Caleb Green Team is a committee of students and parents helping implement projects that create awareness and education on environmental issues and concerns.

Our Mission: To help students, staff, and families discover ways to become “Stewards for the Earth” by providing opportunities for participating in “green” projects and programs throughout the year.

Goals 2010-2011:

~Recycle Art Projects

~Classroom Worm Compost Bins
~E-Waste Fundraiser
~School Waste Audit
~Recycle/Compost Lunch Program
~Earth Week: April 2011
~Bike/Walk to School Week Challenge

Saturday, January 16, 2010

1st Green Team Mtg. Summary

Caleb Green Team Meeting
1/13
Summary

Here is a list of the things to do, team member on project, dates/deadlines and “other” ideas @ our first meeting for 2010:

“Green Team” Mini-Presentation (Mission statement, goals, etc.) Kick off @ Compost School Assembly Wed. Feb 24th. Kim (due: Feb.24th)

School Wide Schedule for “Hands-on Composting” (I.e. weekly turning/watering for compost/ helping the worms). Kim (due: Feb. 17th)

Green Team fundraiser Project for GALA (Auction “Save the Earth” package :i.e. Student “Steward for the Earth”, Compost Bin, etc.) Angela (due: March 15th)

Publicity; Educating students, staff, families on our Mission and Goals as well as “green” projects/events coming up via flyers, weekly newsletter, posters, etc. Lisa B. (due: ONGOING, 1st memo for Jan. 18th?)

City of Sacramento 3 “R’s” classroom presentation/Doug Huston (Confirm dates/time April 1st/2nd?) Kim (due: Feb. 1st)

Ceramic “Earth” Pendants for Earth Week fundraiser (sales @ am, lunch, and after school?) Suzanne (due: April )

Save the Earth Poster Competition: Each student creates own poster on how they are/will help the earth, winner in every room (each winner is in drawing for prize), select winner for “Earth Day” logo for “reusable bags/t-shirts”(sale for fundraiser), hang posters in rooms, etc. Suzanne (due: April 12th)

Waste-Free Lunch Program ( Earth Week, “Gotcha being Good to the Earth” button/award for students helping the earth/lunch monitors, week long mini-presentations @ lunch on ways to be “Stewards for the Earth”, Waste Audit, etc.) Kim & Team (due: April)

Other:

Contact Mrs. K (counselor) on choosing “earth/green” words for the week in April. Kim
Contact Mrs. Brown to chose “Earth” songs for morning sing & lunch during Earth Week. Kim
Contact Lynette Nordstrom and/or Jen L. to get information on “Earth Day“ t-shirts/bags. Suzanne/Angela?
Plant Native plants/tree during Earth week (grant; Sac Valley CNPS) Kim
Recycling Bins in every room! Kim

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