April is Earth Month!
The K-5 Lexington Reads committee has been working hard to provide elementary children with opportunities to "help the Earth." Stop with your child at pickup or dropoff and look at the changing displays.
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March 21-April 2: How is Paper Made? Paper is made from trees or from other paper. The process involves breaking the wood or paper down into small bits. Can you tell the difference between paper made from trees and paper made from paper? Look with a magnifier!! April 4-15: Be a Friend to Trees: Save Paper! In our schools, 90% of the trash is paper. All of the school paper is made from trees (recycled paper is more costly). You can save trees by: reducing paper use, reusing paper, and recycling paper. Can you find the symbols to show whether paper is recycled or not? How many trees does it take to make YOUR school's yearly supply of paper? April 13-28: Dr. Seuss' The
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April 25-29: Earth week lunch menus featuring "low on the food chain" choices (one 1/4 pound hamburger represents: 600 gallons of water (11 bathtubs), 1.2 pounds of grain, loss of 1.3 pounds of soil. See World WildLife Foundation / Center for a New American Dream for more details: http://www.ibuydifferent.org/whatsthedeal/beefTB.asp |
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Annotated bibliography: Bringing the world alive: Nature Stories for Children, The Orion Society |
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Last update: 04-08-2005/jh