So we did it up big around here.
From the time I was a very young child one of the things I have felt most personally responsible for was being a good steward of God's natural gifts. My parents were very frugal having been born during the depression and growing up poor. We were very careful to reuse things until there was no use left in them and my dad was semi-organic in his practices on his "hobby farm." It is with great pleasure then that I brag on the accomplishments of the Grow To Know teachers and on Schweitzer as a whole.
Every class did something for Earth Day, many did activities and lessons for the week or the entire month. They planted, recycled, learned about taking care of the earth and took home information to encourage all of you to do so. From the youngest groups they discovered that they too can play a part in taking care of our earthly home in honor of our Heavenly Father.
I hope that you got to see the recycled art work and are enjoying the plants and other things the children brought home. I hope also that you took the time to read the lesson plans posted by your child's teacher and/or any class newsletters to get the fuller picture of all that took place.
Schweitzer held their Go Green picnic and did a beautification project for the apartment complex next door. Posted at the door near the gym were these facts: Schweitzer saved 52 dumpsters of cardboard, 52 dumpsters of paper and 104 dumpsters of plastic and tin from going into a landfill from 2007 to present. Way to go green!
Join us in our efforts to keep this a wonderful, clean and safe place to raise our families.
