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Early this Spring 2010, MN Ineke van der Meulen taught the 4th Grade Outdoor Kids about plants and starting
them from seeds. She helped the students plant the seeds of pepper and tomato plants in peat pots
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MN Ineke (center) with Kelly Carter( teacher/advisor) and Mingway Wang ( 4th grader) and the transplanted plants one month later
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MN Ineke & Bob helping the students plant radishes and lettuce in their square foot bed
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4th Grade outdoor Kids packing tree seedlings from the state nursery in individual bags.
These seedlings were then given to every 4th Grade student at Truman Elementary as part of the Arbor Day Celebration
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MN Bob Perry and 3rd grade Outdoor Kids using pennies to do a tree survey on the
elementary school property. Bob had given the students a lesson on how to determine tree health before heading outdoors
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The 3rd Grade Outdoor Kids record data about tree health with the help of MN Bob Perry
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MN and Missouri Forestkeeper Bob Perry explaining about the incentives that the students can choose from for helping complete the survey of 20 trees. I
ncentives were donated by Bob & Pat Perry and MDC
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3rd Grade Outdoor Kids Club members with their incentive choices
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Plants on May 5 awaiting distribution to the 4th Grade Outdoor Kids Members. The kids get to take them home and plant them in their own gardens
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