What's Happening this Week at CC
Week of May 14th
Zero Waste Challenge
Zero-Waste Challenge: Teacher Notes
School Based Challenge
Challenge: to see if our school can REDUCE or ELIMINATE our garbage in order to REDUCE our footprint on the land and help the environment.
Classroom Teacher Requirements
· Put tally sheet/info somewhere the kids can mark and make the baggy accessible
· Tally garbage each day and put it in the baggy
Timeline
· Wednesday May 23rd: Div. 3 will make informal observations quickly about your garbage/recycling after lunch. 1-2 students will be in your room quietly for 2-5 min.
· Friday May 25th: 2-3 min presentation by 3-4 students including package of tally sheets and a baggy for garbage
· Tuesday May 29th – Friday June 1st: Tally of garbage/data collection
· Friday June 1st: Div. 3 student will come to your class to collect the tally sheet and baggy of garbage after lunch
· Monday June 4th: POSSIBLE Reward… 15 min extension on Recess. (Melissa, Meghan, Lori, and Phil will stay outside so teachers can stay inside)
· Thursday June 7th: Div. 3 will make informal observations quickly of your garbage/recycling/food waste after lunch. 1-2 students
Outcome
· Rewards
o School Goal: If our school has on average 8 pieces of garbage per class per day during the challenge, we will earn a double recess (8 X 28 = 224)
§ My class is currently averaging 5 pieces per day so we are being generous
o Class Goal: Lowest # in primary and intermediate will earn an extra gym block run by a few of Div. 3 students (games)
§ The times will be during the ‘extra’ 30 min. block on Thursday
· We will collect the data and do some analysis to share with the school both in terms of quantity and quality (based on what is in the baggies!)
· Our goal is to reduce waste and make sure that items are put in the correct bin
Internal Transfers
There is going to be some movement with some of our teachers accepting positions at other schools, but we will wait until Wednesday morning, so we can be specific about what grade placements will be available. If there are multiple teachers interested in a specific grade, this would be a good discussion for Staff Committee on May 17th.
May Dates to Remember
May 14th........................................................................Staff Mtg moved to May 28th
May 15th........................................................................Welcome to Kindergarten in the gym
May 15th........................................................................Bhangra Club in the Gym @ 2:30
May 15th........................................................................Round One positions awarded
May 17th........................................................................Bhangra Club in the Gym @ 2:30
May 21st.........................................................................Victoria Day Schools Closed
May 24th........................................................................Panorama/Grade 7 Pics
May 25th........................................................................Beach Day
May 28th........................................................................Admin Day NID
May 29th........................................................................Round Two starts
May 31st.........................................................................Speech Fest @ 9:00 am