The first week of October was all about the importance of recycling at Gurney Elementary.
In order to stress the importance of recycling, students in kindergarten through third grade participated in a recycling contest.
Each grade level had a specific recyclable product to bring in from home in order to help with the competition; Kindergarten and first grade had plastic and second and third grade had cardboard.
At the end of each day, the classrooms totaled the amount of recyclables and the classroom with the most items would be declared the winner of the day. These winners were then awarded with a free book for their room from the upcoming book fair.
Also, with the help of the third grade service club and Bridget Rini, Justin Cannon and Sheryl Halagan, new school-wide recycling efforts were also put into place. Some of these include classroom recycle bins and separate recycle bins for specific materials in the cafeteria.
