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Timber Trail
Going green pays o for BRE
By Kathy Fallert; photo courtesy of Corin Meibos
students move it!
By Lynne Marsala Basche; photos courtesy of Anna Mallinson
Each year, Timber Trail Elementary (TTE) has a fundraising event, and this year, students and teachers participated in a move-a-thon in late September. Students spent time outside rotating through a series of stations, including jump ropes, step ups, tire rolling, as well as the much anticipated obstacle course!
The move-a-thon was organized by the Timber Trail Elementary Alliance (TTEA) and more than $56,000 was raised. Proceeds will go toward school and class needs, including ukuleles for the music room.
The BRE Green Team recently received a partial grant from DCSD for its environmental e orts. The money will be used to purchase new automatic water sensors for all of BRE’s faucets.
The Bu alo Ridge Elementary (BRE) Green Team was one of a small group of nalists
to receive a Project Based Learning (PBL) grant from Douglas County School District, presented on Friday, September 29, by means of a tele/video conference to DCSD’s O ce of Sustainability.
The Green Team consisted of students from grades three through ve and was led by school librarian Jody Robinson and learning specialist Jennifer Romero. The team's
focus was on environmental issues such as recycling, pollution, and energy conservation. The team was recently awarded a rebate on the school’s utilities for being one of the top
school teams to save money on utilities last year with only a few months of e ort.
The Green Team celebrated with a party on Friday, October 20, after nding out they received a partial grant from DCSD which will pay for new automatic water sensors at all of BRE’s faucets. The Green Team had identi ed the faucets as a source of water waste since many of them were leaking. Robinson remarked, “I was really nervous for the video presentation [with DCSD]. This was a live feed, and I wasn’t sure how the kids would do. We rst presented a video in which each of the 21 members spoke, and then students took turns answering questions. They were all such little professionals!
I was so proud of them!”