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.

SAM Green Team Members of the Month

Congratulations to Stone and Melanie for being the SAM Green Team members of the month for December. These two dedicated individuals are recognized for their outstanding "green" efforts.

GREEN TEAM POSTERS ARE UP!!

We have hung up some new posters around the classrooms, and cafeteria. These posters are about recycling and packing a waste free lunch! Please have a look at them and help support our green initiatives :)

_The Green Team

TD Environment Art Contest

A huge thank you to those who submitted entries for the TD environment art contest. Six superb entries were handed in. Thank you to those talented artists on a job well done! The art work has now been sent off!

Green Team Executive Committee 2011-2012

The list of the Green Team Executive Committee 2011-2012:

Co-Presidents- Alina Sharukh, Yin Wang

Co-Vice Presidents- Joey Kuang, Kristen Price


Secretary- Tarindi Welikala


Advisor- Zanib Sajjad


and the bloggers- Jenny / MinhHanh Doan


We will update you more with news from the Green Team!