The Grade 3 classes at Kinnaird Elementary got a taste of Beyond Recycling last month, with three lessons leading up to Earth Day. We investigated the classroom garbage habits, the raw materials that are taken from the Earth to support our lifestyles and learned all about our ecological footprints. As a thank you, some of … Continued
This week, the Grade 4 students at Kinnaird Elementary took a good hard look at the "True Cost of Food". We discussed the concepts of food miles, eating local, eating foods in season, and choosing organic foods. We compared the impacts of conventionally produced packaged foods to local, ‘real food’ and had some great discussion … Continued
The grade 4’s at Kinnaird Elementary have spent the last 3 weeks preparing for Earth Day by creating ‘Recycled Art’ posters to promote positive eco-actions. After choosing an action slogan (i.e.: Hang the laundry to dry, Plant a garden, Don’t waste water), students created a collage out of bits of recycling and garbage. These posters … Continued
The Grade 4 students at Kinnaird had a great time learning about the concept of sustainability yesterday by playing a simple game called ‘Fishing for Sustainability". Students had to work together to manage their village’s fishing pond and were told they had to catch a minimum number of fish to eat and sell each week … Continued
Last week, students at Kinnaird Elementary took an active role in recycling, turning the contents of the classroom recycling bin into brand new paper! The students and some brave parent volunteers took on the task of ripping, blending, scooping, rolling and squeezing pulp into paper and learned a lot about the paper making process along … Continued
After spending the first few weeks of Beyond Recycling learning about where our stuff goes when we throw it away, today we focused on where our stuff comes from in the first place! The students at Kinnaird had no problem pinpointing the raw materials of their paper, kleenex and pencils (trees!) but when asked about … Continued
The results are in! The Grade 4 students at Kinnaird Elementary participated in a four week long Eco Challenge with their families. Participants earned points each time they took a positive action to help the environment and reduce their eco-footprint. Some examples are: turning off lights that were not in use, eating a local meal … Continued
Today at Kinnaird Elementary, Ms. Landis’ Grade 4 class played an active role in recycling- they made their own paper using material from their recycling bin! Five teams worked together to create homemade paper in various shades- we saw blue paper, yellow paper, pink paper and various shades of grey depending on the bits of … Continued
Today’s lesson at Kinnaird Elementary was all about conserving resources by recycling, reusing and reducing the amount of stuff we buy. When we throw an item into the garbage, we also throw away all of the natural resources or raw materials that make it up. Lane said it was cool to see how the 4 … Continued
