OCTOBER 17 - 21, 2022
Edison Climate Week is an opportunity for Edison otters and their families to think and act green. It is not a fundraiser. There are lots of ways for students and their families to participate:
🎉 SPECIAL EVENTS 🎉
👻🎃🧟♀️ Fri, Oct 14 | 3-6 PM | Halloween Costume exchange
Kick off Climate Week with a costume exchange on the grass after school on Friday. Students are encouraged to borrow or make costumes this year for a Green Halloween. The Green Halloween fairy will be giving out Ottercards for reused and homemade costumes!
🍃🌳🌎 Thurs, Oct. 20 | Green Spirit Day
Every Otter wears GREEN to school to show their climate spirit!
📆 EVENTS ALL WEEK 📆
📚 In our Classrooms
Edison Teachers K-5 + Music and PE leads will be incorporating climate-themed lessons, games and practices. K and 1st grade classes will get special lessons on sorting waste.
🍕 Bring your Zero Waste Lunch or Be a Superstar Sorter
Go Green parents will be coming by at lunch with hand stamps to “check in” on how we’re doing towards meeting our Zero Waste lunchtime goals.
👟 Fall Sneaker Drive
This year we are once again teaming up with www.projectsole.org. ALL TYPES OF USED/WORN SHOES can be donated. Bins available at Edison, and a few homes, all week.
♻️ Recycling/Reuse Collection
We’ll be collecting the following items on the blacktop before school, and at a few homes.
- Broken crayons for the Crayon Initiative
- Squeeze pouch lids (round only) for class projects
- Berry baskets, paper and plastic bags, egg cartons, rubber bands for Farm2Market
- Plastic bags/wrapping for NexTrex recycling challenge
- Toys and trinkets smaller than a baseball for prizes at the Fall festival
- Used batteries
🚲🧝🏽♂️ The Bike Elf is back
Let’s keep rolling! The Edison Bike Elf will tie ribbons to handlebars of bikes and scooters after the bell everyday.
💚👩🏻🎓 Green Otters Student Club is back
First meeting of the year is this week. More info to come for student members involved, or contact Go Green if your student is eager to join!