Ravinia

=Ravinia Elementary School=

Rep:
Dennis Brosseau dbrosseau@nssd112.org

Projects:
-Green Team recycles lunchroom milk cartons, juice boxes, etc. each day -Third grade composts fruit break waste in 4 worm bins -Each room has a paper recycling bin. This is collected each week by the custodian. -Classrooms have scratch paper bins. This is filled with paper copied on one side only. Students use this paper for math problems, drawing, story webs, etc. -Coleus plants are grown in 6" pots. These potted flowers are presented to outgoing fifth grade families as a momento of their time at Ravinia. -First grade plants and grows miniature sunflowers to give as a Mother's Day gift. -Third grade helps the Natural Areas Coordinator of the Park District of Highland Park maintain and restore May T. Watts Woods, the 2 acre parcel of land, adjacent to the Ravinia playground. -Earth Day is celebrated with a variety of activities: plant a tree, walk to school, waste free lunch, turn off the lights, etc.