Today students will be bringing home their very special canvas bags to keep. After reading several books about how even children can make a difference in caring for our environment and its creatures, students were inspired with their own environmental slogans. They applied all they had learned during our Living Things unit as well and we brainstormed many slogans as a class, from "Bring Your Own Bag Shopping" to "Don't Turn on Flashlights...When Turtles are Hatching!" Students chose a slogan, drafted their ideas in pencil on a planning sheet and then transferred their ideas to canvas bags using fabric markers and fabric crayons. Our Waste Free Wednesday was a success last week...we only had 2 pieces of rubbish in the bin after snack, instead of a half a bin full the previous day. Hopefully these canvas bags will serve as reminders to our students of all the little but important ways (ask your child about these...she/he might mention using reusable snack containers, turning off the lights, turning off the tap while brushing, and bringing reusable water bottles to restaurants as just a few) they can make a difference in caring for our earth.
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