For the third year in a row we grew pumpkins in the learning garden and sponsored the Roly-Poly pumpkin contest. Classes were encouraged to visit the garden and estimate the weight and seed count for Roly and Poly.
Teachers used math, science and writing lessons to determine their class estimate.
This year Roly weighed 16.6 pounds and had a record 948 seeds! Poly was our smaller pumpkin
at 8.6 pounds with 303 seeds. See the pictures below for more information on classroom activities
and winning estimates.
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| Pumpkin books on display in the library |
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| Mrs. Bacon's class estimated 8.5 pounds for Poly |
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| Mrs. Walsh's class estimated 16.5 pounds for Roly |
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| Classroom Estimates on Display |
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| Counting Roly's seeds with Mrs. Bacon |
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| Pumpkin Seed Recipe |
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| Mr. Olins class counted seeds by 10s and 100s |
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| Counting pumpkin seeds in Mr. Olins class was a big job! |
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| Mrs. Meserves' class estimated 303 seeds for Poly |
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| Mrs. Tierney's class estimated 720 seeds for Roly. |
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| Finding Roly and Poly |
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| We love pumpkins! |
