by SEMIS Coalition | Jun 4, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
Students were challenged by the City of Dexter to choose the 450 trees to be given out on Arbor Day. Once the trees were selected and ordered, students created brochures to give to community members as they picked up trees from several locations around Dexter. Part of...
by SEMIS Coalition | Jun 4, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
Students have been learning about the invasive grasses that grow along Mill Creek in Dexter. We found out that a team of environmental scientists are planning a removal project and we wanted to know how we could help. Wylie 3rd graders worked with UM graduate students...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 25, 2025 | Community Forum 2025, Student Gallery
Our third grade students received a challenge letter from the city of Dexter to help them pick out tree species to be handed out for the annual Arbor Day event. The city gave students criteria of how to pick the best trees- such as making sure they were native to...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 28, 2023 | Community Forum 2023, Student Gallery
Wylie fourth graders were learning about the Michigan Legislative Process and discovered that House Bill #6382 had been introduced to the House of Representatives in September 2022. This is a bill to change the Michigan State Bird from Robin to Kirtland’s Warbler....
by SEMIS Coalition | May 18, 2023 | Community Forum 2023, Student Gallery
Students from 3 classes at Wylie Elementary in Dexter, MI worked on this project. Wylie Elementary students worked with Arbor Day Research and Distribution teams to learn about their mission, the value of trees, and how they could contribute to the effort around Arbor...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 18, 2022 | Community Forum 2022, Student Gallery
By Annalies “Anni” Messner, Wylie Elementary School, Dexter, Michigan Climate change is bad for the Earth because it makes the surfacewarmer, it can kill plants by drying them out, and most of all, it’s caused by humans!!! One reason climate change is bad for the...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 16, 2022 | Community Forum 2022, Student Gallery
What can we do to take matters into our own hands and care for our school/community? Check this out to learn what one class did and how it morphed into so much more. By: Leander, Xuily, Phoebe, Erin, Ryan, Dom, Yuika, Iris, Ellis, Tenzin, Henry, Ily, Madison, Gabby,...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 16, 2022 | Community Forum 2022, Student Gallery
Many people don’t pay attention to where they throw their trash and recycling. We want to teach people how to properly get rid of their “disposable stuff.” By: Ben Prall and Brady Gross, 4th Grade Teacher: Anouk Weiss, Wylie Elementary, Dexter Theme:...
