PS 102's GREEN PAGES

Throughout the coming school year we will increase our efforts to promote environmental responsibility, especially through recycling activities at the school, educating our school community and culminating in an ECOFEST fair in April 2009.

If you have comments or additions to this page, or are interested in helping PS 102 staff and PTA members in our efforts to
REDUCE, REUSE and RECYCLE
please contact Margaret Sheri at (718) 748-7404 x 432, or email MElliotSheri@schools.nyc.gov

2007/08 Activities:
Recycling Assembly Program - October 2007
Recycling Club - reuse education & projects, monitor training, newsletter, signage
Staff notification of growing environment-themed library. DONATIONS WELCOME!
Coordination of lunchroom recyclable disposal - milk cartons, kitchen alumninum, cardboard
Coordination of plastic/glass/metal recycling in staff room.
Recycling signage throughout the school
Mandatory office paper recycling
Voluntary classroom paper recycling with help of monitors
Recycling Fact of the Week on morning announcements.

September 17 - Annual Beach Clean-up see www.alsnyc.org
PTA - Fleamarket and Used Book Drive - promote the idea of reuse.
Collection of Used Ink Cartridges and Cell Phones - Funding Factory PTA fundraiser
www.greenraising.com - PTA fundraiser all year and "web drive" held in March/April
Monthly notice of recycling opportunities and "Green" ideas in Bay View Parent News
Donation of almost 200 boxes of Text Books to Books Beyond Borders.com
TV-Turnoff Week - promotes unplugged family activities.
Materials for the Arts - Parent/Child Art Workshop using discarded materials.
Our A Tree Story School Opera was AMAZING and made us realize why we should appreciate trees. The set was made almost solely out of Recyclables!
Teacher book/material swap - 6/19-6/24.
Three GIVEAWAYS in the school yard - 6/6, 6/13 and 6/24.
Set up collection box for USED CRAYONS in the main office - see www.crazycrayons.com
PTA approved purchase of BLUE recycling bins for the fall 2008.

2008/09 GOALS
In addition to continuing and improving participation in programs listed above, we would like to :

Increase environment-themed lending library and educational materials for all staff members
Coordinate recyclable disposal compliance at all large functions
Mandatory classroom paper recycling
Find and coordinate additional recycling opportunities - such as batteries, electronics, etc.
Increase use of garden/set up compost for science and environmental education
Additional Spring Environment-themed assembly
Materials for the Arts PD workshop for staff
Art and Essay contests on the environment.
Work toward the Golden Apple Award!
ECO FEST 2009 as end event in a GREEN-THEMED TV TURNOFF WEEK 4/20-4/26 2009

LINKS to help your family REDUCE, REUSE and RECYCLE:

www.reusablebags.com - a friend recently gave me a gift-certificate to this site - which I thought was very cool!
www.catalogchoice.org - reduce mailing of unwanted catalogs!
www.recycleabicycle.com - non profit that recycles bicycles for kids who need them, and teaches bike repair skills!
www.recyclethisnyc.org - great links on where to recycle everything!
www.freecycle.org - stuff exchange
www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless - NYC official pages on reycling at home, business, school, great info and links.

CALL 311 - to help someone understand what is recyclable. They will provide translation - I know as I had my landlord call and he had the NYC recycling program explained to him in Greek!

More Links Coming Soon!

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: "Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realize we cannot eat money." -- Cree Indian Proverb

Thanks to Ms. Easterling and the Recycling Club, Kathy McKenzie, Mrs. Dovi and our School Custodians for their hard work and support.