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GreenTeam Kids Club News

Fairlands Green Team Parent Committee offers a monthly
interaction for the students.  They  have planted items in the
garden, were able to try the fruits of their labor by tasting
tomatoes and pumpkins, decorated pumpkins from the
garden, created a pledge to Go Green, made compostable
tulip bulb planters as gifts and so much more.  Check out
the monthly recaps for more details:


ARCHIVE ISSUES:


SIGN UP HERE FOR GREEN TEAM KIDS CLUB!
ATTENTION FACEBOOKers....  

Terracycle now offers a new Facebook social
game called Trash Tycoon!  Check it out here.

YouTube video:

TWITTER Shout Out by Nike:

"Shout out to @fairlandspta! They already helped keep
800 #kicks out of landfills & have another
#nikereuseashoe drive going on now!
12:21 PM Nov 18th, 2010 via web in reply to fairlandspta"

Natural Play Dough
                                      
      2 cups flour
      1 1/4 cups salt
      2 tablespoon vegetable oil
      your choice of natural dyes

*brown- 1 1/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons hot water and 1/2
cup of cocoa powder
*fuchsia- 3/4 cup of beet juice ( liquid from canned beets)
*orange- 3/4 cup hot water and 2 tablespoon paprika
*yellow- 3/4 cup hot water and 2 tablespoons turmeric

In a medium sized bowl, combine the flour and salt. Pour in
the oil and your chosen natural dye and stir well. Knead the
dough on a floured surface for 5 minutes. If the clay is too
soft, add a bit more flour.

Store the clay in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Green Facts:
-You can save up to 90% of your washer's energy
use by washing your clothes in cold water.

-Food from grocery stores can travel up to 1500
miles to get to you.
Buying local foods reduces transportation costs
and pollution.

-If every family in America replaced one meat based
meal a week with a vegetarian one, the energy and
pollution saved would be the equivalent of taking
more than 5 million cars off US roads.

Green Power Juice recipe

1 cup raw spinach leaves
3 fresh pitted dates (optional)
1 banana
1 cup chopped mango
1 1/2 cup cold water.

Add all ingredients in a blender and blend until
smooth.

Interesting websites to check out:

www.stopwaste.org
www.terracycle.net
GREEN TEAM FUN FACTS/INFO!
GREEN TEAM RECYCLING EFFORTS ARE UNDERWAY



TerraCycle: Juice Pouches and Glue Sticks
Help our Green Team continue their amazing efforts to keep our school green
and collect money for Green Team programs by bringing in your empty and
dry juice pouches with straws removed and empty glue sticks.  The
Green Team is partnering with TerraCycle once again to help reduce the
landfill waste while earning profits to support their educational programs.  It is
a win-win for everyone!

Where are collection areas located?  Empty, dry juices pouches with
straws removed will be collected by the lunch area.  Empty glue sticks will be
collected in each classroom (look for the yellow bags).





Recycling: Plastic CA-CRV Bottles & Aluminum Cans
Bring your bulk CA-CRV items  to school the 1st Wednesday of the month to
the front of the school.  Collection bins will be set up for your convenience.  
During school hours, children can continue their recycling efforts by putting
their CA-CRV items and aluminum recyclable cans in the blue cans at
lunchtime or inside the green square containers inside each classroom.







Nike ReUse-A-Shoe:  Year-round Shoe Recycling Program
Bring in your old sneakers and recycle them.  A recycling bin has been set
up inside the double doors near the science lab.  Program details include:
    •        Shoes must be DRY and Mud-Free
    •        Shoes must be METAL FREE
    •        NO SANDALS, FLIP-FLOPS, CLEATS or BOOTS
    •        Check NikeReUseAShoe.com for more details.

For further information on TerraCycle, other recycling efforts, Nike ReUse-A-
Shoe or the Green Team please contact Lori Bautista or Kathy Bean.
RECYCLING UPDATE

  • SNEAKERS WILL BE RECYCLED YEAR-ROUND!  Bring your old
    sneakers in and recycle them.  A recycling bin has been set up inside
    the double doors near the science lab.  

