Next week, Solana Pacific Elementary will host an Environmental Awareness week to promote sustainable practices like using reusable water bottles. Throughout the week, students will participate in activities about environmental impacts and ways to improve situations. There will also be a recycling contest from March 24th to April 18th where students can collect recyclables to earn money for the school's garden. Parents are encouraged to support the school's Green Week and foster environmentally aware habits at home.

1. Next week (Monday March 24 to Friday March 28)
Solana Pacific Elementary will be hosting an Environmental
Awareness week. For the duration of the week (and hopefully
beyond), students will pledge to not use plastic, non-reusable
water bottles. By using reusable water bottles you are
promoting a sustainable lifestyle that keeps from impinging
on the environment. It is an easy, simple step we can take to
better our habitat and quality of life. And did you know that
municipal drinking water is far more regulated and safe than
that of its plastic bottle counterparts?
Throughout the week students will be participating in
activities and lessons displaying the negative impact we place
on the environment, and the ways in which we can improve
these situations. There will be a recycling class contest
that runs from March 24-April 18 and we ask that you save
your recyclables to turn into the center to earn money for
the school’s garden (more info regarding recycling procedure
down below).
We ask that you support Solana Pacific’s Green Week
with the hopes of fostering a more environmentally aware
generation.
Thank you for your support in our attempt to share
what we feel is important in terms of giving back to the
community we grew up in. One thing we learned these past
years is that it doesn't take much to really change our
immediate community and our impact on communities
beyond, as well.
Best regards,
Lexi Briggs and Emma Hager
(Torrey Pines High School Seniors)
To the Parents of Solana Pacific Elementary
What you can do at home
1. Encourage sustainable practices
at home (reusable water bottles,
grocery bags, etc.)
2. Collect and turn in recyclables
3. Discuss problems such as air
and water pollution
4. Walk to school on
5. Continue to go green!
By getting in the habit of
sustainable practice we create a
healthier future.
 Monthly beach cleanups hosted by San
Diego Coastkeeper and Surfrider
Foundation:
http://www.sdcoastkeeper.org/images/stori
es/pdf/beach_cleanups/beach-cleanup-
calendar.pdf
 Take the no plastics pledge
http://action.surfrider.org/p/dia/action/publ
ic/?action_KEY=316
Options to Give back
Recycling Contest How-to's
1.Gather recyclables
For information on what can and cannot be recycled please refer to
this website:
https://www.sandiego.gov/environmental-
services/recycling/residential/curbside/list.shtml
2. Take recyclables to the Carmel Valley recycling center at: Tomra
Pacific Recycling 3455 Del Mar Heights Rd. (Ralphs parking lot)
92139 800-266-2453
3. Take receipt and write your Child’s first and last name on the
back
4. Have your child bring in receipts to their homeroom teacher
On April 18th receipts will be collected and tabulated to reveal the
class winner