The Edison Student Green Team participated in this year's Trash to Trees program (www.trashtotrees.com). Please visit the Inverness Hotel this weekend to VOTE so Edison can win for our "trashy creativity"!!!

Picture to the left are some of the students with our truly unique tree that includes egg cartons, bottle caps, CDs, comic strip paper, juice pouches and more.

AND, you can also bid to OWN this tree! The highest bidder (individual or company) gets to take this tree home or to the office! Please visit and vote, and if inspired, bid too! All money raised from our tree will go to the Edison Green Team. Thanks!

Edison activities in the Tribune:

http://www.northdenvertribune.com/2009/11/edison-elementary-keeps-students-engaged-with-multiple-activities/

Thanks again Melissa!

Edison 9Health Fair led by the Student Green Team

The Edison Student Green Team did a fantastic job running the booths
for the Edison 9Health Fair last week. Their leadership,
teamwork, and enthusiasm was impressive. Also impressive was the
sheer number of parent volunteers who showed up to guide the class
groups from booth to booth! Thanks to everyone, including:

*The Student Green Team
*Our sponsors, 9Health Fair and Two Medicine Health
*All of our parent classroom volunteers & health fair volunteers
*Exhibitors: Colorado National Guard, Denver Museum of Nature and
Science, Colorado Safe Kids
*Edison students and teachers who participated, cooperated, and asked
great questions!
*Dr. Christy and the administrative staff for supporting this event
*Chrons and Colitis Foundation for donating pedometers and cinch sacks

The above photos show the Student Green Team running several booths (including the popular "Pig Lung" exhibit!).

Wonderful thank you card from Kindergarteners

The Kindergarteners created an amazing large Thank You card for the Green Team after the successful Kindergarten in the Garden day (where the kids used all their senses exploring the garden). Thanks to everyone - and isn't the card the best? (held by kindergartener Nina Graves and her mom Diane)

Edison Pear Planting Helpers

THANK YOU to everyone who helped out - including those who spontaneously joined in the fun on the gorgeous Friday afternoon! The five flowering pears were not only planted but also named! Along Perry you will find Penelope, Keisha, Wifi, Edgar and Shelly. Special thanks to the energy of some enthusiastic 4th and 5th graders including Louis, Devon, CJ, Dylan, Riley, Oliver (who knew this kids were so good at hard labor? Parents, take note!) Also thanks to the naming committees and side-walk chalk tree appreciation artwork: Stella, Sadie, Zooey, Cassidy, Melody, Rose, Margot, and Vincent our special watering guy. The pear trees are near the bus stop, and need special care the first year, so please help them thrive by not climbing on them and spreading the word. As they grow, they will resemble the columnar pears along the path near the ECE playground - upright habit, flowering, and no fruit (currently in red-orange splendour). Special thank to the Park People and Ace Hardware who generously donated the trees.

National Guard Lands Helicopter at Edison!

Here are a few pictures of the National Guard's visit to Edison. They landed a Helicopter to promote Edison's upcoming 9Health Fair (Nov 6th). While at Edison, they did a short drug-free presentation including three pageant "princesses" leading anti-drug cheers and Edson the Eagle mascot from the Colorado Rapids.

Edison Garden Dedication Ceremony

Edison enters Nike Back Your Block

The Edison Green Team is proud to lead the way to try and proactively locate funding for a DPS inter-school kickball tournament for 5th graders from Edison Elementary, Brown Elementary, Valdez Elementary, Colfax Elementary, and Columbian Elementary.

But to win a $5,000 grant from Nike - we need your vote! Please visit:

http://www.nikebackyourblock.com/ApplicantProfile.aspx?ApplicantId=02aeb89c-6484-45fa-8c96-acf6fa69ccb2

And vote for this great multi-school wellness event.
Thanks!

Edison Community Garden - please don't harvest!

The Edison Community Garden is thriving! Please be respectful of our community gardeners' plots and do not harvest their veggies. We have 21 plots where neighbors, parents, community-members have paid to have a spot to garden, and the veggies/harvest belongs to them. If you are interested in having a plot next year, please email edison.community.garden.mailbox@gmail.com

We also have 5 Edison plots that six classes planted last year during Field Day, and we're working on ways to have the Student Green Team and other student groups use these plots in the classroom. If you have ideas, please contact Julie Buchanan, julierbuchanan@gmail.com.

Thanks!

Earth Day, Save the Earth, Go Green!

Photos from the Green Team march on Earth Day.