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e le m e n ta ry lib ra ry .
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s tu d e n ts w ill b e a b le to le a rn in a n d e n jo y ! T h e 5 /6 th g ra d e c la s s h a s p u t to g e th e r 3
b e a u tifu l re d w o o d ra is e d b e d s . In o n e b e d w e h a v e p la n te d g re e n a n d p u rp le k a le ,
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s o m e p e p p e rs a n d to m a to e s . W e a r e p la n n in g to a d d fo u r m o re ra is e d b e d s fo r a to ta l
o f 7 s o a ll o f th e s tu d e n ts c a n b e in c h a rg e o f s o m e c ro p s . W e h a v e a ls o p u rc h a s e d a
b e a u tifu l, n e w g re e n h o u s e w h ic h s h o u ld b e a r r iv in g n e x t w e e k . W e lo o k fo r w a r d to
s ta r tin g m a n y p la n ts in th is g re e n h o u s e a n d o b s e rv in g th e m g ro w . T h is g a rd e n w ill b e
s u c h a s p e c ia l p la c e fo r k id s to e x p lo re a n d m a k e n e w d is c o v e rie s . T h e y w ill le a rn a b o u t
s u s ta in a b ility a n d h o w to g ro w th e ir o w n fo o d . W e lo o k fo r w a r d to b e in g a b le to
s u p p le m e n t o u r s a la d b a r w ith v e g e ta b le s h a r v e s te d fr o m o u r o w n g a rd e n !
T h a n k y o u to e v e ry o n e w h o h a s p itc h e d in to h e lp u s b e g in th is p r o je c t! I f y o u a re
in te r e s te d in h e lp in g o v e r th e s u m m e r o r n e x t s c h o o l y e a r w ith a n y a s p e c t o f th e
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n e x t y e a r!
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