Shoutouts
Green Team Work
(11/23/21) Any support of our Green Team work is appreciated. The people in this pic took time out of their day to help us. Thank you to them all!!!
Ruffles the Seal
(11/12/21) A big shout out to Ruffles the Seal!! Ruffles was spotted by local environmentalists this past summer. He is a newborn Harbor Seal living in our Local Jamaica Bay. He is believed to be the first Harbor Seal to be born in the bay in over 100 years. Now that is a long time!
Student Spotlight
(11/9/21) Nikhil H and Ean B picked up trash in the schoolyard this week without being asked or told. People talk about changing the world, these lads are doing it!!!!! We are proud of them and their work.
Old Shoutouts (20-21)
Shoutout to Ms. Foschino
Shout Out to Scholars' HS teacher, Ms. Foschino for enjoying the Scholars' garden in this beautiful weather.
Thomas B. wrote an article about our Green Team for The Wave. It made the front page in the Friday May 14th edition. Thank you Thomas!!
Grace W. (7th Grade)
Grace presented at STEAM week this year and attends and participates in Green Team meetings.
Tasnia B. (7th Grade)
Tasnia is always engaged during meetings and is constantly attending and participating.
Aidan S.(6th Grade)
Aidan always has his camera on at meetings. He always says a friendly hello and participates!
Shout out to Ms. Lagombra
Ms. Lagombra is very environmentally friendly (she is strongly influenced by her daughter). In this pic Ms. Lagombra is wearing a pair of shoes made from recycled plastic. And she wore them well!!!!!
Shout out to 604 and 606 Students
Scholars' Green Team have adopted all the trees surrounding our school. Unfortunately, they have been neglected because of our current situation. But we are getting back to work and showing our adopted trees some TLC. We are weeding the beds, adding compost, and adding a woodchip mulch.
Scholars Shout Out
Shout Out to the Scholars' students and family who attended the RISE community cleanup on Saturday. The focus of Earth Day this year is "Restore Our Earth". Cleaning up our neighborhoods is an excellent way to put action to the words!!!!!
Our Garden Just Got a Delivery
Covid knocked our garden back but we are planting our way back. We just got a big delivery today, April 9th. And it's good timing because April 14th is National Gardening Day and April 22nd is Earth Day.
6th Graders Planting Crops
You can plant certain cool weather crops now. 6th graders planted lettuce and spinach today.
Sustainable Simon A.
Covid knocked our garden back but we are planting our way back. We just got a big delivery today, April 9th. And it's good timing because April 14th is National Gardening Day and April 22nd is Earth Day.
The Waterside Children's Studio School is Going to be Composting
Well done to our neighboring school, The Waterside Children's Studio School for having a new composting system installed! We are going to work together sharing our composting experience and collectively reducing the amount of waste that goes to landfills.
A Green Team Video Master!
Thank you to Grace H. for doing the editing on our STEAM Week video! She helped out team, the STEAM Week team and helped spread a zero waste message. Thank you Grace!!!!!!
A Leprechaun in Science Class
Shout out to Anthony G. for having an awesome sense of humor!!! He came to science class today all ready for St. Patrick's Day. We'll show how he will use this beard and hat over and over again in the future (to be sustainable).
Leah Going Green
Leah R. has replaced using plastic straws with metal straws and she has upcycled a glass jar. And in the process she is enjoying a healthy green drink!!
Rocco and his Family at STEAM Week
Rocco P. is getting a shout out for two reasons. He was unable to make his assigned day for STEAM Week so he attended another day. And, he took Dixie (his dog), his mom and his sister. It is Family STEAM night!! Dixie does need to brush up on her sustainability skills.
