Why celebrate Earth Day? Here's what we think:
Back Flipper: The Earth gives us food and air and water.
Flower: The Earth is special to me because if the Earth was not here, we would not live on Earth.
Destroyer: The trees give oxygen to the humans.
And, as a special Earth Day treat, the second-grade Green Team is going to respond to some of your questions and comments today!
Ms. Woodruff asked if it was difficult to reduce the waste in the cafeteria:
Back Flipper says: For us, it was not, because it turned out good.
Flower says: Yes, because every day we had to follow directions to separate the trash, and I wanted to do it by myself.
Destroyer: It was hard, but it was fun.
She also asked what our favorite trash sculptures were:
Back Flipper: We liked the one that looked like a robot that was made by a fifth grader. I also liked the giant turtle.
Flower says: A horse, and I got a runner-up award.
Destroyer: I liked my tank one.
Ms. Woodruff wanted to know if our petunias from Green Day are still doing well:
Back Flipper says: Mine are still living and look good. We planted them outside with our cucumber and tomato.
Flower says: Yes. We will take them with us when we move.
Destroyer says: Mine are awesome, and they have tiny plants growing on them.
Hi, AZ Cowgirl!
Good and awesome job on using water twice, and using less water!
To psdtechpd:
Thank you! We think the blog is important so we can tell people things they don't know.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Big T's Green Day
Big T's Green Day, held on April 10, was a great success! The students enjoyed a full day of nature and science, including learning how worms make compost and creating imaginative sculptures out of trash (some of which will go on to compete in the Larimer County Landfill's "Trash to Treasure" art contest).
Other Green adventures throughout the day included a bird/bird food tag, making their own landfill-in-a-bottle experiments, planting take-home petunias in recycled newspaper pots, and participating in a recycled book exchange.
The lunch recycling program for the week culminated with a great reduction in the amount of trash Big T students threw away at lunch, and an increase in the amount of recycling ~ good job, Big T Greenies!
To see two wonderful newspaper features on the day, go to http://www.reporterherald.com/news_story.asp?ID=22540 and to http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200990411002
Other Green adventures throughout the day included a bird/bird food tag, making their own landfill-in-a-bottle experiments, planting take-home petunias in recycled newspaper pots, and participating in a recycled book exchange.
The lunch recycling program for the week culminated with a great reduction in the amount of trash Big T students threw away at lunch, and an increase in the amount of recycling ~ good job, Big T Greenies!
To see two wonderful newspaper features on the day, go to http://www.reporterherald.com/news_story.asp?ID=22540 and to http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200990411002
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Saving Water Tips from Our Green Team
The first-grade Green Team is reading a book about saving water, and we have some tips for our Blog Buddies:
Instead of letting the water run, just turn it on when you need it. ~Dinosaur
When you want to wash dishes, you should turn on the water, and when the sink is full, use the water to wash the dishes. ~Doodle Monkey
Our water comes from rain or the mountains, so we need to save it! ~Cow
When you are camping, you have a water bottle, and you're doing the dishes, don't use up all the water at once. ~Mum
When you're drinking a glass or bottle of water, don't pour it out on the ground. You should drink it! ~Dog
The second-grade Green Team has an answer for our Blog Buddy Jim in Australia. He asked how he could save water while cleaning bugs off his car. Here's our answer:
~It takes 65 pints of water to wash your family car with water in buckets. ~Bob the Builder
~It takes 390 pints of water to wash the car if you use a hose. ~Back Flipper
~So, use buckets instead of a hose. ~Destroyer
~You can save a lot of water using buckets. You can save 325 pints! ~Flower
Good luck, Jim!
Instead of letting the water run, just turn it on when you need it. ~Dinosaur
When you want to wash dishes, you should turn on the water, and when the sink is full, use the water to wash the dishes. ~Doodle Monkey
Our water comes from rain or the mountains, so we need to save it! ~Cow
When you are camping, you have a water bottle, and you're doing the dishes, don't use up all the water at once. ~Mum
When you're drinking a glass or bottle of water, don't pour it out on the ground. You should drink it! ~Dog
The second-grade Green Team has an answer for our Blog Buddy Jim in Australia. He asked how he could save water while cleaning bugs off his car. Here's our answer:
~It takes 65 pints of water to wash your family car with water in buckets. ~Bob the Builder
~It takes 390 pints of water to wash the car if you use a hose. ~Back Flipper
~So, use buckets instead of a hose. ~Destroyer
~You can save a lot of water using buckets. You can save 325 pints! ~Flower
Good luck, Jim!
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