Grounds Committee
> Purpose of the team:
To create a safe, inviting, and sustainable environment for students and community to enjoy.
Projects:
- start food composting program in cafeteria - implemented in March 2010
After only one month, we were able to reduce our garbage by 4 cubic yards, translating to 32,400 pounds of garbage being diverted > from landfills in one year!
- replace slide on west playground with steering panel - installed March 2010
- work to replace invasive weeds with native plants all over campus - ongoing, Shelly Sharp's 5th Grade class worked with volunteer from the Native Plant Society to propagate native plants to be planted Fall 2010
- become a WA Green School - learn more at http://www.wagreenschools.org
- get greenhouse stocked and running for spring 2010 - started March 1, 2010, first annual plant sale May 22, 2010!
- maintain PTA room and hall closet - ongoing
- pressure wash chipped paint on south and east walls of building - will be completed summer 2010 as part of School Levy projects
- work on grant to paint mural on west side of building
- work on procuring rain barrels, worm bin, and raised bed/troughs for gardening near greenhouse
- create after-school gardening team of students "nature nuts"?
- create student garden art for beds, signs for greenhouse
- keep PTA refrigerators clean - ongoing
- get rid of computer in PTA room - completed
- what would you like to see happen? let's do it!
members
Grounds Chairs:
Cambria Cox ten.tsacmoc|xocairbmac#ten.tsacmoc|xocairbmac
Rachel Harrison moc.liamg|nosirrahelehcar#moc.liamg|nosirrahelehcar
Deena McCloskey (PTA Board liaison)
meeting notes
additional information
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