Mr. RE cycle

On April 29th, Mr. RE cycle visited Washington Elementary School to reinforce our month long celebration of Earth Day and to entertain our student body.

Earth Day Groceries Project 2008!!!

As previously mentioned, the Washington Elementary School PTO is proud to announce that our students participated in the 15th Annual Earth Day Groceries Project.

Below, our students pride is evident of both their participation and creations!

We would like to thank both Ms. MaryAnn Donhue, of Shoprite Headquarters, and Mr. Rob Wilson, of Shoprite of Fair Lawn, for supporting our school's participation in the 15th Annual Earth Day Groceries Project. Without their support, our participation would have been impossible!

Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!

10 Easy Ways to Green Your Home

With Earth Day on the Horizon, I thought I'd share the following article I came across entitled "10 Easy Ways to Grenn Your Home".

http://www.everydayhealth.com/photogallery/10-easy-ways-to-green-your-home.aspx?p=1

You'll be amazed at what great effects simple changes can have.

Creative Ideas

This past Saturday our municipal Enviornmental Committe hosted a Earth Day Celebration at our local high-school.

On display were projects created by our local school children that were made entirely from recyclable materials.

One creative pair made a table top pool table from paper towel rolls, paper, and tin cans. Also on hand was a bowling game made with empty soda bottles. One of my favorites.....a simple but GREAT reusable project. A liquid fabric softener bottle decorated with paint and with holes drilled in the lid to be used as a watering can. The kids really put a lot of effort into their projects and it showed. Very creative bunch.

The municipal shade tree commission also offered violets and a dogwood tree for raffle as well as offering seedlings and information on their care.

With summer days quickly approaching, my daughter and I got some great summer project ideas.