Chimneyrock Elementary debuts outdoor reading garden
Chimneyrock Elementary Principal Crystal Andrews applauds after cutting the ribbon on their new reading garden. (Daja E. Henry/Daily Memphian)
Chimneyrock Elementary's new reading garden features an outdoor classroom with amphitheater-style seating, a walking trail and flowers planted by the students and teachers themselves. (Daja E. Henry/Daily Memphian)
SCS Board Member Sheleah Harris said a school visit sparked her idea to revive the reading garden. (Daja E. Henry/Daily Memphian)
Chimneyrock Elementary School in Cordova held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new reading garden Monday, April 12. (Daja E. Henry/Daily Memphian)
Kelsey Coleman, a fourth grade student at Chimneyrock Elementary School, said she is excited to see the flowers in the school's new reading garden. (Daja E. Henry/Daily Memphian)
Teacher Daysha Anderson stoops to talk with student Kelsey Coleman, left. (Daja E. Henry/Daily Memphian)
Superintendent Joris Ray greets Chimneyrock Elementary students before the ribbon-cutting for its new garden. (Daja E. Henry/Daily Memphian)
Students, teachers and community members spent Saturday, April 10 planting flowers in the reading garden that was unveiled Monday. (Daja E. Henry/Daily Memphian)
Chimneyrock Elementary School Monday debuted its new reading garden with amphitheater-style seating, a walking trail and flowers planted by students and teachers.
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Sheleah Harris Shelby County Schools Superintendent Joris Ray Chimneyrock Elementary School literacy Principal Crystal Andrews District 5 Miracle Workz LandscapingDaja E. Henry
Daja E. Henry is originally from New Orleans, Louisiana. She is a graduate of Howard University and the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University and currently is a general assignment reporter.
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