On-going Recycling at Canyon
Printer and toner cartridges
Computer
Lab.
Eyeglasses & sunglasses (without cases) for Gift of Sight
Library
Children’s Books for Access Books and Canyon
Library
Cell phones
Library
New, used & repairable toys, toddler books for Toy Loan
Breezeway
Paper
Blue
containers Plastic bottles and cans
Yellow
containers
Green Habit of the Month
The idea for a “Green Habit of the Month”
germinated from a group of people at our school who wanted to create
awareness of our daily impact on the planet. All the children are
encouraged to come up with ideas of their own which are shared on the
“Green Space” bulletin board (located by the school
side gate). Each month a new habit is chosen from
the suggestions by the Student Council’s “Green
Team.” The "Habit of the Month”
is displayed on the website and in the Chronicle and on a card that the
children are given to take home with them.
We encourage you to post the cards on your fridge or anywhere in your
home where it will remind you to make a difference.
To submit an idea, get a “Green Idea” card from the
office and put it in the “Green Ideas” box, which
is also in the office. We want to keep each month’s
habit simple, specific and doable.
April 2008 Recycle Electronics
March 2008
Blanket Drive
February 2008
Recycle sneakers
January 2008
Save Plastic
December 2007 Switch your light
bulbs
November 2007 Reduce, reuse and recycle
batteries
October 2007
Bring garbage-free lunches
May 2007
Reusable grocery bags
April 2007
Recycle electronics
March 2007
Recycle sneakers
February 2007
Drive less
January 2007
Save water
November 2006 Recycle paper
October 2006
Turn off the lights
04/08 Recycle Electronics
It's time for spring cleaning
Over the next few weeks, look through your house for old
electronics that can be recycled, like cell phones, TVs, computers and
printers
Ask your parents to bring them to school on Friday May 2
and drop them off behind the Library. A truck from California
Recycles will pick the electronics up and make sure they are recycled,
refurbished or reused.
03/08 Re-Use Blankets
Give your old blankets some new life
Bring your old, washed blankets or comforters to school.
You can also bring new, adult-sized socks and new or old washed
adult sweatpants with elastic waistbands
We will be donating these items to people who are more needy than us, so that they can have a good life too.
Our school is working with Poverty Matters, an organization that helps homeless people on Skid Row in Los Angeles.
02/08 Recycle Sneakers
Old athletic shoes were collected on Olympics Day. Nike will
recycle the rubber, foam, and fabric of each shoe as part of their
Re-Use a Shoe Program.
1/08 Save Plastic
• Use containers for storage and carrying food, instead of
plastic bags.
• Use thermoses or washable bottles instead of buying plastic
bottles.
• Bring your own grocery bags to the store or supermarket.
• Come up with you own Green Ideas and put them in the green
Idea Box in the Office
12/07 Switch Your Light bulbs.
Switch your regular incandescent light bulbs to Compact Flourescent
Light bulbs (CFLs). CFLs use less energy and can last up to
15 times longer than regular bulbs. Even if your regular bulb
hasn't burned out, you will save more energy if you replace it with a
CFL. Buy CFLs at Canyon during Parent/Teacher conference week
and bring your incandescent lightbulbs in for recycling.
[CFLs offered for sale at Canyon School, incandescent lightbulb
recycling at school, dovetails with monthlong CFL awareness campaign in
the Palisades
120 Compact Fluorescent Bulbs (CFLs) were bought by Canyon families]
11/07 Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Batteries
• Americans buy more than 2
billion household batteries a year. Many batteries have
poisonous metals in them that can pollute the earth.
• Turn off your battery-powered
toys when you’re not using them
• Use rechargeable batteries
whenever you can
• Recycle your household
batteries at school
10/07 Bring Garbage-Free Lunches
Save money and save the planet, instead of using drink boxes and
plastic sandwich bags, put your food and drinks in reusable containers.
• Bring metal silverware from home or wash and reuse your
plasticware.
• Use a cloth napkin and wash it after use, instead of
throwing away paper napkins.
• Come up with your own ideas on how to Bring Garbage-Free
Lunches and put them in the Green Idea Box in the Office.
[Reusable lunch boxes sold at the Back to School Family Picnic]
05/07 Reusable Grocery Bags
• Plastic bags are not environmentally friendly.
