Introducing... Jackman's New Eco T-Shirt...

Introducing... Jackman's new eco t-shirt...

 And here's a close up of the slogan and design...

Being eco is très chic !   All the cool kids are wearing it. ;-)   Go Green Jackman!

What?  You didn't get one?   Don't worry.  It's not too late.   We've got some left.  Follow this link to order yours.

http://jackmanfundraising.bigcartel.com/category/jackman-gear

P.S.  Thanks to Sam for inspiring the t-shirt idea.    Thanks to Marcella for persevering through endless revisions to get the design just right.  Thanks to Michelle for helping make this t-shirt happen.  

Battery Blitz

Pop Quiz!!!   

           

How should you dispose of your stockpile of used batteries?

a)  in the garbage can, with the rest of your trash?

b)  in the recycling bin, with cans, bottles & papers?

c)   just stash them away in some deep, dark corner of your home?

d)  drop them off at Jackman?

The correct answer is...  d).  Drop off your used batteries at Jackman for two  whole weeks (Thursday, January 21, 2016 until Thursday, February 4).  We are participating in a ‘Battery Blitz’ contest with other GTA schools.  The school who collects the most batteries (by weight) will win a whole school pizza party!  You can do it Jackman!   

We have joined forces with local organizations, Earth Rangers and Call2Recycle.  We want to remind everyone that batteries should not be trashed.   They should be recycled!   Problem is, they cannot be recycled in the regular city recycling program   They need to be saved and dropped off for special recycling.   Let's all do our part to keep batteries out of our landfills.  

For more information about what can and cannot be recycled, go online and check out Toronto’s Waste Wizard.

http://app.toronto.ca/wes/winfo/search.do

Waste Audit

Jackman's Waste Audit

Waste minimization is on everyone's mind.   As citizens of a fragile world, we need to constantly ask ourselves, "What can we do to reduce the waste that we create?"  

At Jackman, it all begins with a waste audit.  We save a whole day's garbage for an thorough investigation.  

Bag by bag, we sort through the trash to find out what's really there.   It's a messy job, but someone's got to do it.  

We sort the trash into these 5 categories: 

•  What should have been recycled,
•  What should have been reused,
•  Food waste (what should have been eaten, or composted),
•  Paper Towel,
•  Real Garbage (a.k.a Landfill)

So here's the moment we've all been waiting for... the most recent waste audit results.  The good news... we have less garbage than ever!   Just 21.2 kg!    That's down from 31.36 kg last year.    Way to go Jackman!  Impressive reductions!   But wait, that doesn't mean we're off the hook.   There's still more reductions to be made.   Jackman's Eco Team will use this data to create waste reduction projects.   Here's a peek at the 'nitty-gritty' of this year's waste audit.

Recyclable (2.47 kg - actually, more than last year)

• various papers (these are so easy to recycle - there’s no excuse)
• 1 Coke can and 2 Iced Tea cans (yikes... how did that happen?  no excuse)
• 15 juice boxes! (straws go in the garbage and empty juice boxes recycled - it's not hard)
• various food containers (plastic and styrofoam) and some plastic cups too
• various bags (these can now be recycled in Toronto - guessing everyone hasn’t read the memo)
• dead markers (we collect these and take them to Staples for recycling)
• 1 Pringles can  (yes, even it can be recycled)

Food Waste (5.3 kg, - that a lot less than last year)

• many unopened snacks & candy (how did they end up in the garbage?)
• some bread, crackers, chips, half eaten sandwiches
• fruit - carrots, grapes, apples, pears (these should have been eaten or composted.)
• fruit scraps - banana peels, orange peels, apple cores (these should have been composted)
• some uneaten lunch, and not just kid lunches

Paper Towels (including tissues & other soiled papers)  (5.52kg)

• LOTS of paper towels... and I mean LOTS
• and the ‘paper towel of shame’ - almost 7 m long!  - yikes!   that’s got to be the longest paper towel ever wasted in the history of Jackman school

Real Garbage - a.k.a. LANDFILL (7.42kg )

• LOTS of snack wrappers... and I mean LOTS (seems like more than last year)
• 12 coffee cups (hmmm, this is more than last year too)
• gum (apparently, Jackman kids are obsessed with gum)
• other non-recyclable packaging
• Riso photocopy carbons
• many latex gloves

Reusables (0.46kg)

• lots of plastic spoons and forks (should have been washed and reused)
• pencils, erasers, markers, glue sticks (likely left on the floor at the end of the day and swept up)
• plastic food containers (should have been washed and reused)
• small toys, a mitten, a bracelet, a whistle

And surprisingly...

No Underwear this year... just one stinky diaper

Eco Posters

Jackman's Eco Team (a.k.a. the JETs) have created Eco Messages on posters.  They are proudly hanging in the 1st floor hallway at school.   Here's a sneak peek at a few of their posters.  

Thank you JETs for the Eco Encouragement.   

Jackman’s Eco Team (a.k.a. The JETs)

Hey Kids, 

At Jackman, being ECO is something we’re always thinking and talking about.  Our new motto is, ‘Every Day is Earth Day at Jackman!‘ -  La journée de la terre, chaque jour!  

Of course, being ECO doesn’t happen by accident… it happens because we make it happen.  To tell you the truth, it’s a lot of hard work.  And that’s where you come in... we need some students to be Jackman’s ECO leaders.  

Jackman’s Eco Team will meet every Wednesday at 12 o’clock to work on various ECO projects.   

Are you interested?   If so, pick up a ‘job application’ today.  Looking forward to working with you.

               Mr. Cressman

Bike Week

Last week, Jackman celebrated it’s first Bike Week and it was a huge success.    Families were encouraged to leave their cars at home and bike to school instead.  The number of students biking to school more than doubled, with as many as 165 bikers some days.  We’ll definitely need some new bike racks if this trend continues.  Looks like we’re creating a new generation of bike enthusiasts.   

On Monday bikers were awarded with stickers and on Tuesday bikers enjoyed muffins.  Then, kids decorated their bikes with straws and ribbons on Wednesday.  On Thursday, many classes discussed bike safety and other bike ideas.  Finally, on Friday, bikers entered a contest to win 1 of 8 prizes.  Congratulations prize winners!   

And congratulations to all bikers!   You’ve chosen an eco-friendly, healthy way to travel to school.  Now, that’s something to celebrate.

Jackman's T-Shirt Contest

This spring, Jackman held a contest to design next year's Eco t-shirt.  There was a lot of enthusiasm for the contest and more than 120 submissions.

This year's winner is Sam Tustin in grade 2.  Congratulations Sam for your fantastic drawing and slogan.  Way to go!   

New Eco t-shirts will be available for purchase next fall.

                        "Everyday is Earth Day @ Jackman"