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Earth Day: 2026

This year, P.S. 255 celebrated Earth Day with a school-wide project, titled "Our Power, Our Planet!" Classes created impactful art using recycled materials to align with the theme, focusing on transforming household waste into sustainable masterpieces. Students were busy at work during the month of April! Once the projects were completed, they were placed in the PE Complex for all to enjoy. There were so many creative projects this year... take a look!

"Our Power, Our Planet!"

  • Five instruments on a table made out of recycled items.
  • A bouquet of flowers made of recycled plastic.
  • A picture of the earth surrounded by student superhero figures made of toilet paper rolls.
  • A table covered with flowers made from recycled items.
  • A figure of a person made of recycled items holding a sign that says "Love Our Planet."
  • A model of a city made out of recycled items.
  • A display board painted blue with colorful egg carton flowers glued on.
  • A sign that says "love our planet" with a tree and flowers made of popsicle sticks.
  • An Earth Day poster with various designs made from colored in bottle caps.
  • An underwater scene created on a poster board with sea creatures made from paper plates.
  • An underwater scene created on poster board with fish made from plastic water bottles.
  • A poster with a large tree and student names listed with Earth Day promises.
  • A display of butterflies made from coffee filters and toilet paper rolls.
  • A poster with the title "The Earth is in Our Hands," decorated with blue, green, and brown hand prints.

April 3, 2025: Neon Day!

  • 6 students wearing neon colored shirts
  • 9 students wearing neon clothing
  • 2 rows of students wearing bright clothing
  • a row of students sitting in front of students standing wearing bright clothes
  • a group of students with 2 teachers wearing neon
  • a group of 5 students with 2 teachers wearing bright colors
  • 3 students wearing bright shirts
  • 10 students standing in a row wearing neon shirts
  • two teachers wearing neon yellow shirts
  • a teacher and a students wearing brightly colored shirts
  • 2 students wearing bright pink shirts

April 10, 2025: Wildlife Day!

  • a group of kindergarten students with 3 teachers wearing animal shirts
  • 7 students wearing animal shirts
  • 7 students wearing animal print clothing
  • 2 teachers wearing animal print sweaters
  • 6 students in a row wearing wildlife t-shirts
  • 4 students wearing shirts with animals
  • 3 students wearing animal print clothing
  • 2 girls with cat ear headbands
  • 5 students wearing shirts with animals
  • a group of students with the assistant principal wearing wildlife clothes
  • a group of 7 students wearing animal shirts
  • 2 girls wearing animal print shirts
  • 6 students standing in a row wearing wildlife shirts
  • 2 teachers wearing shirts that say "wild about teaching"
  • 5 students standing with their teacher wearing animal shirts
  • a group of 7 students in their classroom wearing animal shirts
  • a group of 5 students wearing animal themed shirts

April 22, 2025: Earth Day!

  • a group of 15 students wearing earth tones for Earth Day
  • a group of 12 students wearing blue, green and white
  • a group of 19 students wearing blue and green for Earth Day
  • a group of 15 students and 1 teacher wearing blue and green

SHINE Network Production: Respect for All Week, 2024

Produced by P.S. 255's Media Club and Ms. Jacqueline Minuto

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