Slide 2 On Friday, you went to an assembly about our new Grades
of Green program. Todays Advisory is all about that. Look for the
El Segundo Middle School mission statement. Once youve found it
(hint: ESMS website), share it with a partner Think about the
following question, then raise your hand to share with your class.
Teachers will call on three students: How does reducing, reusing
and recycling go along with the ESMS mission? Slide 3 Now, look at
the IB Learner Profile. With two partners, share the two attributes
you think most fit with caring for our environment. Agree upon two,
then share out as a class. Remember, this is your school, this is
our planet, and we are the ones who must care for it. Slide 4
Because you can win totally swag prizes, right? And because
Bulldogs are the best and we want to win the Trash Free Challenge
Slide 5 The ESMS Green Team is formed by both parents and students
and its not too late to join! Sign up in the office if youd like to
help work the sorting stations: Adult Parent Team (Mrs. Miles, Mrs.
Lubs, Mrs. Georgious, and Mrs. Fallon) Student Green Team We have
15 students and are looking for more to help care for our planet!
Slide 6 As you may have seen on Friday, we have 3 main Sorting
Stations (in the Quad, by the cafeteria, and by the vending
machines) Each station has the following options: Recycling (blue)
Tray Recycling (gray with blue and labeled) Compost bucket (orange)
Regular Trash Landfill (silver or gray) Slide 7 We have multiple
small stations with recycling and regular trash options all over
campus. Lunch trays go in the blue at these stations. Slide 8 We
use the big blue recycling cans for our recycling. This goes into
these cans: EMPTY MILK CARTON EMPTY WATER BOTTLE EMPTY CANS YOGURT
CONTAINER SPORKs STRAWS ITEMS WITH RECYCLE SYMBOL ON THE BOTTOM
(CLEAN PAPER TRAY BUT BETTER IS THE TRAY CAN AT THE MAIN SORTING
STATION) Best is to drink all your drinks, but if you have to empty
anything then empty your water by a tree/bush and any other liquid
into the silver/gray regular Landfill trash can. Slide 9 There is a
gray Tray Recycling can at each main sorting station. We have too
many trays, so we need an extra can for these. Please: 1. Empty
your tray by sorting the trash into the other cans at the sorting
station. 2. Make sure that there are NO FOOD SCRAPS left (use the
spatula if needed). 3. Fold the tray and place it into the Tray
Recycling can. Thank you! Slide 10 We have small orange buckets for
our Compost. Please toss your: Veggies Fruits Think: What comes
from the ground, will go back to the ground. Slide 11 We have the
silver metal or gray plastic trash cans to collect our regular
trash-Landfill. Regular trash is everything that did not go into
any other can. Be aware that these items go into the regular trash:
WRAPPERS ZIPLOC BAGS FLIMSY WRAPPERS PLASTIC BAGGIES CHIP BAGS FOOD
OFF TRAYS JUICE BOXES POUCHES. Slide 12 Sorting trash is fantastic,
but this is really about producing less trash! and you can help by
packing a trash free lunch! Slide 13 It is lunch that does not
generate trash. Think about how much trash we toss! Slide 14
USEDont use Reusable water bottlesDisposable plastic bottles or
juice boxes ContainersZiploc bags (You cant recycle them!) Buy big
bulk (pretzels, chips, etc) and put in containers Individual
wrapped packages Cloth napkinPaper napkin Silverware (real forks
and spoons)Plastic forks and spoons Bring a trash free lunch
boxPaper bag or plastic bags Slide 15 Slide 16 We have student
volunteers that care about our environment and that are helping to
improve our trash situation at ESMS. You can be part of this team!
Please talk to Dr. Plotkin if you are interested of being part of
the Green Team. Next Student Green Team meeting will be Tuesday
12/16. Slide 17 On random days, you may receive raffle tickets to
win all kinds of prizes like the shag skateboard, gift
certificates, shirts, water bottles, and other cool stuff! We will
have special events coming up: Raffles Special trash free days
Earth week And more Slide 18 Students, go to the website below.
Open the PDF, and then add it to your home screen. The PDF shows
how to pack a trash free lunch. http://tinyurl.com/n8m98ze Slide 19
If you brought a lunch today, talk with a friend about the items
you have. Give yourself a score from 1-10, 1 being the most
wasteful and 10 being the most green. If youre not at a 10, talk
about how you can get there. If you are buying a lunch today, score
the schools lunch for how much waste it can produce. Then, talk
about what you can do to make the situation better. Slide 20 Thank
YOU for making YOUR FUTURE GREEN! Slide 21
