Canada 150 Tulips - Update #1

The Canada 150 Tulips that we planted last November have finally sprouted. Our Eco-Team has been busy watering the tulips. We're looking forward to the tulips blooming!

Rouge Valley Participates in Clean-up Toronto

On April 21st, Rouge Valley participated in the annual Clean-up Toronto Day.

Primary classes focused on the school grounds, junior classes cleaned up the nearby playground and park, and the intermediate classes helped clean up the neighbourhood. Overall, the school picked up over twenty-five bags of garbage and recycling!

As part of their regular "Walk" to Rouge Park, Mr. Daffern's class collected three bags of garbage at the meadow!

Rouge Valley collected over twenty-five bags of garbage and recycling!

Mr. Cheng's Class and students from the Eco Club helped organize the school-wide event.

Grade 2 Field Trip to Hillside

Mr. Daffern's Grade 2 Class went tree planting and mulching with instructors from Hillside and Friends of the Rouge.

Making friends with some early spring birds on our hike.

Canada 150 Tulip Planting

Rouge Valley had the privilege of taking part in the Canada 150 Tulip Planting program to celebrate Canada's 150th Birthday. We decided to plant the tulips in our school's front garden.

Walking Wednesday Retrospective - After Six Years

Mr. Daffern sat down with some of Rouge Valley's Grade 8 Graduating Class and discussed what effect Walking Wednesdays has had on them. Six years ago, these students were the first class that to have the opportunity to go Walking!

Walking Wednesday Grade 8 Interview

Pictures from Tree Planting with Friends of the Rouge

Here are some pictures of the Grade 4 and Grade 5 classes on a field trip with Friends of the Rouge:

Hiking the Beare Wetland Conservation Area.

Mulch pile!

Finding a molted snake skin.

Finding a Garter snake in the mulch pile

Reptiles like the heat generated by the composting mulch.

An American toad.

Adding mulch to the base helps retain moisture for the saplings.

Planting wildflowers - Dense Blazing Stars.

Friends of the Rouge Watershed - Rouge Park Presentation

Friends of the Rouge Watershed

One of the ideas that the Eco Club proposed, was to do some tree planting with the Friends of the Rouge Watershed. Rouge Valley students had participated in the tree planting program before, but not in the last few years. In the intervening years, the Canadian government had declared its intention to turn the area into the "Rouge National Park". Rouge Valley students can take pride in the fact that they contributed to building a national park!

The Friends of the Rouge Watershed came to Rouge Valley and made a presentation to the students. They discussed: environmental awareness on a global level as well as what students could do to help the environment at a local level.