Hans Helgesen Helps the Hans Helgesen Helps the EnvironmentEnvironment

The DC team at Hans The DC team at Hans Helgesen has helped save the Helgesen has helped save the environment by saving environment by saving energy and water also we energy and water also we recycle paper and juice boxesrecycle paper and juice boxes

By 2009-2010 DC TeamBy 2009-2010 DC Team

Lights off for RecessLights off for Recess

We’ve been turning We’ve been turning off lights for recess off lights for recess to save energy. to save energy.

We’ve also been We’ve also been giving the kids giving the kids points for turning points for turning off lights at recess, off lights at recess, with the points the with the points the kids get extra kids get extra recess time.recess time.

Lights off for RecessLights off for Recess

Last year we had a sticker chart to Last year we had a sticker chart to tell if the lights were off at recesstell if the lights were off at recess

Dining in the DarkDining in the Dark

We’ve been doing We’ve been doing dining in the dark to dining in the dark to save energy at lunch save energy at lunch time too.time too.

We do dining in the We do dining in the dark on Fridays and dark on Fridays and how we do dining in how we do dining in the dark is we turn of the dark is we turn of f all the lights and f all the lights and eat in the dark its eat in the dark its simple.simple.

Save all Computers Save all Computers

Here at Hans Helgesen the DC team Here at Hans Helgesen the DC team is turning off the computers after is turning off the computers after school . Before we tried to turn off school . Before we tried to turn off the computers but if there was no the computers but if there was no class in the lab at the end of the day class in the lab at the end of the day then they would not be able to. Now then they would not be able to. Now we turn them of every day, what a we turn them of every day, what a good way to save electricity eh.good way to save electricity eh.

Our SavingsOur Savings

Last year our school Last year our school saved a total of saved a total of 23,288kWh’s which is 23,288kWh’s which is a reduction of 17.4%a reduction of 17.4%

This is equivalent to This is equivalent to be able to power 1 be able to power 1 home for 25.4 home for 25.4 monthsmonths

Our energy that we Our energy that we saved was $1,791saved was $1,791

It’s Fun to Recycle It’s Fun to Recycle

At Hans Helgesen At Hans Helgesen we have a Blue we have a Blue Team and they Team and they recycle all our recycle all our juice boxes from juice boxes from each classroomeach classroom

We also have a We also have a recycling bin in recycling bin in every single room every single room

Checking taps and toilets !Checking taps and toilets !

We did a survey on We did a survey on making sure that all of our making sure that all of our taps are not leaking.We taps are not leaking.We also checked that there also checked that there are aerators on our taps, are aerators on our taps, to save more water.to save more water.

We tested the toilets by We tested the toilets by putting blue tablets in putting blue tablets in them to make sure that them to make sure that the toilets aren’t leaky . the toilets aren’t leaky . We could tell if the toilets We could tell if the toilets were leaky because the were leaky because the water would turn blue water would turn blue before we flushed the before we flushed the toilet!toilet!

Toilets use Too Much Toilets use Too Much Water Water

Recently our DC Recently our DC team has put toilet team has put toilet displacement displacement devices in our devices in our schools toilets schools toilets

We are now saving We are now saving 2 Liters of water 2 Liters of water every time we every time we flush the toilet.flush the toilet.

Hans Helgesen Hand Hans Helgesen Hand Washing Washing

To save water we To save water we asked students to asked students to change the way change the way they wash their they wash their hands. Here’s hands. Here’s how to wash your how to wash your hands the right hands the right way and save way and save water at the same water at the same time . time .

The steps to washing your The steps to washing your hands!hands!

11stst step - turn the tap step - turn the tap on and get your on and get your hands wet.hands wet.

22ndnd - turn off the tap. - turn off the tap.

33rdrd - soap your hands - soap your hands then turn the tap then turn the tap with your arm.with your arm.

That’s how to keep That’s how to keep clean and save water clean and save water at the same time.at the same time.

Home and school!Home and school!

This year we’ve been This year we’ve been trying to get students to trying to get students to save water and electricity save water and electricity at home and at school.at home and at school.

We remind students every We remind students every month at our school month at our school assemblies with assemblies with speeches, presentations speeches, presentations and skits.and skits.

All these notes we’ve All these notes we’ve shown you are trying to shown you are trying to get you to save water I get you to save water I hope you will try to do at hope you will try to do at least one of these at least one of these at home or at school.home or at school.