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Community Gardening
05/09/14 Sandburg Elementary
Students at Sandburg who are members of the Power Patrol will also be doing some community gardening here at Sandburg. We are very excited to tie concepts of sustainable energy and sustainable eating together!
Earth Day Clean Up
04/22/14 Sandburg Elementary
Last week, on Earth Day, all of the students in the after school program helped to clean up trash on school grounds and in the surrounding woods. We discussed the importance of making sure that we don’t litter, and create as little waste as possible. The kids also had a lot of fun planting their own seeds.
Power Patrol & Faucets
12/13/13 Sandburg Elementary
Today we went on a Power Patrol and checked all the faucets for leaks!
First Power Patrol
12/13/13 Sandburg Elementary
We went on our first power patrol and also checked the school for leaky faucets. Luckily we didn’t find any, but we still calculated how much water a leaky faucet could waste per year.
Pledges
11/27/13 Sandburg Elementary
We will begin having children fill out pledge forms during the afterschool program today!
The Lorax
11/27/13 Sandburg Elementary
During the after school program we introduced the idea of saving energy and sustainability by reading Dr. Seuss’s "The Lorax," and following up with a discussion.
Turn Off Your Lights
12/06/11 Sandburg Elementary
Be looking for some students to be coming in your rooms to put a removable sticker on your light switch. This will help you remember to turn it off when you leave the room.
