Green Deed Day 4

Paige stood in front of the circulation desk as kids checked out their books at the end of he day.  I looked up, "What cha need, kiddo"
"I want to wait 'til they are gone she whispered secretly."

Green Deeds are growing.  Pun intended.  It is delightful to watch the students think of ways to respond to the challenge to behave responsibly toward the environment.  Each day students remind me just how creative they are with a new green deed I had not thought of. 

Today on WMES morning news the 4th grade news team took on the cute little light-up Puffer Chick for spring.  This is one of those toys kids love for a few seconds before abandoning it for the next cute thing.  It is squishy and stretchy and when you squeeze it it lights up with flashing pastel lights.  Cute as it can be this is a truly fun and cheap toy.  What could be wrong about that?

The team discussed the ramification of the battery inside the chick and its potential destination in a landfill.  Then of course there is the issue of plastic abandoned in a landfill and where it can ultimately end up.  Paige proposed that her 4th grade class help solve the problem of batteries in landfills  They did some research learning that there are places to recycle most batteries.  Batteries Plus and Radio Shack both have programs to keep batteries out of landfills. So on tomorrows news Paige will announce that students may bring old dead batteries to the library for recycling.  They have designed a fanciful shoebox to collect them and will take them to the center themselves.

I adore the fact that kids are coming up with things to do on their own!