EARTH WEEK

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Environmental Issues

This is your school. Your city. Your state and country. Your world – your planet.

With a partner – share for 20 seconds each what you consider to be the biggest issue regarding our planet.

As a class, come up with one Learner Profile attribute you think is most relevant to taking care of our planet.

Enter your vote on the Quick Poll on the ESMS website.

California Water Facts

The last four years have been the driest years in California’s history.

January 2015 has been one of the driest month in CA history.

March 2015 measured only 12% of the average snowpack in California.Beside skiing & snowboarding, why is snow pack important?

California Water Facts

Discuss as a class – what do the data on these maps tell us?

Shasta Reservoir and Dam

Video – click here

Water Reduction

So what can we do? Here’s an easysolution - take 5-minute showers instead of 10 minute showers.

Save: 12.5 gallons with a low flow

showerhead, 25 gallons with a standard 5.0 gallon per

minute showerhead. Turn off the water while washing your

hair. Save: Up to 150 gallons a month

What else can you do to reduce water?

1. Discuss 5 options with a partner, on how to reduce more water at home.

2. Share with your class.

Take the shower challenge!

1. Take a shower and time it.2. Try to take a shower that will take less

than 5 minutes.3. On Friday of this week, your science

teacher will take count of how many students reduced their shower time to 5 or less minutes.

Reusable Water bottle

What: Bring a reusable water bottle to school every day. It saves a lot of trash.

When: Everyday but on Monday and Friday your science teacher will take a count of how many of you brought reusable water bottles.

GO GREEN

Trash Free Lunch

What: It is lunch that does not generate ANY trash.

When: Bring a trash free lunch all week.  Your science teacher will take a count on Tues. and Thurs. of who brought a trash free lunch that day. 

GO GREEN

What does a Trash Free Lunch look like?

USE Don’t use

Reusable water bottles Disposable plastic bottles or juice boxes

Containers Ziploc bags (You can’t recycle them!)

Buy big bulk (pretzels, chips, etc) and put in containers

Individual wrapped packages

Cloth napkin Paper napkin

Silverware (real forks and spoons)

Plastic forks and spoons

Bring a trash free lunch box Paper bag or plastic bags

Walk/Bike/Car Pool

What: Walk, ride your bike or scooter or car pool (at least with one other student) to school.

When: Walk, ride, car pool all week.  Your science teacher will take a count on Wednesday of who walked, rode or car pooled to school that day. 

Lunch Activities

We will have three fun lunch activities this week:

1. Scavenger Hunt2. Book Exchange3. Nature Walk

Scavenger Hunt

When: Wednesday at lunch time

Where: Check in with the Green Team Students at the quad by Bulldog hall

What: Find and answer questions.

Book Exchange

When: Thursday at lunch timeWhere: Quad by the bulldog hall What: Bring a used book from home

to our exchange station that day.Take a book from the exchange station if you like. You can pick a book even if you did not bring one in.

Nature Walk

When: Friday at lunch timeWhere: Meet Mrs. Klein in the

quadWhat: Walk around and help

make your campus look more “nature-like” again.Each student who participates will get a ticket for a raffle.

Shoe Drive

ESMS PTSA is collecting used shoes to donate to those in need. There are bins around campus.

We will accept a wide variety of shoes including tennis shoes, casual shoes, dress shoes, and any other type of shoe that is in a wearable condition. All shoes must come in pairs.

The PTSA actually earns $$ for your donations.All proceeds will go to help the PE department purchase a new sound

system!  

This is what happens this week We have been doing a good job at our

recycling stations but we can do more and better!

Watch the winning Green Team video – click here.

Let’s challenge the teachers to turn off the lights in their classrooms as much as possible!

Day BRING AT HOME AT SCHOOL

Monday 4/20

Bring reusable water bottle

Shoe Drive

Reduce water at home

Lights off in class rooms

Tuesday 4/21

Trash Free Lunch Shoe Drive

Reduce water at home

Lights off in class rooms

Wednesday 4/22EARTH

DAY

WEAR GREEN Walk (car pool) to

School Shoe Drive

Reduce water at home

Scavenger Hunt (lunch activity)

Lights off in class rooms

Thursday 4/23

Trash Free Lunch Shoe Drive

Reduce water at home

Book Exchange (lunch activity)

Lights off in class rooms

Friday 4/24

Bring reusable water bottle

Shoe Drive

Reduce water at home

Nature Walk (lunch activity)

Lights off in class rooms

EARTH WEEK

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