• Reusable grocery bags are easy to carry and their handles
don’t break
• Some markets may even give you money back for bringing your
own bags.
• You can buy a Canyon “THIS IS NOT A PLASTIC
BAG.” E-mail Meryl Holland at MerylF@aol.com for details.
[Reusable grocery bags given out to those who brought recyclable
electronics on Electronics Recycling Day]
[“This is Not a Plastic Bag” reusable totes offered
for purchase]
04/07 Recycle Electronics
• Over the next three weeks, look through your house for old
electronics that can be recycled like cell phones, tvs, computers and
printers.
• Ask your parents to bring them to school on Friday, March
30. A truck from California Recycles will pick the electronics up and
make sure they are recycled, refurbished, or reused.
[Electonics Recycling Day; over 3.000 pounds of electronics collected]
03/07 Recycle Sneakers
• Bring your old athletic shoes to school THIS WEEK and put
them in the boxes near your classroom.
• Nike will recycle the rubber, foam, and fabric of each shoe
as part of their Re-Use a Shoe Program.
[Re-Use a Shoe Program coincided with Canyon’s Olympics Day;
hundreds of pairs of shoes collected; shoes were displayed in the
window at Niketown, Beverly Hills to help kick off their national
program]
02/07 Drive Less
• If you live close to school, walk or bike. If you live far
away, carpool.
• Take the bus.
• Drive electric/hybrid cars instead of gas guzzlers.
• Come up with your own ideas on how to Drive Less and put
them in the Green Idea Box in the Office.
[Children encouraged to walk/bike/carpool to school on a Friday in
February]
01/07 Save Water
• Turn off the water while you brush your teeth.
• Take shorter showers and don’t fill up the bathtub
all the way.
• Drink all the water in your water bottle, or label it with a
sharpie so that you remember it’s yours.
• Don’t leave the sink running.
• Come up with your own ideas on how to Save Water and put
them in the Green Idea Box in the Office.
11/06 Recycle Paper
• Make a designated spot in your house and in your classroom
for recyclables.
• Use your old work paper as scratch paper.
• Reuse your shopping bags.
• Use a sponge or cloth instead of paper towels.
• Come up with your own ideas on how to recycle paper and put
them in the Green Idea Box in the Office.
[Blue Bins introduced at Canyon School]
10/06 Turn Off The Lights
• Become your own family light monitor and encourage everyone
to turn off the lights whenever they leave the room.
• Volunteer to be your classroom light monitor.
• Ask your parents to help you check the electricity bill next
month to see how much you’ve made a difference.
• Come up with your own ideas on how to save electricity and
put them in the Green Idea Box in the Office.
[The students sourced an article on conserving electricity, which was
distributed to the teachers. If you would like to learn more,
please visit
http://kristensguide.tripod.com/Activism/Environment/conserve_electricity.htm]
New, used & repairable toys, toddler books for Toy Loan
Canyon school collects toys for Toy Loan, a public toy-library housed
in 42 centers in underprivileged areas of LA County. Children
borrowing toys learn responsibility through an honor code and a merit
system. Toy Loan is sponsored by the Los Angeles County Board
of Supervisors and the Department of Public Services and staffed by
volunteers. http://dpss.lacounty.gov/dpss/toyloan/default.cfm
We are collecting used or repairable toys and preschool/ baby books in
the box in the school breezeway year round. Toy Loan also
accepts new toys, but you may prefer to save these for the holiday toy
gift drive. If you would like a tax receipt to be mailed to
you, just attach your name and address.
If you have questions or a lot of toys that you would prefer to load
straight into my car, please contact Ali
Stirland ali@hartavenue.com
Access Books
This agency provides books to inner-city schools in the Los Angeles
area.
http://www.accessbooks.net/
Plastic bottles and cans
The money generated from recycling these is used to buy gently used
books for the school library
Eye glasses
Canyon school is collecting eyeglasses for underprivileged people in
developing countries and the U.S. We need glasses or sunglasses in all
styles, sizes and colors that are complete pairs, ready to wear (but
not lenses, frames, cases or contact lenses).
All the eyewear is
cleaned, repaired and hand-delivered to those in need by the charity
Gift of Sight. Please leave eyeglasses in the box in the library.
For
more information visit www.givethegiftofsight.org If you have
questions, please contact Ali Stirland ali@hartavenue.com
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