  • Last year, Fairlands recycled over 900 pairs of shoes.  NIKE gave us a shot
    out on Twitter!

  • RECYCLE FIRST WEDNESDAYS & GREEN TEAM CLUB NEWS
    Ongoing every 1st Wednesday throughout the school year.
    To date Fairlands has recycled:
  • 5718 juice pouches (as of summer 2011)
  • 840 glue sticks (as of summer 2011)
  • Over 900 pairs of athletic shoes (as of summer 2011)
GREEN TEAM UPDATE - NEW ITEMS TO RECYCLE!

**New this year through the Terracycle Brigade** Juice pouches will also be
collected for 2 cents each. Please make sure the pouches are empty with
straws and straw wrappers removed. Since the beginning of this program
through Terracycle, over 49 million juice pouches have been diverted from
landfills!

Glue sticks and glue bottles, Sharpies,Expo markers, and Papermate ballpoint
pens will also net the school 2 cents each. Collection bins will be located at the
recycling centers in the school office building just inside the double doors.
ALL ITEMS THAT ARE RECYCLED AT FAIRLANDS

    *'d items are recycling efforts done within the school only.
    +'d items show where we receive fund for recycling items

+Used ink let cartridges- collected in front office at sign-in table or
at recycle centers inside double doors of main office

+Old cell phones- collected at recycle center inside double doors of main
office.

+CRV only plastic drink bottles- collected at recycle center inside
double doors of main office, blue cans at lunch area, and dumpster next to
bike parking. Also, curbside on 1st Wed of every month.

+CRV only aluminum drink cans- collected in blue cans at lunch area
and dumpster next to bike parking. Also, curbside on 1st Wed of every month.

+Juice pouches- collected in blue cans at lunch area, kindergarten lunch
area, and specified container next to CRV dumpsters.

+ Used glue sticks and glue bottles- collected at recycle center inside
double doors of main office and at each classroom.

+Used pens, markers, and highlighters- collected at recycle center
inside double doors of main office and at each classroom.

Old athletic shoes- collected inside the double doors in the office near the
Science Lab!  Collected year-round!

*Misc. paper- collected at bins in recycle centers inside double doors of
main office and in teacher workroom. For school collection only.

*Uneaten vegetables from school lunches- collected for composting in
student garden. Cafeteria collection only.
RECYCLE 1st WEDNESDAYS

Do you have garbage bags full of CRV plastic bottles and aluminum cans cluttering your
garage because you just haven’t had time to go to the recycling center?

GREAT NEWS! Now you can clean up and help Fairlands Go Green!! Our school earns
money by recycling all year long! Collection bins will be out every 1st Wednesday
morning at the MPR, front office, and kindergarten area.  Feel free to use the dumpsters
on the side of the school on non collection days or encourage your kids to use the hallway
or classroom receptacles located throughout the school.

Please note that we can only accept items marked with the CRV or CA cash refund label
and they must be empty. All other items such as soup cans, yogurt cups, etc. should be
recycled in your residential blue bin.

Thanks for your support and “Going Green!”
GO Green Library

On the literary front, we have some exciting new books available in the library!  Thanks to
an environmental grant from the city, we were able to purchase some great books to add to
our Go Green collection. Mrs. Peterson has dedicated an entire section near the entrance
of the library for books related to environmental awareness, and will be happy to help
select ones that interest your children.  

Furthermore, if your child finds some green inspiration from one of these titles, we would
love to hear about it!  Have him/her fill out a "Go Green Book Review" form.  It may be
selected for display on the Go Green Wall at school, and the reviewer will receive a special
treat!  A copy of the form can be found at the Go Green section in the library. Kids are free to
decorate or color the page as well:)

Check out the latest arrivals in the GO GREEN Library!