Ecole TM Roberts School A little change will do us good.

Ecole TM Roberts Ecole TM Roberts SchoolSchool

A little change will do us good.A little change will do us good.

We are doing many We are doing many things to help our things to help our environment. We….environment. We….

CompostCompost Recycle juice boxesRecycle juice boxes Recycle plastic (#1-6)Recycle plastic (#1-6) Recycle/reduce and reuse paperRecycle/reduce and reuse paper Have ‘Think Recycle’ boxes Have ‘Think Recycle’ boxes Are a no idling school.Are a no idling school. Have a nature garden.Have a nature garden. Are a Power Smart schoolAre a Power Smart school Encourage environmental education in our Encourage environmental education in our

classrooms.classrooms.

RecycleRecycle

All juice boxes are All juice boxes are collected to be recycled.collected to be recycled.

Plastics #1-6 are also Plastics #1-6 are also carefully sorted and put carefully sorted and put into the correct bins.into the correct bins.

Over 15 000 containers Over 15 000 containers are collected each year.are collected each year.

Thank you to Encorp for Thank you to Encorp for helping us keep track of helping us keep track of all our containers.all our containers.

CompostCompost

Since 2006 we have Since 2006 we have collected organic collected organic waste from snacks waste from snacks and lunches.and lunches.

About 18 – 25 About 18 – 25 pounds of waste is pounds of waste is collected each week.collected each week.

Compost is put into Compost is put into our bins in our nature our bins in our nature garden.garden.

There are boxes in There are boxes in each classroom each classroom where paper is where paper is collected to be collected to be recycled.recycled.

Think RecycleThink Recycle

New this year is the New this year is the Think RecycleThink Recycle boxes. Here boxes. Here anyone can return inkjet and laser cartridges anyone can return inkjet and laser cartridges as well as cell phones. For every twelve as well as cell phones. For every twelve qualifying items a tree is planted.qualifying items a tree is planted.

No idlingNo idling

We encourage We encourage parents and staff not parents and staff not to idle around the to idle around the school or in the school or in the community. Please community. Please obey our signs and obey our signs and do not idle around do not idle around our School while our School while picking up and picking up and dropping off dropping off students.students.

Nature GardenNature Garden

Need time to reflect on the benefits of Need time to reflect on the benefits of nature, come and see our nature garden.nature, come and see our nature garden.

In 2005 a garden was built for the In 2005 a garden was built for the enjoyment of our school and enjoyment of our school and neighborhood.neighborhood.

In 2008 the garden was extended to the In 2008 the garden was extended to the front of our school. This garden includes front of our school. This garden includes a tree planted in memory of one of our a tree planted in memory of one of our students. students.

EducationEducation

Teaching about Teaching about nature and exposing nature and exposing children to nature is children to nature is important.important.

Several classes go Several classes go outside regularly to outside regularly to teach lessons.teach lessons.

Remember to turn out Remember to turn out the lights when you the lights when you are leaving a empty are leaving a empty classroom. Here at classroom. Here at TM we believe in TM we believe in being Power Smart!!!being Power Smart!!!

Thank you to the teachers, staff and students for Thank you to the teachers, staff and students for making some small changes that will help TM making some small changes that will help TM Roberts be and stay green.Roberts be and stay green.