September

Happenings

2009-2010

Open House

September 1, 2009

A Bunch of Wishes

Parents watching the PTO/Title 1 Broadcast

Students reading and doing the calendar

Students playing school

Proud To Be An American Week

September 7-11, 2009

Grandparents Day

September 11, 2009

Kierstin and her Grandmother

Matthew and his Grandfather

Randa and her Aunt

Toddrik and his Grandfather,

Mother and sister

Zier and his Grandmother

Apples, Apples, Apples

We read the book

The Apple Pie Tree by Zoe Hall

We learned about the growth cycle of an apple tree. We sampled all kinds of food made from apples.

Johnny Appleseed

Johnny Appleseed lived in the days of early America. He became a legend, and many stories were told about him. Some people do not know he was a real person. His name was John Chapman, and he was born in the state of Massachusetts in 1774. When he grew up he made it his life's work to plant fruit trees in the developing parts of the country. He carried sacks of apple seeds with him and planted orchards throughout the Northwest Territory. The states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois were formed from this area. His mission was to plant fruit trees so the settlers, as they moved west, would have something to sustain them as they tried to survive in the new land. In 1802 he carried sixteen bushels of apple seeds down the Ohio River. He had two canoes lashed together to transport the seeds. Most of the time he carried the seeds in leather bags on horseback, or on his own back. He planted acres and acres of apples. Someone has estimated that during his lifetime Chapman planted enough trees to cover an area over 100,000 square miles!