Environmental Awareness Day was celebrated at Bayview Avenue School, involving students in eco-friendly activities that included gardening, environmental research and the creation of art through recycling. All students and staff were encouraged to wear green to reinforce their commitment to environmental awareness and the "Bayview Goes Green!" theme of the day.
Yvette Ramos-Goldstein's and Michelle Stanziale's first-grade dual language classes split into two groups, with one learning how to make paper from recycled materials in the classroom while the other planted flowers in the Cheryl Israel Learning Garden outside the building. Mr. Huisman's third-grade class presented their research papers devoted to environmental concerns such as air and water pollution and the environmental risks of generating electrical power using current methods. Geraldine LaPenne's second-grade Project Challenge students displayed their prehistoric creatures made from discarded plastic bottles and paper rolls in the school lobby, an activity that culminated their study of dinosaurs.
Environmental Awareness Day is just one of the planned monthly spirit days conceived by the school site-based team to promote school spirit and to generate memorable and authentic learning experiences for students.