Celebrating Earth Day
Earth Day is a special day at Albrook. The students discuss the impact each one of has on the health of our planet. Below is feedback from some of the classes and their approach to celebrating our planet Earth. To celebrate Earth Day this year, the older students from Upper Elementary joined the younger students from the Monet classroom for a leisurely nature walk. It was heartwarming to observe the older students gently take the hands of the toddlers and point out some of the wonders of our Children’s Garden. Smelling the oregano and basil was a big hit and there were lots of giggles when the toddlers expressed ‘yuck’.
We then slowly walked around the labyrinth and listened to the sounds of nature and quiet chatter of the beautiful interactions. We ended our celebration by singing Happy Birthday to the Earth. The Miro children did an experiment that involves the germination of a seed. The children choose between peas and beans. The friends observed their seeds developing roots. The children will transfer the seeds to their gardens at home. When they are ready, they will harvest them in the fall and enjoy the foods they have grown.
The Van Gogh class celebrated Earth Day by reading a book about Earth day. They had a lesson on what items can go into the recycle container, the compost and which items in the classroom we repurpose to reuse. The children then put on gloves and went to the soccer field and pool area to clean up any trash that they found.
The Homer Class celebrated Earth Day by discovering different things in nature during our scavenger hunt.
In the Matisse class, we celebrated Earth day on Wednesday the 10th of April with a guest speaker, Arnika’s mom, who spoke to the children about the importance of recycling and how this is her occupation. She talked about Earth Day and then read the book The Lorax written by Dr. Seuss. She then showed items to be recycled. Mrs. Mastropierro showed how her mother in-law made bags from plastic bags. Lastly, Arnika’ s mom used recycled bottles to make lanterns!
In the O’Keeffe class we celebrated Earth Day by making paper bowls using recycled materials. This project will also double as a gift for Mother’s Day.
The Stepping Stones classes read the Earth Book by Todd Parr. We went on a nature walk and collected objects from nature. We will make a group collage from our findings.
The Elementary Expanded Care students planted sunflower seeds for Earth Day. We used cardboard egg cartons as pots for the sunflower seeds. After the sunflowers grow, they will be gifts to go home with the students for Mother’s Day.
