Composting!

The folks from We Compost It came to our school yesterday to explain to the kids what happens with all the food that we have been composting after breakfast and lunch.  They brought a load of fresh, nutrient rich compost to fill our garden beds.  We formed "human chains" and poured bucket after bucket of compost into the beds to prepare them for winter.  Here are some photos of your children working hard:

Most of our school participated in the presentation:

Here we are  helping spread the compost:

Older kids and kindergarteners working together:

Teamwork!

A crop of brussel sprouts from last year's garden:

When we were finished spreading compost (and washing our hands!) we came back in and wrote about our experience:

 One friend wrote, "I am going to the garden"

Composting

Saccarappa School is making a difference!

Did you know that Saccarappa not only recycles paper and plastic products, but we also compost?! Westbrook High School and Westbrook Middle School have been composting for a few years now. This fall Saccarappa began a composting program (we are the first of the three elementary schools in Westbrook). You would be amazed - the kids are doing great with it!  We started about a month ago with composting in the cafeteria at lunch time.  Just this week we started composting our breakfast items as well.  We even use lunch trays that can be composted! Can you imagine the impact our recycling and composting is going to have on our children's futures?

Here is our recycling/composting station: