Students at Aldama Elementary
School Take Pride in Keeping Their School Clean and Green!
By: Vanessa Cross
At Aldama Elementary in Los Angeles,
California, teachers and teacher aides are busy handing out "good
money" to students observed picking up trash around campus. The
plant manager also rewards students with "good money" for
helping sort and clean up trash during lunch.
Students put their name on their
"good money" and place it in a box in the office. The names of
several students are pulled from the "good money" box at
monthly assemblies and these students are awarded prizes.
Students know that having less trash on
campus means having less pests! They also know that it's easier to keep
pests away than it is to get rid of them once they arrive. In this way,
students and staff at Aldama are proactive in the pest management
process.
Being clean is great, but being clean and
green is even better! Third grade students recently assisted with the
task of planting new plants on the hillside at Aldama. Prior to planting
these flowering plants, students helped pull weeds and dig holes in the
soil. They also assisted with the planting and placement of small trees
into containers. These container gardens add beautiful greenery to the
asphalt areas of the campus. Students understand that plants and flowers
attract beneficial insects such as ladybugs. They also know that plants
give off oxygen, which helps make our school environment cleaner.
Aldama Elementary Contact:
Martha Powell, Principal
323-255-1434
For further information on classroom
environmental projects contact:
Robina Suwol
Executive Director
California Safe Schools
Box 2123
Toluca Lake,CA. 91610
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