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20 | May 3, 2018 | The glenview lantern School<br />
glenviewlantern.com<br />
Willowbrook first-graders plant memories for the seasons<br />
Submitted by District 30<br />
Willowbrook School’s<br />
daffodils were in full<br />
bloom on April 24 when<br />
the first-graders planted a<br />
butterfly garden.<br />
District 30’s Environmental<br />
Awareness Committee<br />
partnered with Rob<br />
Sulski, of Foot Stone, to<br />
create the new green space<br />
at the school. He augured<br />
holes in the soil in the front<br />
drive near the flagpole that<br />
morning, and everything<br />
was ready for the firstgraders<br />
to start planting by<br />
9:30 a.m.<br />
Fifth-grade teacher<br />
Heidi Fletcher said, “Our<br />
first-grade classes were invited<br />
to plant this butterfly<br />
garden due to the natural<br />
connection with their life<br />
science unit. They rotated<br />
in and out of the garden in<br />
20-minute increments between<br />
10-11 a.m.”<br />
The schedule was as follows:<br />
• Aimee Neumann’s<br />
class — 10-10:20 a.m.<br />
• Jody Madden’s class<br />
— 10:20-10:40 a.m.<br />
• Rachel Rabinowitz’s<br />
class — 10:40-11 a.m.<br />
Sulski met with each<br />
class at the main entrance<br />
and provided directions<br />
before planting. Over the<br />
course of an hour, the<br />
children planted 256 total<br />
plants and 25 different<br />
species, including Michigan<br />
lily, northern drops,<br />
red grass, blue-eyed grass,<br />
purple cornflower, wild<br />
geranium, prairie phlox,<br />
blue aster, leadplant and<br />
shooting star. All the<br />
plants came from Sulski’s<br />
own garden, and he will<br />
return in the fall with another<br />
250.<br />
He told the kids that the<br />
plants will attract butterflies<br />
and other pollinating<br />
insects as they grow.<br />
Learning specialist<br />
Melanie Roth said, “The<br />
butterfly garden was a hit.<br />
Memories last longer than<br />
one season, and I definitely<br />
think that applies to the<br />
butterfly garden project<br />
that took place today. The<br />
students loved getting their<br />
hands dirty and learning<br />
about the different plants.<br />
What a great opportunity<br />
for the students to partner<br />
with Mother Nature to<br />
make magic.”<br />
Willowbrook first-grader Yirui Wang takes a clump of dirt and seeds from Rob Sulski, of Foot Stone, to plant a<br />
butterfly garden on April 24 at the school. PHOTOS SUBMITTED<br />
Willowbrook assistant Samantha Dospod (left) plants seeds with first-graders Roz<br />
Purtill (middle) and Emma Frenkel.<br />
Teacher Jody Madden helps first-grader Jake Brown.
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