This post was contributed by Ann Pfalzgraf, NCEA Monarch Grant Program Teacher Leader. It has been a busy month for us here at St. Paul’s School in Covington, LA. We do hope that all will enjoy and we hope that the public may learn something about monarch butterflies from our video! Most of the month […]
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STREAM in action: The Monarch Rescue Project
This post was contributed by Andrea Kopp, NCEA Resource Manager. Monarch Butterflies are both beautiful and delicate creatures. The declining population of these pollinators has been a passion project of several NCEA grant recipients through the Monarch Rescue Project. Teachers are framing the scientific study of Monarch Butterflies through the lens of Pope Francis’ Encyclical […]
St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic School Monarch Butterfly Rescue Grant Program April Update
This post was contributed by Holly Rice, NCEA Monarch Grant Program Teacher Leader. The courtyard was finished two weeks ago and we have planted three different varieties of milkweed. Two are doing very good but one has started to die out. This has led to discussion with middle school about why the other two varieties […]
Saint Margaret Mary Catholic School Monarch Butterfly Rescue Grant Program March Update
This post was contributed by Kate Rezac, NCEA Monarch Grant Program Teacher Leader https://youtu.be/ePzTiK941qY Our lens has changed this year, and now we view our learning with a new perspective. We find the importance of the Monarch, the beauty of creation, the value of citizen science, and the blessings of creation around us every single […]
St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic School Monarch Butterfly Rescue Grant Program March Update
This post was contributed by Holly Rice, NCEA Monarch Grant Program Teacher Leader. A lot of progress has been made in the past month with St. Elizabeth’s school courtyard. We tilled the ground and added new soil. Rain in the past week has slowed progress but sunny skies are predicted for the future! A local […]
Saint Paul’s School Monarch Butterfly Rescue Grant Program March Update
This post was contributed by Ann Pfalzgraf, NCEA Monarch Grant Program Teacher Leader. The St. Paul’s Environmental Class has been busy building a brick bed to plant the majority of our milkweed and other native LA nectar producing plants. Five dwarf wax myrtles will be planted to the back of the bed. They will provide […]
Sts. Peter & Paul School Monarch Butterfly Rescue Grant Program March Update
This post was contributed by Connie Lake and Deb Moffit, NCEA Monarch Grant Program Teacher Leaders. Enthusiasm for our Monarch Rescue Garden continues to ignite the 5th/6th grade students as they watch nature’s visitors to the garden and watch the changes taking place. We’ve seen birds pick pieces of old leaves and vine off of […]
St. Joseph Catholic School Monarch Butterfly Rescue Grant Program March Update
This post was contributed by Ashley Davis, NCEA Monarch Grant Program Teacher Leader. We have just been hitting it left and right in our butterfly garden at Saint Joseph’s Catholic School. Last week we not only did some activities with our class, but we did an area activity with our other third grade class. I […]
Saint Paul’s School Monarch Butterfly Rescue Grant Program February Update
This post was contributed by Ann Pfalzgraf, NCEA Monarch Grant Program Teacher Leader. (Republished from the Envirowolves blog) We are constructing the butterfly garden due to the endangerment of the Monarch butterfly species. In recent times significant efforts have been made to plant and nurture milkweed plants to encourage the reproduction of Monarch butterflies. Butterflies […]
Sts. Peter & Paul School Monarch Butterfly Rescue Grant Program February Update
This post was contributed by Connie Lake and Deb Moffit, NCEA Monarch Grant Program Teacher Leaders. (Republished from the Sts. Peter & Paul School Journal) After opening the harvested milkweed pods, the class wrapped the seeds in a moist paper towel to prepare them for planting. In groups, 18-35 seeds were put on each paper […]
