Hi Jo
ohn Middleton Comm
munity! Spring is here and we w
would like to extend a warm w
welcome to
o ALL to beecome invvolved with
h your family to
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Gilbert Garrden. ents and te
eachers sppend time in the gaarden to in
ncorporate
e Wheen school is in session, stude
expeeriential le
earning ass they enggage in accademics, team building, and personal growth. It wou
uld be wo
onderful to
o have paarents, graandparentts, and an
ny addition
nal familyy memberss volu
unteer to tend t
to the garden with w a classs or harveest with a class to tthen createe a garden
n dish
h to enjoy ttogether. During the summer months, The Gilbert Gaarden Clubb gathers o
once each week to ttend to the
e gard
den, harve
est, make a a dish, and
d enjoy tim
me togethher. Anyone is welco
ome to parrticipate in
n thesse gatherin
ngs. Familiies and school staff are also eencouraged
d to particcipate in o
other wayss, such
h as offerin
ng to bringg any gardening knowledge, haandy workk experiencce (as we have itemss thatt need repaair), and te
ending to tthe garden
n by offerinng to water and weed
d. So please sprread the word thatt if anyon
ne is interrested in participating in garden based
d activvities in th
he spring, summer, and/or falll to reachh out to M
Mrs. Jennifeer Gregg b
by email at jgreegg@sd735
5.org or byy phone at 847‐676‐8
8056. Thank you so much! n Middleto
on School John