Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Lunchtime Recycling: We Got Mail

 From a Third Grade Parent:

As a parent, I have to add that my third grader has loved being on the recycling team...She has been waiting for it to be her turn and it happened last week, and her level of excitement about this lunch and recess job is amazing to me.  Thank you Alex and everyone else (who) helps support this.  It has been inspiring for her and the rest of our family. :  )


Saturday, January 13, 2024

Recycling Renewal at BNS

Step by Step Recycling Systems are Back


Step 1:

Fifth Grade Green Club readied the blue (glass, plastic, and metal) receptacles. These were added to classrooms and offices.  The green (paper) and black (trash) containers were already in place.



Step 2:  Ask Staff to empty their blue and green containers in the central recycling center on their floor at the end of each day.  (Third Graders take paper mid-day.)


Pre-K students at 2:15!  They got the memo.

Step 3:  Revamp the Rapelye Street Recycling Pick Up Area.



Paper and Cardboard Awaiting NYCDOS pickup.

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Recycling is Back

Each class will have all three bins.  





Each floor will have designated receptacles with clear signage.


Also Back:  Third Graders Collecting Paper.  Upper graders leading recycling in cafeteria.  Clear designated space for recycling for DOE pickup.  


Video from 2017 by ICE intern Natalie Marth. Just because...

Thursday, November 16, 2023

Farm to Cafeteria with George Edwards

To quote a first grader:  "Yum Yum Yum"

Chef George Edwards prepared potato leek pie and pear apple crisp with fresh New York State produce.   In exchange, we gave him some of our BNS farm grown sunchokes and herbs.


Writing thank you notes to Cafeteria staff, Johanna and George






Potato Leek Pie





Enough potato leek pie for BCS students

BNS Farm Sunchokes


BNS Student Volunteer

Chef George Edwards


Sadly, there are no pictures of the pear apple crisp...it was all gone by the time this blogger showed up.



Sunday, November 5, 2023

Thursday, November 2, 2023

PreK Students Make Some Predictions

As part of their tree study, PreK students were looking at all kinds of tree seeds.  So the teachers put an avocado tree seed in a baggie with a damp towel and asked:


Here are just a few answers:

A ghost and a cloud will come out

A ghost will appear

A person will appear 

An old lady with a feather will show up
A root will appear.

A bumble bee will fly out.





Nothing will change



A birthday party will spring up


If any of those things happen, we will let you know.


Thanks Shirley and Polly and Tish