Your child may have arrived home with a new plant over the past couple of days. This is a part of a focus on environmental, outdoor and experiential education. A combined effort between the school council and staff has provide every child from Kindergarten to Grade 8 with the opportunity to plant a seed in a biodegradable pot. That means that once their plant starts growing, and you know it’s going to be warm enough outside, you can put the whole pot in the soil and it will break down over time with no waste.
We have a site dedicated to this initiative that you can visit at http://testonvillage.ca/getoutside. Clicking on Get Growing in the top right corner will take you to a page that shares tips for growing each of the types of plants that students were given. If your child picked a sunflower, get ready for a really large plant!
You and your child are also encouraged to share pictures and or stories about the plants and their progress throughout the summer via our contributions page (you will need their YRDSB GSuite username/password).
Good luck and get growing!
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