West Harrison School Planting Day

There is exciting news at the West Harrison Community School District. West Harrison's environment science class taught by Mr. Koenig and Mrs. Melby helped Mrs. Nunez's talented and gifted students participate in a new internet project. The project involved tracking the sweep of spring in the Northern Hemisphere

Mrs. Nunez writes, “Many schools, like West Harrison, have had to make budget cuts which keeps classes from being able to take field trips. Your site helps us make connections with the world and we don't even have to leave the school grounds.
“ In my critical thinking classes, I try to show the students that the world is a lot bigger than Mondamin, Iowa. Your site and projects let me do that!”
This week their Web site posted this message:

***UPDATE- The tulips have emerged on Wednesday, March 15th!***

Click photos to see larger image. All photos courtesy of Mrs. Nunez

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