From: Trader, Lorrie TradeLor@wcps.k12.md.

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Subject: Earth Day
Date: April 21, 2016 at 10:08 AM
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Classroom teachers,
I am putting a half sheet of paper in your mailbox about Earth Day for students. Please send
it home TODAY. Below you will find the information you will need for tomorrows Earth Day
celebration. The events I have listed for throughout the day are suggestions, but not all are
required. The information for the school wide celebration is also explained. Please email me if
you have any questions. A special thank you to Melody for helping with the song we will sing
and the sound system.

Thanks,
Lorrie

Earth Day Schedule of Events :

Throughout the day:
Reduce lights or no lights - open blinds to let in the natural light
take class outside for a lesson, read aloud, or journal outside in the
grass or outdoor classroom
Limit photocopies use or go paperless with technology or
whiteboards.
Consider unplugging your iPad or macbook cart for the day to save
energy.
I will have a scale and empty container from the pop top collections in
the front hallway on the counter by the Habit Heroes Board. Feel free
to have your class predict the weight of their pop tops and then find
the actual weight using the scale. If you want to elaborate more,
students can help determine the amount earned from the aluminum
being recycled. Conservit will pay us $0.35 per pound for aluminum
cans. You can leave your pop tops with a post-it and your name and I
will collect them to take to recycling at Conservit at the end of the
week. I will have the grand total of pound and amount earned to
 week. I will have the grand total of pound and amount earned to
donate to the Ronald McDonald House after taking them to recycling.
I had a great video I found for Earth Day on Recycling paper and
plastics. It is very informative and really shows the kids what happens
to the materials once it is taken to recycling. I think it would be great
for any grade level, definitely the intermediate grades. Its from
Reading Rainbow and is only 6 minutes long. Please feel free to show
it to your classes too if you have time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1l8HXa3HLk

Feel free to do additional activities as you see fit.

School Wide Celebration:

1:30 - 1: 40 Plant tree and sing, Grade 5 students will read facts
about our native tree.
1:40 - 2 :10 Clean up Activities (Assignments below.) Teachers,
please bring an iPad to take photos of your class completing the
assignment. There will be a folder to upload those pictures in on the
google drive. I will email you a reminder and where to locate the folder.

Grade K/1 Sticks & Walnuts: Wheel barrels provided to materials

to be placed in ( I will provide you will a lawn bag too for overflow).
Wheelbarrows may be emptied in the brush areas along the side or back
of the field. Kindergarten collect over by the trees by the farm field; Grade
1 collect over by the tree area parallel to the monkey bars and swings.

Grade 2 Trash back of school, including the field area: Students

will be provided with one glove to help pick up trash. There is not a lot out
there, but check the perimeter of the field too.

Grade 3 Trash front of the school, including black top: Students

will be provided with one glove to help pick up trash. There is not a lot out
there, but check around the black top and all in the front area of the
school. A small group with teacher could also check the parking lot and
grassy area by the front sign.
grassy area by the front sign.

Grade 4 back garden: Please help remove any additional dead

plants/debris to make room for the new growth. You may weed any of the
raised beds on the side and areas around the first grade and kindergarten
classrooms along the perimeter of the building, you can also check for
weeds in the outdoor classroom area. I will provide lawn bags for weeds.
Please have in one area to

Grade 5 front flower beds:Weed as necessary and spread mulch

around the plants, we can put additional mulch around the trees if we have
additional materials. Lawn bags provided.