Westminster Woods Public School

Please join us next Monday night from 6:30-8:30 as School Council presents two guest speakers:

6:30-7:15- Dr. Laura Brown will speak on childhood anxiety

7:30-8:15- Guelph Police will be here to speak about internet safety

We need to plan for this so please let us know if you plan to attend ( a form went home last week).  If you have lost the form, just send a note to the school. There will be prizes (books) and coffee.  It will be worth your while!

A common New Year’s resolution is to lose some weight. Well, the Green Team would like to lose weight too – garbage weight that is!! Remember that every Wednesday is Litterless Lunch Day. By sending food in reusable containers you help to teach your child about making choices that will help save money AND the environment.

Here are some tips from http://www.abca.on.ca/downloads/GC_LitterlessLunch.pdf  

Why Pack A Litter-Less Lunch?

 
• It reduces packaging waste
• It’s cheaper
• It’s healthier

Chew on this…

LITTERLESS LUNCH                                   

(water bottle, sandwich, yogurt, fruit)                   

$2.65 / average day                                                
$13.25 / week                                                    

$477.00 / school year                                               

 PACKAGED LUNCH  

(juice box, Lunchables, Yo-Tube, fruit chews)

$4.02 / average day 

$20.10 / week 

$723.60 / school year 

 

source: wastefreelunch.org

 

Food For Thought

The average student lunch generates 66 lbs of waste per School year. That can add up to 20,000 lbs of waste per school!!!