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11/6 Duval Make a Difference Day: Recycling Kick-Off
 * Preliminary details ** :

** Questions from Lisa: ** Thanks!
 * Students and staff – possibly wear lots of “green”
 * Publicity – Whitman Express (Meghan), Duval website (Elaine)
 * Possibly have “earth music” playing as students enter the cafeteria
 * Ahead of time, Holly will put up an estimation bulletin board in the hall outside 107 with the question “How many large trash bags do the Duval students fill each day in the cafeteria during lunch time?” (21 – shhhh!)
 * Possible program: **
 * Holly will tell the **answer to the estimation question**, etc.
 * Teachers will carry up the **trash bags from lunch** and line them up on the stage to impress the students with how much trash is collected during lunch.
 * Cindi – will tell **why recycling is important**, etc.
 * The classes of Pam, Sue, Linda, Cindi, and Betsey will have already made **murals to illustrate 5 statistics** researched by Cindi and Jean (and maybe some fifth graders).
 * The murals will be fastened to the walls of the stage beforehand and will be lifted up one by one as **Jean presents the murals**. Linda and Lesley, will you lift up the panels?
 * **“Anatomy of a bag of trash”:** Pam and some of her students will bring a bag of trash onto the stage and empty it. They will demonstrate what can be recycled and put it in a nearby bin.
 * Sue will have fifth graders and maybe some upstairs teachers **perform 2 skits**: one about how to recycle in the classroom and one about how to recycle in the cafeteria.
 * **Final comments** and dismissal: Julie or Kathleen
 * How many teachers involved in planning/execution of event?
 * How many students?
 * Any adult volunteers?
 * Any preliminary stats? Recycling increase, etc? (I know it will be ongoing).
 * Community partners so far?

The High School library has the following titles. The Green Book is an excellent book for any library. It gives simple ideas for going green in your home and at work.
 * 10/20 **

The green book : the everyday guide to saving the planet one simple step at a time 333.72 ROG Rogers, Elizabeth (Elizabeth Kendall), Published 2007

Recycling 363.72 STE Stefoff, Rebecca, Published 1991

Trash to treasure : the year's best creative crafts. 745.5 CHI Published 1998

IResources/Questions/Projects/Feedback/Needs on Green and Environmental Projects

Here is my (Duval's) list for Recycling and Earth Day

**The Green Team**

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection provides a GREEN TEAM library of videos, books, curriculum, recycling activity kits, and general solid waste resources for loan to Massachusetts educators. Our goal is to support and promote school recycling education and programs by making these materials available to teachers. Descriptions of available materials are provided in the GREEN TEAM Library Catalog along with borrowing instructions.

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