A MESSAGE FROM GEORGES VANIER ECOTEAM
We would like to thank our Georges Vanier community for participating in
our Eco Challenge and also the Eco Art Competition. A big congratulations
goes out to the following the students and/or class that won our Art
Competition. In 1st place – Mrs. Carvalho’s Grade 5 Class, with a wonderful
depiction of palm tree with pterodactyls. In 2nd place- Mrs. Rigsby’s
Kindergarten Class with a beautifully crafted train using only items in the
garbage and recycling bin. And lastly, in 3rd place- Hailee Manosca in grade 8
with a gorgeous handcrafted flower made of newspaper. The EcoTeam and
our school community is so very proud of you!
We would also like to congratulate the Eco Challenge winners of 2015. These
classes demonstrated commitment to saving energy, excelled in waste
minimization and eco trivia! In 1st place – Ms. Esposito and Ms. D’Onofrio’s
grade 4 class; in 2nd place – Mrs. Baltazar’s grade 6 class and in 3rd place - Ms.
Pizzani’s grade 1 class! Keep up the good work!
Earth Week 2015 is a time to promote awareness and appreciation for
the Earth’s environment, sustainable living and earth awareness.
Environmentalists all over the world will recycle and conserve energy
this earth week! Earth Week runs from April 20th to April 24th and
Earth Day is April 22nd. This year Georges Vanier promoted Eco
awareness by having an Earth Day Assembly followed by Brampton
Spring Clean-up just outside our school.