Big T's Green Day, held on April 10, was a great success! The students enjoyed a full day of nature and science, including learning how worms make compost and creating imaginative sculptures out of trash (some of which will go on to compete in the Larimer County Landfill's "Trash to Treasure" art contest).
Other Green adventures throughout the day included a bird/bird food tag, making their own landfill-in-a-bottle experiments, planting take-home petunias in recycled newspaper pots, and participating in a recycled book exchange.
The lunch recycling program for the week culminated with a great reduction in the amount of trash Big T students threw away at lunch, and an increase in the amount of recycling ~ good job, Big T Greenies!
To see two wonderful newspaper features on the day, go to http://www.reporterherald.com/news_story.asp?ID=22540 and to http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200990411002
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I am so excited to hear that Green Day went so well. I'd love to hear what everyone's favorite parts were. Let me ask a few questions. Was it difficult to reduce your waste in the cafeteria? What were some of the best sculptures you saw made out of trash? Are your petunias still doing well now that you've taken them home? Keep up the good work with your blog.
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