E-Team

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Theme: Recycling

Thursday, 1/11  Recycling Choices!    

        ***We discussed the types of recycling we could do at the MS – besides paper and pop cans, plastic bottles…

       ***We came up with ink cartridges, used plastic markers, and clothing/ materials

       *** Some members were looking into the companies that might be able to take our collected ink cartridges, clothing and/or markers

SNOW Days – changed our meeting dates

Thursday, 2/1 Field Trip- Focus on: Fair Trade & Organic, Shop Local:    Global Infusion!

                        

Thursday, 2/ 8    Recycle Changes in AMS 

 

December 2023  Updates

1st Meeting: Getting Started:

One – We discussed how often we should / could meet.  I shared the feedback you noted on the E-team survey.  

We will meet Thursdays after school.  

 

Two: Each month, we will switch out themes. 

          December will be Fair Trade and Organic Foods/ Farmiing.

          We will also get started with Recycling: (plastics and pop cans/bottles).

              ~Quite a few of you have volunteered with recycling after you eat lunch

              ~Emails to you will go out next week

              ~signs in the hall and on announcements start next week

 

Three: We discussed some of the common ideas that everyone listed on their papers (and that are goals of mine as well) that we will tackle: 

*Recycling

*Beach Clean-up (yes, in spring!)

*Hiking, Outside Activities

*Animals, Endangered species, protected species,…

*Neighborhood and Campus Cleanups

*Green Roof and Live Wall Activities

*Safe Cleaning, safe cleaning compounds, and cleaning substances with less plastics

*Education (of ETeam members and students, community) about Environmental and Living Sustainably 

*Participating with Nature Conservancy (or another like-organization)

 *Organizing a fund-raiser to sponsor lands, rainforest, or helping to save a protected or endangered species

*Green Buildings, Sustainable Businesses

*Water – conservation of water, clean water for all, water bottle challenges, local and state waters 

 

Four: Let’s invite others to join E-Team!

 

Five: Meeting summaries and plans will be posted it on this Blog – on this E-Team page 

https://kellychr7allendalems.wordpress.com/e-team/

 

Six:  Methods and Ideas for E-Team Meetings: 

     **ACTIVITIES!  Outside, inside experiments, sustainability leaders with activities

     **VideoShorts during lunches now and then

     **Field Trips (probably once per month)

     **Fund-Raisers for an environmental cause

     **Challenges for students to become more environmentally friendly

 

Seven:  I will send an email reminder each week and change out announcements with our themes for the months to come.

 

Questions?  Email me or email on this whole group- if it is a question for everyone.  

Think about what problems we will solve this year!!!

Ms. Kelly 🙂  

 

Theme for the Month: 

Organic, Fair Trade, Shop Local—>  Food Labeling  

First Meeting, 12/7
Students sampled organic and Fair Trade chocolates!  YUM!  We discussed what it meant to have these food classifications.

Each week in december, you will have the chance to eat / drink some kind of Organic or Fair Trade food: chocolate, apple cider, grapes and apples, carrots, strawberries, blueberries,….  These foods were grown without chemicals and the cocoa beans for the chocolate was also shade grown, without the destruction of rainforests, and with Fair Wages for their farmers. 

Best Fair Trade Chocolates of 2023

Equal Exchange Chocolate & Coffee

Sustainable Eating: Why You Should Buy Seasonal and Local  

  

 

   Ms.  Kelly

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RECYCLING   ~~ RECYCLING ~~ RECYCLING ——>

We will be starting this up soon!

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What do you think?  Should we print out some of these posters (or others like them) for the school near the recycling stations?

 

⇒⇒E-Team Activities in Past Years: Water Bottle Challenges, Saving Rainforest Acreage, Walk 4 Water events, Organic & Fair Trade Food meetings & field trips, plastic/aluminum school-wide recycling programs, Endangered & Protected Species with JBZoo, teaming up with Fuel Up to Play, Field Trips / hikes at local parks, Beach Clean-Ups, Partnering With The Nature Conservancy, Investigate Ocean Clean-Ups, Work With Earth Echo, Green Roof studies …. Fantastic Efforts and Ideas by Excellent E-Teams!
Our E-Team Creates Positive Change!

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