Hollydale Elementary School

Hollydale Elementary School’s students, staff and community take pride in their resource conservation program. The school community practices the three R’s (Reduce,Reuse,Recycle)daily in order to reduce the waste items in their building.

The school boasts about their comprehensive Recycling Plan which includes every child in the school, kindergarten through 5th grade! Each grade level has a special job to do in order to do their part in supporting the school’recycling efforts. Kindergarten students are responsible for picking up litter around the school, first grade students pick up scraps of paper in the hallways, 2nd graders have the job of cleaning up the paper towel scraps that might get left in the learning areas, 3rd grade students participate in Watt Watchers in which they “ticket” classrooms who leave their lights on without anyone in the class, 4th graders are “Wastebusters.” paper recyclers, 5th grade students are in charge of plastic bottles, and their Academic Support Classroom is responsible for taking out the blue recycle bins each week. It takes a whole school to make a strong recycling program work! Hollydale wants all students, staff, and parents involved in their important work!

The entire school community enjoys the Nature Habitat which includes a pond, raised garden beds, rain garden, a composter,resident bunny, and a newly installed rain cistern. The area is used as a living lab, and 4th and 5th grade students serve as Nature Leaders. All classes are encouraged to use the habitat area to learn about nature and conservation and also to settle in and read a book or do some writing.

The school’s environmental influence reaches far beyond the school grounds. Each year Hollydale students participate full heartedly in Earth Day! All students are involved in community service projects this day, either out in the community or at the school. Students, staff, and parents spend the day mulching, removing ivy or other invasive plants, or planting in community parks or the school grounds. It is their way to give back to the community!