This is the place to find and gather any and all photos of West Side Life - sans students and faculty and parents. Here: animals, wildlife, birds, plants, wildflowers, insects, reptiles etc photographed at West Side Elementary.. While over 100 pics have been entered to start the momentum, this Spring calls for more photography wouldn't you say?

Today the 6th graders explored the outdoor classroom area looking for wildlife to photograph. What layers of life we found! In just a few minutes: Mushrooms, vinca, clovers, thistles, deadnetttle, jerusalem crickets, lichens etc. The students added over 20 photos to the project and are keeping their eyes out for more.

And later in the garden, after a pollinator honeybee talk with the second graders, we found a beneficial bee bumbling about on the borage. And, tons of ants under a rock.