Students and staff across the LDCSB took part
in Earth Day
activities on Wednesday - doing their bit to help the environment
and spread the message of the need for environmental conservation. Students at St. Patrick's School in Woodstock
participated in a "litterless lunch" day. Students were
encouraged to use re-usable containers, compost fruit and vegetable
waste and reduce the amount of their own personal waste. On a
typical day at St. Pat's, 4-5 large garbage bags are filled
with garbage. On Earth Day, St. Pat's reduced its waste to 1 garbage
bag, 1 large compost bag and 2 bags of recycling.
The photos above show the students at the
beginning of the day with empty containers and then at the end of
the day with their recycling containers. The three male students
hold the composted material and stand behind the total waste for the
day.
St. Vincent de Paul celebrates Emerald Status!
During the school's Earth Day Celebration, Principal. Carabott-Lee
proudly accepted the Emerald Status crest on behalf of all students
and staff of SVDP for completing 500 environmental projects. The
goal is: to complete 1000 projects and become the
two-hundred-and-sixty-second Earth School in Canada.
Students at St. Anthony’s French Immersion
School are making a difference. They joined with teachers, parents
and members of Reforest London to plant trees in their
playground to mark Earth Day. School Council donated a
thousand dollars towards the project, a sum that was matched by
Reforest London. It paid for the trees and shrubs that will beautify
the playground. Above, JK students from Mme. Miller’s Class took
part in the planting.
St. George's Eco Team held an Earth Day
"Book Swap" in the library, to promote reading and
recycling. Students in all grades were asked to bring in some gently
used books to exchange for an another (to a maximum of five). A big
thank-you to Mrs. Zabehaylo and the Eco Team for a job well done.
The Earth Day celebration at St. Jude Catholic
Elementary School in London was led by the Eco Team. (Above)
One of the students, Michael, even wrote a song and sang it with the
group as part of the presentation.
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