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Reading Wonderland

School:: Lomax Elementary School
Category:: Stem
Teacher/ Administrator:: Sarah Henix
: 140802
Students Impacted:: 298
Grade Levels Impacted:: K-5
Date:: August 1, 2023

Investor

Thank you to the following investor for funding this grant.

Amgen Foundation - $1,213.83

Project Goal

Create an area for our students to enjoy reading outside the Media Center. Through STEAM children will design and create a garden using recycled tires. With an area to sit and read or relax watching the wildlife that is around.

How Project Benefits Students

Each grade will be given a part of the garden to design and create. This is a great opportunity for students to work together and design how their part of the garden will look like. Students will learn about types of flowers that grow well in Florida and choose accordingly. This will be an area that each grade level will take care of their section throughout the year.

Expected Outcome(s)

The students will learn to work together and use Math and Science to design and build the garden. That will be able to enjoy and use throughout the year. Different animals will be created and painted by each grade level. Also a tiered tire garden in the middle.

Detailed Cost Summary

Soil- bags of soil to fill the tires
Flowers- There will be 10 tires to fill
Chairs- 5 plastic chairs for students to sit and read
Paint- Multiple colors to paint designs on the tires
Rope- Used to hang one of the tires from a tree
Cinder Blocks- Used to prop up the tires to paint

Items

#	Item Description	Total Cost
1	Soil	$400.98
2	Flowers for 5 separate gardens	$400.00
3	Paint	$300.84
4	Paint brushes	$49.96
5	Rope	$13.98
6	Latex gloves	$29.91
7	Cinder Blocks	$18.16
	Total:	$1,213.83

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