ENVIRONMENTAL CONNECTIONS

Deirdre Barnhart, Elena Brown, Danelle Chapman,Angela Houdeshell, Lisa Lavin, Patty McMahon, Pam Perry, Shanon Van Camp, Leah White, and Katie Young

FOCUS!

Green Lab Grade Level Initiatives Explored resources, lesson plans and

websites BGE Energy Resources No Child Left Inside Earth Day Kiwanis Beautification Green School

GREEN LAB!

A “green lab” is located in the fourth grade area.

Includes: Decorations, activities, lessons, computers,

resources, etc. Student work posted to reflect

environmental awareness. Good place to take your kids for

environmental lessons.

GRADE LEVEL INITIATIVES

Pre K and K: Glue stick recycling Grades 1 and 2: Kiwanis Beautification Grade 4: Chesapeake Bay Lessons Grade 5: Recycling Paper Program CA: Environmental Awareness

Posters/Artwork Special Ed.: Trash Free Lunch Day

EXPLORED RESOURCES, LESSON PLANS AND WEBSITES

http://www.e-smartonline.net/bge/ http://www.dnr.state.md.us/baygame/bluecr

ab.asp http://www.epa.gov/kids/ http://www .arlingtonecho.org/ http://www.amnh.org/ology/climatechange http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/ http://www.smokeybear.com/kids/default.as

p?js=1 http://www.cbf.org/Page.aspx?pid=1000

BGE ENERGY RESOURCES

Provided school wide booklets from BGE which included: Expository articles/stories Energy Saving Tips Energy Survey Energy Vocabulary Puzzles Teacher lesson plans included strategies to

raise students’ environmental awareness

NO CHILD LEFT INSIDE

HOUSE BILL 2054 AND SENATE BILL 866 SUMMARY No Child Left Inside Act of 2009 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states, as a prerequisite to receiving implementation grants, to develop environmental literacy plans, approved by the Secretary of Education, for pre-kindergarten through grade 12 that include environmental education standards and teacher training.

NO CHILD LEFT INSIDE CON’T.

If Congress adopts the NCLI proposals, a substantially strengthened Elementary and Secondary Education Act will include:

Funding to train teachers to deliver high quality Environmental Education and utilize the local environment as an extension of the classroom.

Incentives for states to develop State Environmental Literacy Plans to insure that every student is prepared to understand the environmental challenges of the future.

Encouragement for teachers, administrators, and school systems to make time and resources available for environmental education for all students.

Environmental Education will be integrated across core subject areas.

EARTH DAY!

Paper free day in classrooms Trash free lunch Planted flowers Earth necklaces Recycled art projects Read aloud and songs Morning announcements Earth Day Charms

KIWANIS BEAUTIFICATION

Thank you Pam and Lisa for planting and supervising our students from each grade level.

Judging was on April 30th

Go FSES!!!

GREEN SCHOOL?

A green school implements curriculum and instruction that uses the environment as an integral part of the school’s instructional management.

www.maeoe.org

Considering for next year…