Help Celebrate Earth Day, Wednesday April 22!!
Open School Goes Green!!
- Please send your child to school with a trash free lunch! (use only re-usable containers) … Environmentally friendly reusable tote bags ($10), water bottles ($15) ,and sandwich wraps ($5), will be available for sale at the Breen gate Tuesday and Wednesday mornings
- Walk or ride bikes to school if possible
- Send in your bottles and cans (Wed. only) for collection and recycling
- Help with fun lunchtime activities Mon., Tues. &/or Wed… recycling toss, button making, bag decorating, letter writing, and making bird feeders! Contact: kimfs@mac.com or Holclark@hotmail.com to volunteer
Support the Environment! Support Open School!
Get information on Earth Day events, activities and actions, and learn how you can join the Earth Day Network and Green Generation to make a difference ...www.earthday.net/
Other Events:
http://www.wilshirecenter.com earthday An event that takes place on Wednesday, 4/22, from 10 am-5 pm.
http://www.ecostation.org This environmental science and wildlife rescue center will hold a Children's Earth Day event on Sunday, April 26th.
http://www.calparks.org program earth-day Through the California State Parks Foundation, families can volunteer for restoration and clean up on April 25th.
http://www.lacsd.org/education earth_day default.asp The LA Sanitation District is hosting an Earth Day event on April 18th from 10 am-2 pm.
Two different websites that offer games/quizzes for children to check their ecological footprint:
http://www.meetthegreens.org features/carbon-calculator.html
A Heads up… Open school is in the process of getting all newsletter content on the website, so you will soon be able to just go there… or continue to receive the printed version. Hooray for the trees!