Sunday, April 20, 2014

Earth Day 2014

Earth Day is on April 22, 2014. This year the theme is greencities and what we can do to improve our community through our help in the environment with energy conservation.

This is a great day to start using less energy, use other energy alternatives, begin a recycling project, or educate others about the importance of maintaining a clean, sustainable environment.

Things you can do throughout the year to help our Earth:
* Use energy efficient light bulbs at home.
* Turn off lights, appliances, computers or televisions sets when not in use to conserve and save energy.
* Begin a recycling project at home, or get your neighbors involved in a recycling project.
* Make better choices by limiting waste: Filter your own water and save the environment from
plastic bottles. Use a cloth bag or reuse a paper bag when grocery shopping or any type of shopping. (It also saves energy by not producing more bottles and plastic bags.)
* Plant a tree and maintain it.
* Start a garden with organic food produce.
* Begin to use compost to enrich the soil if you already have a garden.
(Did you know that our school has a compost bin? Bring your organic waste such as cabbage, carrot leaves or remnants, or fruit cores and peels to Mr. Coursey so we can use it for our school's organic garden.)

What will you do throughout the year to help our cities have better air quality and greener, healthier solutions?

You can learn more about Earth Day all over the world by clicking here.


Give Earth a chance, by getting involved.







R. Aguilar

Saturday, April 12, 2014

Letters from Zafra!

Last week, we received letters from Zafra's Germán CID school and their students.
The look on everyone's faces was one of excitement and happiness. We began to write and will be sending our letters and goodies to them very soon!

These are some of the students and their letters and gifts:

Jade, Gregory, Lily, Amanda and Jack with our box of letters!


Rein and her friends counting the coins she received from her pal.

Charlottte and her letter

Lauren E, Max, and Noah with their letters.
Mia and her letter. She also received a bracelet.

Camryn and her letter.
Wesley and Sam with their letters and gifts.

Ms. Aguilar