Earth Day Groceries Reports, 2003
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CT
Bill Halscheid
bill.halscheid@asd-1817.org
American School for the Deaf
West Hartford, CT
USA
We decorated 215
bags!
About our project: This year American School for the Deaf Participated in the Earth Day Groceries project. Wild Oats Natural Marketplace (340 N. Main St., West Hartford, Connecticut, 06117) was generous enough to donate 500 bags for our project. Students and staff rose to the challenge and decorated over 215 bags! Teachers found creative ways to incorporate this project into their curriculum. Students in art classes decorated the bags with brilliant colors and great imagination. Others created original poems to personify the idea of environmental awareness. Some students colored and cut out magnificent pictures and pasted them on the bags. Across the content areas, teacher found great ways to participate. The completed bags where brought to Wild Oats and were displayed around the store during a pre-Earth Day celebration. On April 22, the bags were given to shoppers in which to carry their items and hopefully reuse for future shopping. One thing is for sure; the customers of Wild Oats who received our bags were certainly in awe over the talent, passion and creativity of our A.S.D students! A Power Point presentation was made displaying our project. Wild Oats also gave us free posters for teachers and students to enjoy. Congratulations to ASD and the Earth Day Bag Project on a job well done! Bill Halscheid
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submitted on 5/13/2003
Nancy Sparaco
Center School
Old Lyme, CT
USA
We decorated 100
bags!
About our project: The third grade students at Center School in Old Lyme, CT enjoyed decorating the brown paper bags for this worthwhile Earth Day project. One student actually received his own bag! Mrs. Eileen Zehnder, a member of the Westbrook Garden Club, visited Mrs. Nancy Sparaco's third grade class and spoke about the importance of protecting our Earth for future generations to come. What fun we had becoming artists!
submitted on 4/28/2003
Jon Haight
haightj@stratford.k12.ct.us
Franklin School
Stratford, CT
USA
We decorated 500
bags!
About our project: Franklin school students decorated 500 bags with many messages to remind others to be kind to our planet. Classes from kindergarten to sixth grade participated. Thanks to rooms 18 and 21 for all the extra bags!! Franklin School would like to thank our friends at Shaws of Stratford for their support.
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submitted on 4/25/2003
Donna Magrath
dmagrath@ansonia.org
Mead
Ansonia, CT
USA
We decorated 200
bags!
About our project: The fourth and fifth graders were paired with each other. We all met in the Cafe and discussed the importance of Earth Day. We read a wonderful story about Earth Day - the main theme of the story was about how just one person can make a difference. I will be trying to send you some pictures.
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submitted on 4/22/2003
CHRISTINE LENER
CLENER@COUNTRYSCHOOL.NET
NEW CANAAN COUNTRY SCHOOL
NEW CANAAN, CT
USA
COUNTRYSCHOOL.NET
We decorated 400
bags!
About our project: THIS WAS SUCH A GREAT PROJECT! THE KIDS MADE A BEAUTIFUL ASSORTMENT OF BAGS WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PICTURES AND STATEMENTS ON THEM. MY STUDENTS WERE IN GRADES PREK- 4TH GRADE AND THEY ALL LOVED DOING IT! WE EVEN MADE THE LOCAL PAPER! THIS WAS OUR FIRST YEAR PARTICIPATING AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MANY MORE TO COME!
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submitted on 4/18/2003