Earth Day at Saints Cyril and Methodius School

“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth…and God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good.” - Genesis 1:1

All around Deer Park’s Saints Cyril and Methodius School this month, planet Earth is all the talk. Students are creating projects, reading stories, doing presentations, participating in discussion groups and learning all about what each one of us can do to help conserve natural resources and show the planet some respect.

First graders shown here have been enjoying their April theme: Caring for the Earth. The essential question the students are pondering: Why is it important to protect and conserve our Natural Resources? Making use of timely materials such as this week’s Scholastic News article “Speak for the Earth”, the class has been discussing ways that each and every one of us can help the earth.

Younger grades joined discussions on how they can pitch in and do their part to protect the planet by recycling paper, plastic, glass and metal, by helping to plant trees and by turning off water or lights when they are not in use. Reduce. Reuse. Recycle!

Students in higher grades have been talking about the earth’s ecosystems and ways to best protect our ozone, so that this important component of the earth’s atmosphere can continue protecting us from harmful ultraviolet sunlight (UV-B).

Second graders took on the dangers that humans can inflict on the seas. They discussed how something as simple as a plastic bag littering the ocean can prove fatal to sea turtles, if one of them were to accidentally ingest one, mistaking it for a jellyfish.

A little creative use of coffee filters and washable markers along with a few spritzes of water gave first graders a hands-on idea of the various landforms on our planet as they showed off their beautiful planet Earth projects. Reading books on the earth, water, soil, trees, pollution and endangered animals rounded out their appreciation of our planet and all of its natural resources we count as blessings.

For more information on what you can do to conserve our natural resources, visit “SFEnvironmentKids” online at: http://sfenvironmentkids.org/resources/natural5.htm.

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