Samuel Morey Elementary, Farm To School Event on May 7th, 9-12 AM.
This Friday, SME will host a community event including; FREE workshop on compost bin design and the science of composting with CVSWMD. There will be two different models of backyard compost bins for sale. Learn about SME's new Farm To School partnership with Root 5 Farm and their C.S.A. (community supported agriculture).
Maps identifying locally grown and produced food and locations where it is sold will be available. Learn hands-on how to build a wattle fence. Volunteer garden workers will be needed to help build new class gardens for grades 3-6. Volunteers will be provided with generous locally produced foods for refreshment. Volunteers who wish to help with construction of our class gardens please contact: mb.gravityhill@gmail.com
Upcoming Events:
• May 6th--Jobs on the Move
• May 11th-13th--6th grade Hulbert Trip
• May 18th--6th Grade Peace Poster Celebration w/Lions Club
• June 10th--Graduation
Fifth Grade field trip to the Tsongas Industrial History Center
Below are some photographs of the fifth grade field trip to the Tsongas Industrial History Center in Lowell, MA last Friday. While there, we were introduced to the themes of immigration and industrialization in the 19th and early 20th centuries. We participated in a program called, "Yankees and Immigrants." Students participated in a town meeting role play, as well as a new immigrants at Ellis Island role play. We walked through a functioning "loom room" and visited a replica of a boarding house where "mill girls" would have stayed while they worked in the textile mills at Lowell,
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