Assiniboia Park Elementary Students Learn Valuable Environmental Lessons

On November 17th APES' French Immersion Gr 1 class enjoyed a fantastic presentation from Saskatchewan Environmental Society. They spoke to us about composting and vermicomposting which uses red wiggler worms. Students were encouraged to investigate with magnifying glasses and flashlights the soil and worms. They used spoons to dig through the compost and found lots of things including red wiggler worms, organic waste and cocoons.

After recess FI Gr 1 joined up with the Gr 5 class and did a waste audit. This meant going through the whole school's garbage (not bathrooms) with gloves and sorting them into piles to see if we are waste wise or wasteful. We were pretty good but we did see A LOT of paper that could go into recycling, as well as a lot of plastic packaging. We discussed how we can reduce our waste by doing little things such as using reusable containers for snacks, using our reusable water bottles. It is up to each of us to make good, healthy choices for our environment. (Click the title to see more photos.)