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Power Patrol Meeting
04/25/14 Olson Elementary
The Power Patrol did a walk-through of the school and monitored energy usage. Students worked on creating their own posters for the school.
Power Patrol Meeting
03/07/14 Olson Elementary
Students took a group picture for the website. They put up some more posters communicating messages about how we can help the environment.
Pledges
02/11/14 Olson Elementary
Many of our students and teachers took the Pledge this week!
Power Patrol Meeting
02/07/14 Olson Elementary
Students filmed an environmental message skit and put up some pro-environment posters around the school.
Power Patrol Meeting
01/31/14 Olson Elementary
Students walked through school to check on energy usage within Olson.
Energy Hog Lessons
12/16/13 Olson Elementary
Olson students participated in Energy Hog lessons in the computer lab. We played Hogbuster Jeopardy, had great class discussions on ways to save energy, and looked at the differences between CFL and older lightbulbs.
Olson won Dane County’s Walk or Wheel Challenge!
11/11/13 Olson Elementary
The Walk or Wheel (WoW) Challenge has wrapped up in the Madison area with some truly impressive results. The WoW Challenge engaged sixteen elementary and middle schools in Dane County and encouraged students to walk or wheel to and from school for a chance for their school to win $1,000. 3,479 students participated by walking or wheeling to school during this two week period. We were really excited to see all of the support from parents, teachers, community leaders, and students resulting in 51% mode-share for walking and biking during the WoW Challenge. It was also great to see the various solutions each school came up with showing the importance of creating localized solutions. For example, schools that see a high percentage of students who are bused were able to empower those children to participate by having buses drop the students off down the street and having the kids walk several blocks to and from school. Parents at other schools created walking school buses or bicycle parades to ensure that kids made it to school on time. And the Madison area winners are: Olson with a 97% participation rate Waldorf with 78% participating Marquette with 72% participating - See more at: http://wisconsinbikefed.org/2013/11/11/walk-or-wheel-challenge-a-great-success/#sthash.aAJk9jni.dpuf (From WisconsinBikeFed.org)
