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May 3, 2010 – In honor of Earth Day, students in Teegan Kennedy’s fourth grade class at the Goshen Intermediate School spent the day planting marigolds, petunias and daisies around trees and the Goshen Intermediate School sign in the school’s front lawn.

Throughout the school year, the students have studied recycling and the importance of cleaning up the planet. They’ve learned about nonrenewable resources, such as oil, and the importance of keeping our air and water clean. Most recently, students have discussed the green house effect and global warming.

Armed with this knowledge, the students were eager to do something positive. While sporting “I love the Earth” temporary tattoos and wearing green recycled bracelets stating “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle; I can make a difference,” the students got busy planting.

The soil was tilled and prepped the night before the planting by student Lillian Armistead and her parents. The next day, the classmates mixed fertilizer with the soil and planted the flowers that were purchased by Kennedy, Principal Mary Ann Knight and the Armisteads.

After weeding an existing daffodil bed and planting more flowers, the students mulched the areas, watered the flowers and took turns digging a hole to plant a Dogwood tree on the side lawn.

“It was a great day and the parent volunteers were a tremendous help,” said Kennedy. “The kids had so much fun and I was thrilled to see my students working hard and enjoying themselves.”

In addition, the students planted seeds inside the classroom and took home a baby Maple tree to plant.