The week began with Earth Day on Monday and concluded with Arbor Day on Friday with a LOT of loving on our Earth by our staff and students in between!
Manchester Township Middle School 7th graders chose from a few activities to celebrate Earth Day. Activities included drawing endangered species, designing Earth Day sneakers, creating a blackout poem, or coding a game to inform others. One student even built a trap to catch the Northern Snakehead fish which is an invasive species and taking over ecosystems where they don't belong!
Students from Ridgeway Elementary School's Junior Impact Club planted a beautiful new tree on the front lawn of the school. Not only will the tree help to improve the environment but can also be enjoyed by the students, staff, and community members driving by daily!
Across the Manchester Township School District's Universal Preschool Program, our youngest learners were busy with special projects to celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day! Ms. McNeill's Class made and enjoyed Earth Pudding:
Ms. Duenas's class made planets with coffee filters. They learned all about recycled paper, how fun it can be blending colors with water, and how beautiful our planet looks from above as they recreated it through this fun and creative art project!
Ms. Yunginger's class made beautiful flower bracelets to remind themselves to love and be kind to our earth! Students discussed Earth Day and how the flowers come from the earth and their importance to our environment. It was another one of the fun and age-appropriate projects that happened this week across our schools.
To conclude the week, and even moving into next week, schools across our District will continue to plant trees, clean up their school environments, focus on recycling and take care of the earth knowing that their actions add up to a big, positive impact on our world.
