Earth Week

Earth Day is celebrated in the U.S. on April 22nd. It is a day whose mission is to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's environment. Every year theGo Green Committee organizes a week of events aimed at helping our community contribute to this important mission.

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2023 Earth Week Schedule

MONDAY, 4/17

♻️🛒 Reuse Cart Morning (8:00-8:20)

Edison’s Reuse / Recycle Cart (built years ago by the Dads Club) is BACK!
Get your hand-stamped for bringing in any of the following items on Monday 4/17
- Regular items
  - Broken crayons
  - Clean plastic film and wrappers (shipping material, packaging, produce bags, etc.)
  - Batteries
  - Round squeeze pouch lids
- Go Green will donate the following special items to the Alameda Point Collaborative (APC) Urban Farm, www.apcollaborative.org/farm2market/
  - Plastic grocery bags - clean, folded and stuffed into a plastic bag
  - Paper grocery bags - clean, folded and stuffed into a paper bag
  - Rubber bands
  - Produce ties
  - Egg cartons
  - Berry baskets (green paper or plastic)
- From 4/17-19 we will collect toilet paper rolls - cardboard only. We need several dozen for garden art projects.

In our Classrooms…

TOPIC: Teachers will focus on Meatless Mondays. Reduce your impact on the climate by eating more plants and less meat

TUESDAY, 4/18

🦦💚 Community Meeting with the Green Otter Club

In our Classrooms…

TOPIC: Teachers will focus on Litter

WEDNESDAY, 4/19

🎨 🖼️ Lunchtime Chalk Drawings

Chalk Drawings during lunch/recess
- Students will have the opportunity to draw about their big wishes for our green and healthy planet. They will be encouraged to show us what “investing in our planet” means to them…through art!
- Parent volunteers needed. Sign up here!

In our Classrooms…

TOPIC: Teachers will focus on Reducing Plastic

THURSDAY, 4/20

🧑‍🌾🪴 Lunchtime Garden Art Project

Garden Art Project during lunch/recess (Grades 1st-5th)
- Students will have the opportunity to make their own, all-natural, Bird Feeders in Edison’s Garden (assuming we can collect enough toilet paper rolls) on 4/17-19
- Parent volunteers needed. Sign up here!

In our Classrooms…

TOPIC: Teachers will focus on Trashion (in preparation for Friday’s Recycled Fashion Spirit Day!)

FRIDAY, 4/21

👗👖 Earth Week Spirit Day / Fashion Show

Spirit Day: wear a hand-me-down or thrifted item!
Brought to us by our amazing Go Green Teachers - Ms. Hinds & Ms. Schroeder, and Ms. Howell
Details:
- Two categories: “Trashion” and “Best Thrifted/Hand-Me-Down Outfit”
- 11-11:30: School-wide fashion show for all grades in the courtyard. Ms. Howell, Ms. Schroeder, and Ms. Hinds will coordinate.
- Each entrant fills out a card: name, category, outfit title, recycled/reused materials used.
- Green Otter Students and parents will help. Sign up to volunteer!

Zero-waste lunches

Go Green parents will come at lunch and give out stamps to students who are Zero Waste Heroes and Super Sorters.

In our Classrooms…

TOPIC: Teachers will focus on Food Waste

🗓️🌳🌻ALL WEEK ACTIVITIES

📪 GREEN SCHOOLS CHALLENGE | LETTER WRITING CAMPAIGN

The City of Alameda is updating its urban forest plan and this is an opportunity for students to share what they love about trees in Alameda by writing letters and sharing photos and artwork with the Mayor and City Council. Teachers will be provided with letter templates for their classrooms.

👟 SNEAKER & SHOE DRIVE

Back by popular demand! We are once again teaming up with Project Sole to collect and recycle all types of used/worn shoes (except cleats and wheelie shoes). Bins available at Edison (front hallway), and a few homes, 4/17-4/21:

2941 Northwood Drive
1514 Fountain St
1541 Eastshore Drive.

♻️ REUSE CART | DONATIONS for Alameda Point Collaborative

See details for reuse cart above.
Regular collection items, plus Go Green will collect additional items all week (on the blacktop) to donate to the Alameda Point Collaborative (APC) Urban Farm, www.apcollaborative.org/farm2market/ for reuse.

📚 ECO-FOCUSED LIBRARY READINGS

Ms. Boese will highlight books to support Earth Week themes with her classes.

🏎️ GARBAGE CAR RACES - MAKE AT HOME

All interested Edison students can make Garbage Cars. Details provided during Earth Week, race will be the following week.
Details:
- Two categories: K-2 and 3-5
- Students make a car out of ALL reused materials. Must be made from things that would have been thrown away or recycled. OK: glue, tape, paint. Not OK: Legos, old toys, ANY parts of RC cars, rubber bands.
- Parents should let their child do the bulk of the design/work.
- The wheel base may not exceed 9 inches.