The School Assembly

Our March 26 assembly was a success! After an intense session of filming and preparing, and an extra rehearsal on a Sunday, the Green Team Kids delivered an effective, engaging and educational assembly to the Mason-Rice 3rd, 4th and 5th grades. The 2-part assembly, comprised of the Green Team 3R's video (above) and a "Recycle Right Walking Relay Race" facilitated by the students, was well-received by Principal Bultema, faculty and students. Well done, Green Team Kids!

Below are some photos from our March 12 filming session and preparation on the morning of the assembly. A BIG and special thank you to Neal McConnell for the incredible time and effort you put into creating the amazing video, and to Kate and Audrey for working with the students to design and implement the relay race.

Green Team Kids eagerly waiting for their classmates to file in on the morning of the assembly

Maebh tries out her lines on the microphone before the assembly

Ms. Claire and Emilia rehearsing on the morning of assembly

Mr. Neal choreographing the group shot for the video

Kate and Audrey helping the students to develop the rules and logistics for the relay race.

If you would like to get more information about Newton's recycling program (what is/is not recyclable), there is a lot of great information on the DPW's website:
- Green Cart Do's and Don'ts
- Recycle Right Newton (type in the item, and get instructions on how to dispose of it)
- Waste Sorting Game (this is a fun way for kids to learn about recycling in Newton)

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Our last meeting!

On June 7, we Green Team coordinators were happily surprised and showered with beautiful flowers, cards and gifts from our Green Team Kids and their parents. Were were thrilled to hear how much the students enjoyed the programming over the year, and we thank the parents for their ongoing support and generosity! To cap off a great year and to enjoy the beautiful summer afternoon, we enjoyed a scavenger hunt outdoors that covered numerous topics we've discussed over the course of the year followed by frozen treats, a short presentation by Kate and Audrey about eating vegan (this was a topic we were going to cover in an earlier session, when we went to visit the Mayor instead!), and then a photo slideshow of the year. Thanks everyone for an amazing year, and have a great summer!

Our Kickoff Meeting (10/26/2018)

On the afternoon of October 26th, we launched our first Mason-Rice Green Team Kids meeting for the year. We had approximately fourteen 3rd and 4th graders with a mix of knowledge and interest in environmental issues and actions they can take to help protect our planet. As a group, we discussed what they would like to do as members of Green Team Kids (the most popular response was "making posters" to raise awareness, which we will be doing at the next meeting). Then we launched into our first substantive topic: TRASH. Below is a copy of some of the slides and videos from our presentation. October 26 Presentation Slides For those who would like to learn more about how the City of Newton manages its trash and recycling, please check out the "Where Does My Trash and Recycling Go?" section on the City's website .

Summary: 12/7 Meeting and Spring Project

On Friday, 12/7, we spent the afternoon teaching the kids about composting and then revealed our exciting spring 2019 project: launching composting during snack-time at Mason-Rice. With Principal Bultema's support, the Green Team Kids will help lead composting at Mason-Rice starting next March! As a quick background: Mason-Rice does not currently compost during snack or lunch. This is probably not surprising, since - as Newton residents would know - the City of Newton currently does not provide for compost pickup. Accordingly, Mason-Rice students' food scraps must be thrown into the trash. However, over the years, a couple of elementary schools in Newton (Underwood and Peirce) have started to compost on their own campuses thanks to the initiative of environmentally-minded and motivated individuals at the respective schools (typically a staff member). This fall, the City of Newton has also launched compost pick-up at its newest elementary s...

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