Kids Can Clean Together Contest Photos

                  Here are some of the pictures taken when we finished our dolphin sculpture.

And take a look at the dolphin! It's smiling :)

And this here is our group photo, of the Green Team sculpture crew, taken right in front of our school.

If you would like to take a look at our submission, the link is down below

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI6M6DlUl6g&feature=youtu.be

Kids Can Clean Together Contest

Over the past few weeks, some dedicated members of the Green Team worked hard to put together an entry for the Kids Can Clean Together contest.  The team decided to create a dolphin sculpture out of garbage to show how even trash, can be re-used  and turned into a work of art.  This shows the importance of cleaning up our environment and re-using what we can.

Check out our submission for the contest by following this link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI6M6DlUl6g&feature=youtu.be

A HUGE thanks to the staff and students who committed so much time and effort to this:  Mr. Szentes, Stone, Cherie, Joy, Jenny, Melanie, Emily, Nigarsan, Jerry and Alina.  We are extremely grateful for your dedication and hard work! 

Waste-free lunches!

Remember to keep on bringing your waste-free lunches so that your name can be entered for a draw for prizes!! The waste-free lunchdays will be continuing until the end of April :)

Just a reminder: Remember to turn off your lights from 8:30-9:30! It's EARTH HOUR!!!

March's SAM Green Team member of the month!

Congratulations to Nigarson, who was the SAM Green Team member of the month for March! Thank you for your dedication to the Green Team, and also for your presentations!

March 31st: Earth hour!

This year, Earth hour is taking place on March 31st, (which is a Saturday) from 8:30PM - 9:30PM!

Hundreds of people across the world come together on this particular day to support this environmental event. Earth Hour has done a lot to raise awareness about climate change issues.

Earth Hour was organized by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). It first started in 2007. And it continues on to this day! Earth hour takes place every year, on the last Saturday of every March. More than 5,200 cities and towns in 135 countries worldwide switched off their lights for Earth Hour 2011!

So remember, on Saturday March 31st, from 8:30 PM- 9:30 PM, turn off all your lights!

Take part in this environmental event, on March 31st! And, if you can, try and educate others about what you know about Earth hour!

For more information, visit http://www.earthhour.org/

Thanks!

The SAM Green Team members of the month for February!

And the SAM Green team members of the month for February are (drumrolls, please).......
Annie and Helen!
We hereby congratulate them again for a job well done!
Thank you always doing your part in Green Team duties!

Ecoschools Middle Schools Conference

On Thursday, February 2nd, 9 Green Team members had the opportunity to participate in an exciting Ecoschools conference. These students were: Yin, Tarindi, Cherie, Joy, Stone, Kristen, Joey, Emily and Melanie. The conference was held at Evergreen Brickworks and many other schools participated in this wonderful event.

Our members participated in many workshops, like the Marshmallow Challenge and the Waste Audit. We also learned about other schools' green initiatives through their display boards.

Each team was awarded points after they completed each challenged. Overall, SAM earned enough points to place fourth! What was the winning prize? A bird house for the school!

Overall, our Green Team members learned a lot and came away with new ideas. Stay tuned for more exciting news!

Working on the journey stick

The display board created for the conference.