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Written By: Eli Briggs, Emmanuel Afuseh, Sophia Smith, Niylah Castillo, Emma Wells

How do you plan to celebrate Earth Day? You actually don’t have to have an adult in order to celebrate this special day. Kids can do so much on their own! Here are some ways to celebrate Earth Day. For example, you could do just the basic idea of picking up trash around your house or school. Another place to pick up trash is at a park close to your house. We have a bunch of trails in Plainfield that lead you straight to a park. I'm sure that nature likes your help staying clean! Another area you can help our Earth is energy. To save electricity you can turn off the light when you are done in a room. Don’t play on your electronics all the time and instead go and play outside! For example, you could play tag outside or go to a park. We recommend Hummel park or Swinford park because they are the most fun. This is good for you and your Earth! It’s also a good idea to save our water resources. Maybe try to take less baths and more showers to save water. You can also turn off the water while you are brushing your teeth. These are just a few of the many good ways kids can do their part to celebrate Earth Day!

Chosen By: Elliot Watson, Eli Briggs

Hi book lovers! We have picked out books that we would recommend for every grade level. These books are sure to help you enjoy the month of April. Their topics are April Fool's Day and Earth Day. Look for these books at the Plainfield Library!

Written By: Mailee Sheets, Elliot Watson, Makenzie Bray, Clara Tinsley

Let’s have fun planting a flower garden in a cup! You will need to get a disposable cup, flower seeds, dirt, sunlight (depending on the weather), and water. First you will get the cup and fill it half way with dirt. Then put the seeds into the dirt and cover them with about a spoonful of more dirt. Next you need to put about two spoonful's of water over the seeds. Then put the cup either outside in a safe place or in a window that gets a lot of sunlight. You will need to water them everyday or every other day. Finally, have fun watching for your flowers grow over the next 4 weeks or more. When your flowers look about full grown, move them from the cup to the ground in a flowerbed.

We all like a good joke, and we get to tell a lot of them on April Fool’s Day, but do you know why? April Fools’ Day has been celebrated for several centuries by a lot of different cultures. It started in Britain during the 18th century. Then it spread to Scotland, where it became a two-day event. It started with “hunting the gowk” where people were sent on phony errands, followed by Tailie Day, which involved pranks played on people. It is said that April Fools became the more well-known, modern holiday with simple pranks and jokes sometime later. It became commonly celebrated in March due to the Roman transition of Hilaria, a spring festival held in honor of “first day of the year longer than the night”. April Fools’ Day, also known as All Fools’ Day, is most commonly celebrated now on the first day of April, and is still full of fun jokes and lighthearted pranks.

Lorelai Johnson, Makenzie Logue, Clara Tinsley, Adelyn West, Maverick Greeson, Makenzie Bray, Lillain Shafer, Mailee Sheets, Emma Wells, Niylah Castillo, Jax Cook, Corbin Fife, La'Zaria Barker, Caden Bray Broadus, Will Judson, Sophia Smith, Zoey Hardin, Eli Briggs, Elliot Watson, Emmanuel Afuseh, Natalie Weaver, Alaina Ivy, Mrs. M. Johnson