Second grade studied Mexican jumping beans to kick off their year of studying insects. This is the only time of year that the Mexican Jumping Bean larvae are active which cause the beans to jump. 

First grade began their study of birds with a unit on What Makes A Bird? If you don't know, just ask a first grader to tell you.

Lakehill is partnering this year with Bonnie Plants in the Third Grade Cabbage Program. In 2002, Bonnie Plants started the program with a mission to inspire a love of vegetable gardening in young people. Each year, the company distributes more than one million free cabbage plants to third grade classrooms across the country. As part of the program, Bonnie Plants awards a $1,000 scholarship to one student in each state. Teachers submit a class winner and a child is chosen via random drawing by each state's Director of Agriculture.

Bonnie Plants has delivered over 11 million cabbage plants nationwide, fostering an interest in gardening, healthy eating, and the environment along the way. "The joy of gardening and the satisfaction of growing healthy food are gifts that kids never outgrow," says Stan Cope, President and CEO of Bonnie Plants.

 The Bonnie Plants giant cabbage plants were distributed to each child in third grade this week. "Hopefully we will have some great pictures and giant cabbages from which to choose our winner," said Melissa Carpenter, Director of Environmental Education.

The cabbages are the O.S. Cross variety, which is known for producing giant, over-sized heads, making the process even more exciting. Some students have grown cabbages weighing more than 50 pounds! Learn more here.

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