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Celebrations |
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Celebration - Refill and Reuse/Field Day
Refill and Reuse Celebration! 2018 was the beginning of Pemberton's green transition. We have a large student population with grades beginning with Prek3 students up to 5th grade. Our green committee met and established practices we wanted to have our school embrace. We began incorporating activities school wide in baby steps that would allow us to meet our goals. At the end of the year we celebrated by giving every student in the school (577 students) a refillable Pemberton water bottle to refill for our field day activities. Refill and Reuse was our theme to encourage students to refill their water bottles to help cut down on the use of disposable plastic water bottles. Students were encouraged to bring their water bottles to school everyday to reuse rather than bringing plastic disposable water bottles.
2019-A fourth grade student in Mrs. Mcdonough's class reduces his use of plastic by using his Pemberton water bottle.
On Field Day 2019 in order to celebrate Pemberton's start of our Green School Process, all 583 students in our school during that time were provided with refillable water bottles to cut down on the use of plastic bottles. Students were encouraged to use these refillable water bottles through the end of the school year rather than bringing plastic water bottles to school. September of 2019, the Pemberton water bottles were put in the school store and throughout the school year students were encouraged to bring their refillable Pemberton water bottle to school rather than disposable water bottles.
Our Reuse and Refill practice from our 2018/2019 Green Celebration continues for the 2019/2020 school year, with our Pemberton water bottles being reused daily for water consumption rather than store bought plastic bottles. |
Jan 2020- All Students at Pemberton (577) are allowed to keep their Pemberton water bottles at their seats and refill them as needed to cut down on the use of disposable plastic water bottles. This is a student in 2nd grade from Mrs. Owens class.
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Read Across America Green Celebration - Celebrating A Nation of Diverse Readers, Let's Keep it clean was the theme for this school wide celebration! Our green committee organized a school wide reading celebration for Read Across America. Every classroom in the school had a guest reader come to their classroom and read a story. In most rooms, the Lorax was read and discussed to promote recycling and protection of forests. Books about recycling and reducing waste were also out for guest readers to select to read to their designated classrooms. Dr. Seuss books were available for the event, but the guests were encouraged to choose from the environmental located on the sign in table. Many of the guest readers contacted the committee prior to coming and were assigned the Lorax as the book to read to the class they were visiting. Recycled bags with birdseed inside were given to guest readers as a thank you for visiting our school. Throughout the day we had a total of 35 guest readers from the community and Board of Education Central Office. Feb. 2020, 577 students involved.
Email from Green leader announcing the end of our Read Across America Green Celebration and reminding staff to power down for the weekend. February 2020
Email from Trina Tilghman Dix our Judy Center Partner Coordinator to the state of Maryland sharing information about our Green Read Across America event. The letter below is the response from Malkia McLeod from MSDE about our Green Read Across Event. February 2020/ 577 students involved
Pemberton Green Practice, Board January 2020
This is a large (floor to ceiling) bulletin board in the main hall by our media center. It was decorated to display the green practices our school is targeting and inform visitors who come in the building about our green goals.
January 2020, the bulletin board was completed by 4th and 5th grade students on our green team after school club under the guidance of our green school committee leaders - 10 students involved on this project with help from a community volunteer Beth Danz, and our art teacher who created the Lorax for the board.
January 2020, the bulletin board was completed by 4th and 5th grade students on our green team after school club under the guidance of our green school committee leaders - 10 students involved on this project with help from a community volunteer Beth Danz, and our art teacher who created the Lorax for the board.
January 2020- Green school Practice bulletin board. Decorated to be displayed during our Read Across America Green Reading celebration.
Field Day 2020 - Our final celebration for the school year will happen during our school wide Field Day event in May. The following "green" activities will be a part of our Field Day event this year. This event will include the entire school, 577 students and take place in May.
1. A school wide Fun/Walk run.
2. A plastic recycling sort relay race
3. Relay race with recycled tires
4. Recycled Bucket Brigade Water Relay to see who can conserve
the most water. Students will measure the amount of water
in each bucket at the end of the relay. (2019 and 2020)
1. A school wide Fun/Walk run.
2. A plastic recycling sort relay race
3. Relay race with recycled tires
4. Recycled Bucket Brigade Water Relay to see who can conserve
the most water. Students will measure the amount of water
in each bucket at the end of the relay. (2019 and 2020)
