1.2.1 Schoolwide Awareness of Green School Certification
Monthly SWAY Newsletter to Parents and Staff
Monthly informative Green School News was included in our School wide SWAY (online interactive newsletter) to inform parents and our school community of Green School happenings.
Parr's Ridge Elementary School Green School News
Parr’s Ridge is working towards getting re-certified as a Maryland Green School. We have submitted our Letter of Intent, and have until March to gather documentation to submit for our Green…
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Parr's Ridge Elementary School Green School News
Parr’s Ridge is working towards getting re-certified as a Maryland Green School. We have submitted our Letter of Intent, and have until March to gather documentation to submit for our Green…
Go to this Sway
(make sure to keep scrolling to see the complete SWAY!)
Green School Spiritwear Sale
Students and staff members purchased t-shirts, hoodies and reusable grocery bags as a fundraiser for our Green School efforts. This fundraiser raised $200 and will go towards adopting a polar bear through World Wildlife Fund.
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Green School Reusable Grocery Bags
As part of our Green School Spiritwear sale, we sold reusable grocery bags and encouraged families and staff members to use them in place of plastic grocery bags. One teacher purchased 20 reusable grocery bags for kids who take home food daily from our food pantry.
Email from First Grade Teacher “I have a student who was so excited about his 'reusable polar bear bag' and told me he can put food in it and bring it back as much as he wants. He was thrilled and totally understood the “reusable” part of his gift.” |
Green School Student Reps on WPAR Weekly Announcements
The Green Team Student Representatives are the Green News anchors on our weekly news program. The students report on green news from our school, community, nation, or the world. Student representatives practiced scripts, practiced each Friday morning and then spoke on our weekly broadcasted morning announcements. As the year goes on, our WPAR Representatives help to write the scripts!
WPAR Representatives for 2019-2020
WRAP Representatives for 2018-2019
Daily Staff Emails during Green School Week (January 2019)
Daily emails were broadcast to staff during Green School Week, which contained information, fun facts and/or video clips around the Green School theme of the day. Teachers were encouraged to spend some time in their classroom discussing the Green School theme of the day.