Earth Day activities

Thanks to all who attended today's meeting.
The flyers were distributed period 6 and the school knows about next Tuesday's green team activities.

have you seen the Earth Week web site by the way?
(It's the Earth's diary each and every week.)

Based on today's meeting.

Valeed, Steve and Ryan will organize the noon clean-up.

Mahak - will sell bracelets. Saima and Caitlyn will make them.
Malika - selling food Tina - in charge of magnet (with designs from Steve)
Virangna - selling books, magazine etc.

Thanks again,
next meeting is Thursday

Earth Hour and TDSB - Milne Valley info too

Milne Valley is registered for Earth hour - it's official!!


In response to a flurry of excited interest among both elementary and secondary students, the Toronto District School Board is happy to support the global Earth Hour campaign to raise environmental awareness. Earth Hour uses the simple action of turning off the lights for one hour to deliver a powerful message about the need for action on climate change.

Why does it matter? Why participate? A TDSB Earth Hour awareness campaign is a simple and powerful way for students to take part, and perhaps even become environmental ambassadors in their communities. The Earth Hour campaign creates hope by giving everyone a glimpse of what can be accomplished if we work together!
PART 1: Friday, March 28, 2008 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. “Preparation for Earth Hour” Toronto District School Board – all schools and offices Since the official Earth Hour occurs outside of school hours (Saturday, March 29 between 8 and 9 p.m.), the TDSB will observe its own Earth Hour in a “warm up” or (“cool down!”) in preparation for Earth Hour. Every school or office will decide on its own plan – for one hour can your school or office manage without lights? ...photocopy machines? ...coffee makers?... computers?...? ...?


PART 2: For Earth Hour itself, March 29, 8:00-9:00 p.m. Friday night of the Earth Hour weekend, caretakers will be asked to shut off all interior lights except for emergency lighting, and turn off exterior lighting starting 8 p.m.(as long as there is consensus at the local level that it would be safe to do so and the caretakers are able to adjust the timers). In addition, computer monitors will automatically be put to sleep and fan use will be minimized.

Rocks and mineral identification

The Green team has been meeting to identify some rock and mineral samples for the Science dept.

FUN!

Here are some links to help us:

Identifying common rocks...
indentify rocks
Rock hounds
Rock hounds
Identifying rocks (igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary)
about rocks
Igneous rocks
Volcano rocks

All about rock identification




Rocks for kids

MINERALS

A mineral is the same all the way through. That is one reason we speak of
a sample or a specimen rather than a rock.
There are about 3000 known minerals on earth.
All rocks are made up of 2 or more of these minerals.

Mineral town


from the earth...these rocks and minerals are pretty cool!

Green team updates

Congratulations to all Green Team workshop presenters.

As of today - Jan. 24 - half of our school has been educated by YOU the Green Team members about:

- environmental awareness
- waste reduction
- energy conservation

What a way to start off the third phase of Milne Valley becoming an EcoSchool!!

You have shared information with
6-a-d
7a-d
8a-d

next week it's time for the second half of the school.

We have to choose our class Energy award winners (individual waste winner) starting next month.

Bye for now,
Miss R