Blanketeers!

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We have completed our very first service learning project for the year!  Since we have been discussing kindness in our Swooper Citizens lessons, we decided that we would take the opportunity to work together to perform an act of kindness.  A few years ago, Mrs. Delwiche and I learned about Project Linus, which is an organization with local chapters all over the United States.  This group collects homemade blankets and delivers them to children in need. “Blankets are collected locally and distributed to children in hospitals, shelters, social service agencies, or anywhere that a child might be in need of a big hug,” their website states.

The wonderful Kindergarten and first grade room parents prepared large pieces of cozy fleece for us, and the students got to work completing the fringed edges.

 

We had a great time becoming “blanketers” and working together to make someone else happy!

California Coastal Cleanup

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Here’s a message from our science teacher, Ms. Svedlund:

Please join us on Saturday, September 15 from 9 a.m. to Noon for California Coastal Cleanup Day!  Laguna Blanca School is hosting the table for the ninth year in a row at Miramar/Hammonds Beach (San Ysidro Road exit/Eucalyptus Lane) in Montecito. This is an opportunity for our EK-12 grade school to give back to the community and to give our coastline some much needed attention!

WHAT TO BRING: 

  • Bring Your Own (B.Y.O.) bucket or reusable bag to collect trash in, and/or gardening gloves. Help us cut down our waste.

–          Wear sunscreen and close-toed shoes, and bring a refillable water bottle and a hat. Please sport your LagunaWear!

–          MS and US volunteers under 18 who are cleaning the beach without a parent/guardian MUST bring a signed waiver with a parent or guardian signature. The form can be found on the community service page and in the HR front office.

(Everyone else will sign the waiver at the beach)

Parking down by Miramar Beach can be tough. Limited street parking is available. All Saints-by-the-Sea (83 Eucalyptus Lane) is kind enough to let us use their parking lot for parking for this event. Directions are to use the East lot by the school (left side of Eucalyptus Lane past the church). Otherwise, walking or biking to the site is encouraged.

The majority of trash found will be micro-trash. High tide may reduce cleanup area. Low tide is at 7:49 am (+2.5 ft) and high tide is at 2:29 pm (+4.89 ft).

Pre-registration is not required, but is encouraged. All participants who register for Coastal Cleanup Day before the event will be entered in EXPLORE ECOLOGY’S Ocean Lovers’ Give Away with prizes from Patagonia, REI, A Frame Surf Shop, Santa Barbara Sailing Center, Mountain Air Sports, Okeanos Swim, Paddle Sports, Surf Happens, Surf N Wear, and the Boathouse Restaurant.  Sign Up Now!

Help us keep track of the litter found at Coastal Cleanup Day. Record the trash you collect on a Data Sheet or on the Clean Swell App that instantaneously uploads to the Ocean Conservancy’s global ocean trash database. (There will be Data Sheets at the event for those who don’t want to or are unable to use the app for recording their trash.)

Let’s make this year’s event even more successful… See you at the beach!

Best,

Ms. Svedlund (LS) and Ms. Armstrong (MS) and Mr. Faust (US)

California Coastal Cleanup Day

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Here is a guest post from our science teacher, Ms. Svedlund, and our 6th grade teacher, Ms. Armstrong:

Please join us on Saturday, September 16 from 9 a.m. to Noon for California Coastal Cleanup Day! http://www.coastal.ca.gov/publiced/ccd/cleanup  Laguna Blanca School is hosting the table for the eighth year in a row at Miramar/Hammonds Beach (San Ysidro Road exit) in Montecito.

WHAT TO BRING: 

  • Bring Your Own (B.Y.O.) bucket or reusable bag to collect trash in, and/or gardening gloves. Help us cut down our waste. To find out more about our efforts to make this a less wasteful event, visit this page: http://www.coastal.ca.gov/publiced/ccd/byo.html

–          Wear sunscreen and close-toed shoes, and bring a refillable water bottle and a hat. Please sport your LagunaWear!MS and US volunteers under 18 who are cleaning the beach without a parent/guardian MUST bring a signed waiver with a parent or guardian signature. The form can be found on the community service page and in the HR front office. (Everyone else will sign the waiver at the beach)

Let’s make this year’s event even more successful… See you at the beach!

Best,

Ms. Svedlund (LS science) and Ms. Armstrong (6th grade)

 

 

WHAT IS COASTAL CLEANUP DAY?
Every year, on the third Saturday in September, people join together at sites all over California to take part in the State’s largest volunteer event, California Coastal Cleanup Day. In 2014, nearly 67,000 volunteers removed more than 1,190,000 pounds of trash and recyclables from California’s beaches, lakes, and waterways. Families, friends, coworkers, scout troops, school groups, service clubs, and individuals come together to celebrate and share their appreciation of California’s fabulous coast and waterways. The event is part of the International Coastal Cleanup, organized by the Ocean Conservancy, which is the largest volunteer event on the planet! http://www.coastal.ca.gov/publiced/ccd/history.html