Sunday, February 5, 2017

Our Special Swedish Ivy

On Friday, I shared a small little Swedish Ivy plant with the class.  This little plant was given to our 4th grade team, and comes from The White House, Oval Office, in Washington, D.C.  The plant has been there since 1961, and is situated such that when the President looks straight ahead, it will look directly back at them!  It was last shared with President Barack Obama.   A Richmond parent brought it to us and it will be divided into 3 separate plants when it's ready!  How lucky we are to have a piece of our nation's history right here at RES...


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