Saint Margaret Mary Catholic School Monarch Butterfly Rescue Grant Program February Update

This post was contributed by Kate Rezac, NCEA Monarch Grant Program Teacher Leader.

We had a guest speaker from Keep Omaha Beautiful come and teach in 3rd, 4th, and 6th grades this past week. She spoke at length about how we can be stewards to the earth. She spoke of how we can create compost for our garden, use rain barrels, and reduce waste.

The third grade experience Science on a Sphere last week at the DoSpace. We saw how climate change, pollution affects the earth.

Third graders are hard at work on their state projects. Sasha noted the state insect for Illinois!

During Catholic Schools Week, we decorated our doorways. Here is a peek at the 3rd grade door.

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Learn more about Saint Margaret Mary Catholic School’s Monarch butterfly activities and more on Facebook and Twitter.

Saint Margaret Mary School in Omaha, Nebraska, is a two-time recipient of the NCEA Monarch Rescue Grant. Grantee schools will share monthly updates on their efforts in researching, planning, building, and maintaining the very best monarch-friendly butterfly gardens possible. They will monitor the success or failure of the garden, learning from problems they encounter to plan improvements in subsequent years. Most important, the developing learning modules will incorporate Catholic social teaching on stewardship of the resources God has provided us.

Follow the Monarch Butterfly conversation using #NCEAMonarch, search NCEA Talk using keyword Monarch Butterfly Rescue and view the Monarch Inspiration Gallery on Pinterest.