Applications are due by November 1st.
On the bottom half of the entry form is a contest that even parents can enter.
Let us know if you've entered an ad. We'd love to hear your entries at one of our November meetings.
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Friday, September 21, 2007
Fairfax County Radio Ad Contest
Wouldn't it be cool to be listening to the radio and suddenly hear an ad that you wrote?! Well, it could happen. Go to www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/recycling/school.htm and download the entry form. Write a script for a 30-second radio advertisement emphasizing the need for everyone in Fairfax County to recycle mixed paper and cardboard (it's required now of all non residential, apartment and condominum properties -- see http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/living/recycling/).
Applications are due by November 1st.
On the bottom half of the entry form is a contest that even parents can enter.
Let us know if you've entered an ad. We'd love to hear your entries at one of our November meetings.
Applications are due by November 1st.
On the bottom half of the entry form is a contest that even parents can enter.
Let us know if you've entered an ad. We'd love to hear your entries at one of our November meetings.
Cool Counties Concert & Poetry Slam
If you like to write poetry, you'll be interested in this contest. Chairman Connolly is hosting a poetry contest and all entries will be posted on his web site. Poems must have an environmental theme, be a minimum of 14 lines and be no longer than 1 minute when performed. Students may be asked to read their poem at the event.
Submissions are due by October 1st. You may email your entry to Chairman Connolly (chairman@fairfaxcounty.gov) and don't forget to include the following items:
your poem
your name and grade
your address and phone number
your email
The Cool Counties Concert & Poetry Slam will be Saturday, October 6th from noon-3 p.m. at Mason District Park
6621 Columbia Pike
Annandale
The event is free and open to the public, so even if you don't want to enter a poem, it'll be a great day of exploring. Lots of Fairfax County and local environmental organizations will be there providing info about global warming and things that all of us can do to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Students, if you go to the event, write a few sentences about what you learned and bring it to our October 15th meeting. We'd love to hear what you have to say!
Submissions are due by October 1st. You may email your entry to Chairman Connolly (chairman@fairfaxcounty.gov) and don't forget to include the following items:
your poem
your name and grade
your address and phone number
your email
The Cool Counties Concert & Poetry Slam will be Saturday, October 6th from noon-3 p.m. at Mason District Park
6621 Columbia Pike
Annandale
The event is free and open to the public, so even if you don't want to enter a poem, it'll be a great day of exploring. Lots of Fairfax County and local environmental organizations will be there providing info about global warming and things that all of us can do to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Students, if you go to the event, write a few sentences about what you learned and bring it to our October 15th meeting. We'd love to hear what you have to say!
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Reflections
How can you make a difference? That's the theme of this year's PTA Reflections Program. Students are encouraged to enter in any of the six categories: Literature, Music, Visual Arts, Photography, Dance/Choreography, Film/Video Production. Student entry forms can be downloaded at www.fccpta.org. Entries should be placed inside the box in the school library before October 22nd. Think about how you can make a difference and express it with your creativity.
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Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Solar Decathlon
We have a great opportunity to learn about solar power and see it in action at the 2007 Solar Decathlon on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. It will be October 12-20. This is an event where college and university students have designed and constructed solar-powered houses and will reconstruct them on the Mall. The houses are judged and the winner is announced at the end of the event. It's open to the public and there are even workshops!
Check out http://www.solardecathlon.org/ for more info.
We'd like to get a group of us together and Metro into D.C. - maybe on Saturday, October 13th? Parents will need to come along with your children. Let us know if you're interested in taking this field trip by emailing jimkelzack@earthlink.net.
Check out http://www.solardecathlon.org/ for more info.
We'd like to get a group of us together and Metro into D.C. - maybe on Saturday, October 13th? Parents will need to come along with your children. Let us know if you're interested in taking this field trip by emailing jimkelzack@earthlink.net.
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Back to School Nights
Look for our table at both Back to School nights - 9/18 and 9/19. We'll be in the school lobby handing out goodies and letting everyone know what we have planned for the Green Knights club. See you there!
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007
T-Shirts and First 2 Meetings
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. We're going to talk about and practice each one of these this year in creative ways. We hope our NFS friends will be excited about exploring our Earth with us.
At our first meeting, we'll talk about recycling. There will be fun facts and activities. But, I don't want to give it all away. Come join us this Monday, September 17th, 12:30-1:30, in the cafeteria.
Our second meeting topic will be resusing. We'd like everyone to bring in a pre-washed t-shirt (white is best). To maximize the "reuse" part of the meeting, it'd be great if the t-shirt is one that you already have. Bring your imagination too. We'll have tools to help you create your one-of-a-kind Green Knights club t-shirt. These will be great to wear on meeting days and at field trips (we'll tell you more about those at the meeting and in future posts). It'll be great to see what everyone comes up with!
At our first meeting, we'll talk about recycling. There will be fun facts and activities. But, I don't want to give it all away. Come join us this Monday, September 17th, 12:30-1:30, in the cafeteria.
Our second meeting topic will be resusing. We'd like everyone to bring in a pre-washed t-shirt (white is best). To maximize the "reuse" part of the meeting, it'd be great if the t-shirt is one that you already have. Bring your imagination too. We'll have tools to help you create your one-of-a-kind Green Knights club t-shirt. These will be great to wear on meeting days and at field trips (we'll tell you more about those at the meeting and in future posts). It'll be great to see what everyone comes up with!
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Fairfax County Schools News Release
Great green news about our county's schools - check out this news release:
http://www.fcps.edu/suptapps/newsreleases/newsrelease.cfm?newsid=699
http://www.fcps.edu/suptapps/newsreleases/newsrelease.cfm?newsid=699
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