Anyone who has watched the annual Procession of the Species understands the positive vibes that this event brings to downtown Olympia. I wanted those same joyous feelings to come to my school, Evergreen Elementary. I adapted an event that Nature Read More …
Service projects are contagious. After we had such an amazing ivy pull during our last day of service, my students were eager to do more. But, unfortunately, it was time for yet another one of our state mandated tests. This Read More …
This year was our 2nd Annual Teddy Bear Tipoff, a project that is a win-win for first responders and for saving our earth and landfills with unnecessary items that could have a second chance to help out or bring joy Read More …
The restoration of a prairie near our school garden began a while ago, and this year it really flourished, with native camas taking hold and dominating the landscape. The students have been battling long and hard against invasive species, like Read More …
This school year I am a Climate Fellow, and it’s been amazingly beneficial for my students. Thanks to this fellowship, we get to refill our water quality kits and we get to go out with the volunteers, like Anderson (Washington Read More …
Sometimes it doesn’t matter how dynamic of a teacher you think you are, when you look out at your students and see them nodding off, looking out the window and drawing on their hands, it’s clear they need a change. Read More …
On January 24, the 4th grade went tree planting at Discovery Trail in Chehalis. Our kids planted over 300 trees to help reinforce the riparian corridor along the Chehalis River. Kids were super excited to be part of this process Read More …
This year our class has had some ambitious goals for our school. One of our main goals was to get the foam food trays out of the lunchroom. After discussion with the Food Service Director we decided to start with Read More …
Being a teacher that is new to the district, area, and middle school, water quality testing was a completely new thing for me. This year was full of a lot of first, but learning how to take a group of Read More …
Students from Marshall Middle School’s Citizen Science Institute (CSI) program were invited to participate in Governor Jay Inslee‘s STEAM Alliance Conference on climate change. Just 15 schools were invited to attend from all of Washington state.Together with CSI teachers Matthew Read More …