Irving Earth Day – want to get involved?

This Earth Day, The Irving Schoolyard Project is joining with teachers and staff to organize a whole week activities. We could use your help to pull this off.

Monday April 19 – A Dirt Dump

A truckload of fresh soil is being brought to the south end of the school to construct classroom gardens for students to plant this spring. We need your help with removing bushes, building beds, rototilling and shoveling the soil. You can really roll up your sleeves for this one! Contact Reshma Desai at dsrshm@yahoo.com

Tuesday April 20 – Lunch Count

How much trash do we create each day when we eat our lunch and drink our milk or juice? And how much of it can be recycled? Let’s find out. Ms Payton’s student teacher, Ms Burns, will organize the project. We need 6-10 parent volunteers to help kids sort their trash during the lunch hour. Contact Mr. Hodge at jhodge@op97.org to volunteer.

Irving in Bloom

Students will work with our art teacher, Ms Linne, to do an art installation on the schoolyard fence using recyclables. Rinse and drop off your plastic milk and juice jugs, 2-litre bottles, and even water bottles to the art room. We also need volunteers to help prepare the materials. You can do the work at home! Contact Ms Linne at elinne@op97.org if you can help.

Thursday April 22 – Schoolyard Kickoff 12–1pm

For all students, it will be an unusually long recess and an interesting project. Celebrated Wednesday Journal photographer Frank Pinc will be on hand to photograph the students down on the schoolyard from up on the third floor. WE NEED ALL STUDENTS AND STAFF TO WEAR GREEN. We’ll work together to spell out a message that we need green! Contact your student’s teacher if you’d like to help with the photoshoot and don’t forget to wear green.