. Any extras will be placed across school grounds for our neighborhood birds to enjoy.

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