Twin Lakes Elementary
ISD 728
Elk River, MN
Progress Snapshot
Power Points
50%
earned by taking action
Energy Savings
18%
saved in your schoolCarbon Savings
574
metric tons of carbon saved in your schoolTotal Pledges
0
people pledged this year(1,652 total) to cut energy and waste
Announcements View All
Caribou Trivia
02/19/19 Twin Lakes Elementary
Energy Fact: Landfills are among the biggest contributors to soil pollution – roughly 80% of the items buried in landfills could be recycled. Energy Trivia: ISD 728 participates in “mixed recycling”. What does that mean? Send your guess to AnneA@Mckinstry.com for a chance to win a Caribou beverage.
Trivia
02/11/19 Twin Lakes Elementary
Energy Fact: ISD 728 was awarded a grant from Sherburne County to purchase instructive labels for both waste and recycling containers in order to help our district promote proper recycling! Energy Trivia: What items from the cafeteria can be recycled? Send your guess to AnneA@Mckinstry.com for a chance to win a Caribou drink
Trivia
02/01/19 Twin Lakes Elementary
Last Day to enter this week... Energy Fact: It’s Energy Week in ISD 728!! Simple tasks such as turning off computers, lights and electronics when not in use and closing your window coverings each night help reduce district energy waste! Energy Trivia: In the past 2 1/2 years, ISD 728 schools have decreased their use of electricity by what percentage? 14% 20% 9% Bonus Question: what is your school doing to celebrate Energy Week?? Send your guess to AnneA@McKinstry.com for a chance to win a Caribou drink!
Caribou Trivia
01/17/19 Twin Lakes Elementary
Energy Fact: The United States throws away $11.4 billion worth of recyclable containers and packaging every year. Energy Trivia: Recycling just two aluminum cans save the same amount of energy it takes to power a _____ for a single workday. Send you guess to AnneA@McKinstry.com for a chance to win a Caribou drink!
Caribou Trivia
01/07/19 Twin Lakes Elementary
Energy Fact: January is typically the most energy intensive month of the entire year! Energy Trivia: What are two ways that teachers and students can help reduce heat related energy waste in the building? Send your guess to AnneA@Mckinstry.com for a chance to win a Caribou drink!
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Recycling
12/03/18 Twin Lakes Elementary
Staff recycle cans and plastic in the lounge as well as paper products.
Marker Recycling
12/03/18 Twin Lakes Elementary
Keeping more items out of the landfill, Twin Lakes participates in the Crayola Marker Recycling Program
Clean up trash
05/14/18 Twin Lakes Elementary
Pitching in to clean up.