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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 hand prints.
  • A colorful poster of a sun with flowers made with paper and bottle caps.
  • A poster with a list of how students can help save the planet.
  • A display of robots and people made out of recycled items.
  • A poster of a tree and each leaf has writing on it.
  • A poster with leaves that have writing alongside the book "The Great Kapok Tree."
  • An acrostic poem using the words "Earth Day" with 2 pictures of the earth.
  • A collage of papers that say "Earth Day" with two hands holding the earth.
  • A poster including the book "One Plastic Bag" with a frame made of plastic bags.
  • A model of a playground made of recycled materials.
  • Four boxes of flowers made from recycled items.
  • A group of ladybugs on a leaf, all made from recycled water bottles.
  • A garden of flowers made from construction paper and toilet paper rolls.
  • A group of orange and purple octopi made from toilet paper rolls.
  • A model of a neighborhood made from milk cartons and construction paper.
  • A group of sea turtles made from clay and recycled materials.
  • A variety of animal faces made from paper plates.
  • A display of artwork using bottle caps.
  • A school and school bus made from cardboard with students made of popsicle sticks.
  • Three large sunflowers made of paper and yellow plastic spoons.
  • A robot person made of cardboard boxes and other recycled materials.
  • A poster titled "The World is At Our Fingertips" with a variety of hands holding earths.
  • A trifold board with a display of sun catchers in the shape of the earth.
  • A group of pinwheels made of paper positioned in tissue boxes.

SHINE Network Production: Respect for All Week, 2024

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

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