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February 2016
Loma Vista Elementary School
13822 Prospect Ave., Santa Ana, CA 92705 • 714/730-7528
How Our Garden Grows!
The Loma Vista Garden Committee,
parents, students and community
members have worked tirelessly to
bring what was once just a vision
on paper to life. This fall, we had a
blast with our first annual Pumpkin
Chunkin’ event. Our awesome Loma
Katy Sheyka
Vista Dads designed and built an
Principal
incredible catapult, and students
engaged in a pumpkin-launching contest, estimating
and measuring the distances of each flying pumpkin.
Next year, student teams will engage in a catapult
design and engineering contest.
This winter, community members came together
to dig trenches, install an irrigation system, lay
footing for the perimeter wall, and build over a dozen
planter boxes. The garden will provide students
with hands-on learning experiences while studying
the basics of horticulture, life sciences, water
conservation and much more. Watch us grow on
Facebook at LV Garden Learning Center!
Students help a Loma Vista dad release the Pumpkin Chunkin’ catapult.