Update to the PTO, December 13, 2012

Just what is that Green Team up to these days?

1)  Mrs. Morad and her enthusiastic team of students have been sorting and boxing the MANY foil-lined snack packaging that is being collected in the TerraCycle boxes during the lunch periods.

2) The Primary Hall won the bottle cap collection in a dramatic upset over the highly-favored Intermediate Hall.  The Green Team students will be fashioning a wall mural with all the caps.

3) The Girl Scouts are planning for a raised garden bed.  Their planning includes site location, budget items, planting specifics, and bed construction.  You go, girls!

4) Have you seen the many green-themed signs popping up around the school?

Thanks, Green Team, for raising awareness.  Because knowing is half the battle.

5) Get excited, because the Green Team is organizing a Cell Phone Recycle Event!  Is your family planning to upgrade your telecommunications this holiday?  Don't toss that old cell phone.  Recycle it during morning or afternoon traffic on Thursday January 17 and Friday January 18.  The phones will be donated to Cell Phones For Soldiers and will result in calling cards for soldiers to call home.  What a cause!  And don't fret, this reputable charity erases all sensitive information.

6) As the holiday parties pop up and teachers ask for donations of food and supplies, consider making a small change to reduce the holiday trash.  The biggest culprits for party trash are individually packaged snacks and disposable tableware.  Consider volunteering to bring a class set of cups, or a tray of cut fruit.  You will be amazed at how much little differences can make and I've found teachers are open to wise suggestions.