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, November 27, 2010

Caleb Wins Solar Educational Grant!

A $850 grant from the City of Sacramento (via Solar America) has been given to Caleb Greenwood to assist with our Green Team Goals! A portion of these funds will help Caleb students learn how to use solar ovens and other energy saving related projects!

For more info. visit:
http://solaramericacommunities.energy.gov/cities/sacramento/
and
http://www.cityofsacramento.org/SolarGrant/index.html

Monday, November 22, 2010

Recycled Holiday Project Dec.'10

Students K-8 will be creating Recycled Holiday Crafts/Ornaments for Caleb's Holiday B-Fast/Flap Jack Run(on Saturday Dec.11th, 2011 )! Crafts can be purchased for $3 proceeds benefiting Caleb's Compost and Recycling Projects1

Kindergarten: Paper Maiche Ornaments
1st & 2nd: Bottle Cap Tree Ornaments
3rd-5th grade: Junk Mail Bracelets

Caleb's Waste Free Lunch Project

Caleb's Waste Free Lunch Project
Purchase a Laptop Lunch, Help the Green Team! Click on image to order yours today!

Drink Pouch Brigade- Help us earn money for our school by recycling juice pouches!

Drink Pouch Brigade- Help us earn money for our school by recycling juice pouches!
By recycling 1 Capri Sun, Honest Tea, & other juice pouches, our school earns 2 cents! Click on image for more information.