EARTH DAY CELEBRATES 40 YEARS ON
APRIL 22nd!
The Week of April 19th is Earth Week for our schools. Following are flyers that might be of interest to recognize this important week:
Click here for our 'Stop Idling' flyer.Click here for our 'Facts About Recycling' flyer.
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Thanks to everyone who made the Chappaqua Schools' Green Fair on March 6th, 2010 a huge success!
Click here to read about this great day of down-to-earth fun in an article from New Castle Now.
A big tree-hugging thanks to:
* The Expo exhibitors, which included interactive students booths from Grafflin, Roaring Brook and Westorchard elementary schools, local community groups and companies “greening” Westchester.
* The high school and middle school environmental clubs for their engaging workshop presentations on topics from global warming to wind power: Greeley STOP, Greeley Silent Earth, Bell Environmental Club, Seven Bridges Environmental Club and Kids Against Pollution and their incredibly dedicated club faculty advisors: Frank Ceruzzi, Naomi Cook, Jessica Hermesch, Sheri Huffman, Annie Madden, Raymond LoGuidici, Mike DeBellis (respectively).
* Chappaqua Girl Scout Troops #1031 and 1070 --their leaders Lisa Enright and Anna Miller—for the Earth Day mobiles (to be unveiled at the Chappaqua Library on April 22, 2010).
* Faculty Mallory Chin (Bell), Diane Wendel (RBS) and Gina and Stan Serafin (Bell/SB) for their help and participation.
* The Green Fair planning committee and all of the day’s dedicated volunteers.
*********************************Did you know:
Chappaqua Central School District is part of the Green Schools Coalition of Westchester (GSCW).****************************************
Remember... It All Comes Back to You!
Gather the kids around the kitchen table! Review the Recycling Rules. Create recycling stations throughout the house. Sign a Recycling Pledge and sign an Environmental Pledge
Do you know your residential Recycling regulations? Look for the green Town of New Castle Solid Waste Management guidebooks in your school's lobby. Or if you have particular questions, contact our town's very knowledgeable Recycling Foreman, Bart Carey, through our New Castle Town Hall.
School lobbies are stocked with Town of New Castle Guides to Solid Waste Management. Pick one up and refresh yourself on the fantastic job our town does with the 3R's!
"All schools prepare our children for the future, but Go Green schools prepare the future for our children."
Jill Buck, founder of the National PTA Go Green Initiative
What's an Eco-footprint?
To take a personal eco-footprint quiz click here.
LOCAL RESOURCES:
School Green Cleaning Guidelines:
www.ogs.state.ny.us/bldgadmin/environmental/greenguidelines.pdf
For a listing of products approved for green cleaning in the schools, go to www.greenseal.org and www.environmentalchoice.com The Chappaqua PTA Environment Committee
provides environmental education information and resources with the aim
of strengthening conscientious behavior. Our goal is to positively
impact our environment, health and reinforce such ideas as the '3R's': Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
This PTA web page thus functions by offering various conservation tips,
links to local and national resources and online educational games for
kids.
Chair: Vivien Levy, environmentEd@chappaquapta.net
Updated 3/24/10 |
