Love Our Earth Week 2017

 

 

 

Monday, April 24th 

GROW THE GOOD~ each student in every class will plant seeds to care for at school or at home. 

Tuesday, April 25

School-wide clean up!  For the first 10 minutes of recess, please take your class to an outdoor area around our school and collect     trash. 

Wednesday, April 26

Flashlight 15- students bring flashlights or reading lights.  During 15 minutes of “Drop Everything and Read”, turn off the lights to conserve energy, and use flashlights to read. 

  Thursday, April 27

Special Gift for Faculty and Staff from the Environmental Cabinet!

Environmental Committee leaders read “earth awareness” books to 1-2 classes. 

Friday, April 28

 Dress like a Plant!!! 

This week has been planned, organized and carried out with Love by the Environmental Cabinet of the Student Leadership Council.  #growthegood

 

Recycling Dos and Don'ts

In 2016, CVWMA (recycling provider for Central Virginia) started accepting additional recyclables such as #1-6 plastics and waxy cartons.

 

 

The student environmental cabinet has been doing year-long outreach to promote the expanded recycling program.  They wrote a play performed at a school town hall meeting starring “Recycling Man!”  They also made educational posters to hang around the school.

 

 

Green Apple Day of Service Coming Up April 23rd!

**UPDATE** - Rescheduled to Sunday April 30th due to weather!

Join the CHES Student Environmental Cabinet on Sunday, April 23rd from 9 AM - 12 PM for our fourth annual Green Apple Day of Service!  The students would like to spruce up the school grounds with bee and butterfly friendly flowers. 

We'll be working in the large and small courtyards, on the planters for the learning cottages around the outside of the grounds, and on the outdoor classroom in the front of the school.

Bring your gardening gloves and tools and come dig in the garden with us.  The event is rain or shine.  Parents are welcome!