Jr Conservation Club Updates
Jr Conservation Club Updates
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NES Jr Conservation Club is ready to kick off the 2026-27 school year! We will start each meeting in the art room followed by activities that will be held in the Habitat Discovery Garden (weather permitting) that cover a variety of hands-on nature related topics including but not limited to: gardening, animals and habitats, environmental issues, careers, crafts, guest speakers, and more!
Jr Conservation Club is open to 4th and 5th grade students only and will be held after school from 3:50-5:00pm.
Meetings will be held outside as often as weather allows, so students may choose to bring a change of comfortable clothes or shoes, and an optional personal snack (snacks are not to be shared). While I do our best to schedule meetings around other school functions, I understand that scheduling conflicts sometimes still happen- students are not required to attend every meeting to be considered “active” and can simply join us once again the following month!
STUDENTS MUST HAVE THEIR PERMISSION SLIP SIGNED AND RETURNED TO MRS. DUTTER (ART ROOM) BY FRIDAY OCTOBER 2 IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE.
Questions? Contact Mrs. Erica Dutter edutter@norwayne.net or 330-435-6383 ext. 10125. New this year: club communication will now be through ClassDojo!
Meeting Dates (Second Wednesday of the month)
Meeting Dates (Second Wednesday of the month)
October 14 November 11 December 9 January 13
February 10 March 10 April 14 May 12
FREE BACKYARD WILDLIFE GUIDEBOOKS from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources
FREE BACKYARD WILDLIFE GUIDEBOOKS from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources
CLICK HERE to download the PDF field guides
Happy Earth Day!
Happy Earth Day!
April 22
April 22
Ways to celebrate Earth Day:
Ways to celebrate Earth Day:
Take a nature walk and admire the beauty around you
Make a pledge (to begin composting, to recycle more...whatever you choose) and plan out the steps on how to stick to it!
Use sidewalk chalk, make signs, a video, or other presentation to remind others how to be kind to the environment (throwing away trash, reduce/reuse/recycle, turning off lights, preserving habitats for bees, bats, and butterflies, etc) for your home or post for others to see. Educate others how they can help take action!
Plant trees, flowers, or vegetables.
Collect trash you find in parks and fields and along roadsides (with parent help, of course!)
Upcycle items into something new (old cans for plant pots, broken pottery into garden markers or decorations, new uses for old clothing, etc) Check out some of these FUN CRAFT IDEAS
77 Simple STEM Activities for Families: Nature Edition
77 Simple STEM Activities for Families: Nature Edition
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Things To Do While on Spring Break:
Things To Do While on Spring Break:
There are TONS of great activities to do at Nuhop's At-Home Outdoor Education
Take a tour of a National Park!
Start planning the family garden.
Go for a hike or a walk through the park.
Go birdwatching. (Click here to see a list of species with sounds!)
Make art with items found outside: leaves, sticks, rocks, flowers, etc.
Paint rocks to hide or give away.
Build a fort.
Go fishing, or looking for frogs, toads, and salamanders.
Look up at the nighttime sky. What stars and planets can you see? (Learn more on constellations)
Visit a farm- virtually! Click here
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
to all students and NES families that have volunteered to help keep our garden beautiful this summer! We appreciate your time and dedication!
to all students and NES families that have volunteered to help keep our garden beautiful this summer! We appreciate your time and dedication!
"The more high-tech our lives become, the more nature we need,"
"The more high-tech our lives become, the more nature we need,"
- Richard Louv
- Richard Louv
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