More green
Hi all!
Happy 2008!! Let's make this a really green year! I have yet another great recycling opportunity for those in the Twin Cities, something I learned from one of my co-workers yesterday. I always knew that we could recycle those annoying plastic shopping bags, but I didn't know that many other bags could also be included in that recycling.... ziplock style bags (as long as the hard plastic sliders are removed), bags from newspapers, the plastic surrounding your cereal, even the soft plastic wrapping around many packages. See the full list and where you can deposit plastic at: www.itsinthebagmn.org!
Also, here's a blurb on John's class (which resulted in the pink hair from the last post):
Lincoln Elementary School for the Arts participates in Adopt-a-Family program
Lincoln Elementary School for the Arts students carried on a school tradition by participating in the Anoka County "Adopt a Family" program last month. Students collect $400 to purchased gifts for families in need.
"With more than half of money pennies and nickels, it was really a school wide effort," said John Horton, fifth grade teacher at Lincoln.
Lincoln's fifth grade students then made a trip to Target in Coon Rapids to shop for their family. Students learned to spend money wisely by looking for deals and comparing items they wanted to buy said Horton. Students bought a lot of clothes for the family including shirts, pants, and outerwear. According to the students the best thing to shop for were toys.
After the shopping trip, students wrapped presents and had a pizza party.
Happy 2008!! Let's make this a really green year! I have yet another great recycling opportunity for those in the Twin Cities, something I learned from one of my co-workers yesterday. I always knew that we could recycle those annoying plastic shopping bags, but I didn't know that many other bags could also be included in that recycling.... ziplock style bags (as long as the hard plastic sliders are removed), bags from newspapers, the plastic surrounding your cereal, even the soft plastic wrapping around many packages. See the full list and where you can deposit plastic at: www.itsinthebagmn.org!
Also, here's a blurb on John's class (which resulted in the pink hair from the last post):
Lincoln Elementary School for the Arts participates in Adopt-a-Family program
Lincoln Elementary School for the Arts students carried on a school tradition by participating in the Anoka County "Adopt a Family" program last month. Students collect $400 to purchased gifts for families in need.
"With more than half of money pennies and nickels, it was really a school wide effort," said John Horton, fifth grade teacher at Lincoln.
Lincoln's fifth grade students then made a trip to Target in Coon Rapids to shop for their family. Students learned to spend money wisely by looking for deals and comparing items they wanted to buy said Horton. Students bought a lot of clothes for the family including shirts, pants, and outerwear. According to the students the best thing to shop for were toys.
After the shopping trip, students wrapped presents and had a pizza party.
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