Recycling Bin Contest

CONTEST!!!
(Judging will take place on Friday, December 11th)
Cypress Elementary and PTA are holding a recycling bin contest. To kick off the official start of our "Learning Green, Going Green" recycling program (paper, Coke Rewards, Capri-Suns, and etc.), we are holding the 1st Annual Recycling Bin Contest!! This is a great way to get your students excited about recycling.
There will be 1 winner PER grade level.

Here are a few minor rules for decorating your recycling bin.
1. DON'T cover the top of your recycling bin. (How else are you going to throw the paper in there?!!?)
2. DON'T CUT through the recycling bin.
3. DON'T write on the recycling bin itself.
4. Have fun, be creative.

Please speak with your students about what recycling means. Read a book. Share your own experience. (Do you use the "green bags" for the grocery store? Show them these.) Please encourage your students to recycle. I will be sending students around to different classes to educate your students about the importance of recycling. Please give them about 5 to 10 minutes to share their speech with your students.
I appreciate your time and help. May the best recycling bin win!!!

Smencils

GET YOUR SMENCILS!
Don't forget that 4th grade teachers are selling Smencils to help raise money for their field trip!! They cost $1.00 and smell real great!
These pencils are made from recycled newspapers. How cool is it that we can help our environment by reusing old newspaper to help our students go on a field trip.
Wonderful idea teachers!

Cypress Elementary Newsletters

Parents. Don't forget. You can get your newsletter emailed to you instead of sent home. This helps our school with "Learning Green, Going Green".


If you are interested in having your newsletter sent to you over email instead of a paper copy, please let your child's teacher know.

Elmer's Glue Crew Collection Box

Today we made our Elmer's Glue Crew boxes. The students first planned out how they were going to decorate the box. The students then took construction and (Elmer's) glue to decorate the boxes. The last thing we did was put tape around it so it was nice and sturdy. Enjoy our pictures. Don't forget to drop off your empty glue sticks and bottles (any brand) to my classroom, Room 113.

Elmer's Glue Crew

We all know how much glue can be used throughout the school year. Wouldn't it be a GREAT idea to recycle those used glue sticks and bottles instead of just throwing them away? Well, here is our chance to see how many glue sticks and bottles we can recycle. Teachers, when your students are finished using up their glue sticks and bottles, please drop them off in my classroom, Room 113. We have a box labeled with Elmer's Glue Crew on it. Our school goal is to collect 300 bottles and sticks. Every month we will be keeping a count of how many we collect for that month. This recycling program will be starting up on Monday, October 19th. Remember, we are Learning Green, Going Green!

Turn It Off! is official!

This week, our class went around to 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade classes and put up Turn It Off! signs. Here are some pictures of the students hanging up signs around the school. One student was selected to give a speech to their fellow Cypress classmates about the Turn It Off! program. Teachers please don't forget to Turn It Off!
The Turn It Off! program reminds students to turn off the lights when we leave the classroom, turn off one light switch when we use laptops, put computers in sleep mode, and turning off the computers at the end of the day. Together we can all help the environment!

Turn It Off!

Here at Cypress Elementary, we Turn It Off! The students at Cypress have created Turn It Off! signs to remind fellow classmates, teachers, and faculty to turn off the lights and any other electronics when not in use.





Cypress teachers and staff, please don't forget to turn off your lights when you leave your classroom. Also, don't forget to turn off your computers when you leave for the day. This is a great job to create for a student in your classroom. In class, we will be figuring out how much money we will be saving by turning off our lights, computers, and TVs when not in use. For now, check out some great pictures of our Turn It Off! signs.

Cypress Elementary is Learning Green, Going Green

Cypress Elementary is set in an urban area including Pre-Kindergarten through fifth grade. The population is highly diversified with 877 students and was built in 1967. Cypress also holds the distinction of being the one school in Broward County with the largest number of ELL students. The faculty, staff and students are dedicated to preserve and protect the environment by "Learning Green, Going Green".