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2. Forest Ridge Elementary Presents “R”ipples

3. “R”ipples  “Our 8 “R”’s are the ripples that will make a great wave of change.”  Reduce-Reuse-Rot-Recycle- Renew-Repair-Reject-React

4.  REDUCE We teach “Reduce Waste in the First Place!”

5. We teach about Earth Friendly Shopping to REDUCE the use of our natural resources

6. Earth Friendly Shopping REDUCES the waste stream Ask about our “Earth Friendly Shopping” slide show

7. “Take what you want, Eat what you take”  Students encourage others to make healthy choices and remind them to reduce waste by not to taking more than they can eat.

8. Eat ALL of your lunch, throw nothing away and join the ZerO Waste Club! You can win a Re-fillable SLURPEE!

9. Eat ALL of your lunch; add 0% to our waste stream; and use 100% 100% REUSABLE LUNCH BAGS! REUSABLE LUNCH BAGS! to reduce waste to reduce waste Ask for our “100% Reusable Lunch Bag” slide show Ask for our “100% Reusable Lunch Bag” slide show

10. Hand Washing & Paper Towel Rule  Use only one squirt of soap to wash your hands.  Measure paper towel from your elbow to your hand to reduce waste.

11. Watt Watchers This program monitors energy usage throughout the building. This program monitors energy usage throughout the building.  Students attended the the NCCE conference in 2002 to present watt watcher findings.  They continue to support energy reduction by offering suggestions such as using only the center bank of lights in the classroom. This reduces energy consumption by 77%.

12. Kids Care About Conservation Kits  The kids created these kits to help aid in their conservation education to the student body and the community. Ask for our Ask for our “Kids Care About “Kids Care About Conservation” Conservation” slide show slide show

13. Over 100 students participate in “Walk, Roll or Bike to School” and REDUCE the use of fossil fuels and emissions into the air. They can earn a “Using Resources Wisely” t-shirt for their earth friendly transportation choices!

14.  REUSE - the 2 nd most important “R”

15. “Reuse your lunch containers and reduce waste” “Reuse your lunch containers and reduce waste” We promote 100% reusable lunch containers in attempt to reach We promote 100% reusable lunch containers in attempt to reach “0” waste “0” waste on the 100 th Day of School on the 100 th Day of School

16. Reuse It Center  We have book exchanges during the year. Turn in your old book in exchange for a book you have not read.

17. Reuse it Basket  We have Reuse Paper on Second side containers and reuse the paper for Accelerated Math.  We use the second side of paper for practice sheets or scratch paper.

18.  RECYCLE Think before and after you purchase

19. Purchase products that are made from post consumer recycled content. That means they are made from materials that have been recycled. This reduces the amount of additional natural resources used to make or package the item. This is called “closing the loop”. Look for these signs: Buy Recycled

20. Recycle Center Team  Classroom teams ensure that all recyclables after lunch are clean and ready to be processed.

21. Recycle Crayons  We melt old broken crayons to make new ones in the Crayola machine or create specialty gift crayons by melting and pouring into molds.

22. We recycle our inkjets, cell phones, laptops and more... Ask us about “Cartridges for Kids”

23. Recycle Tennis Shoes  We collect your old tennis shoes to send to NIKE to recycle them.  Nike makes playground surfaces, tracks and courts out of the ground up shoes.

24. Recycle Report  Classroom monitors evaluate and report recycling scores.

25. Recycle Form  The kids fill out this form to report classroom participation in recycling.

26. Class Room Graphs

27. Recycling around the school  The fifth graders participate in recycling paper throughout the school. Second grade recovers our aluminum cans.

28.  Rot Let nature change your WASTE to wonder

29. Composting Ask for our “Kids can Compost – You Can too!” show.

30. Worm bins produce pounds of nutrient rich soil. Ask for our “Wormi-Vermicomposting” show. Worm bins produce pounds of nutrient rich soil. Ask for our “Wormi-Vermicomposting” show. We wormi-vermicompost our cafeteria food waste

31.  Renew We explore alternatives to fossil fuels. Ask for “Kids Carbon Credits” or “Re-Energize With Re-Newable Resources” shows

32. HydropowerBiomassSolar Power Geothermal Ocean Wind

33. Reuse it ~Recycle it ~ Repair it Center Reuse it ~Recycle it ~ Repair it Center  Don’t throw it away,  REPAIR IT. Find a variety of repair services here on our board.  Need to know where to recycle something?  Need to know where to shop second hand?  Just check out our Reuse it/Recycle it/Repair It Bulletin Board!

34.  Reject Think Earth First Think Earth First in all your actions and choices inside and outside your school or home. Ask about our “Naturescaping Your Schoolyard” show.

35. “Use it up, Wear it out, Make do Or do without.” Or do without.”

36. BE EARTH FRIENDLY!  Reject items or practices that hurt the earth. “Re- THINK” - Before you purchase products or services, think about how products are made or how the service is delivered - the energy costs, natural resource costs AND the waste stream at the end of usefulness.

37.  REACT Become proactive

38. Letters  The kids write letters to companies that are being environmentally friendly as well as the ones who are not.

39. Down By The Riverside  Our conservation ethic results in protection of and includes direct stewardship of our environment.

40. Reduce, Reuse, Rot, Recycle, Renew, Repair, Reject, React Join Us Add your “R”ipples To the great wave of change… For more information or to schedule a Tour contact Laurie Aguirre at 503-399-5548 or Aguirre_laurie@salkeiz.K12.or.us