Little Sun Fun Run is a Success!

Thank you PS 58 for supporting Little Sun Foundation's Solar Schools Rwanda Project!  We have raised almost $7,000 during our Little Sun Fun Run!  That is 233 Little Sun solar lamps for Rwandan school children with no access to electricity!  Congratulations everyone!

5th Graders just completing the Little Sun Fun Run!

Go 1st graders!!

Way to go runners! Keep it up!

Little Sun solar lamps of PS58!

Cheering on the runners!

Running for Little Sun with the Little Sun!

Go 3rd graders!

 The class that raised the most money for the Solar Schools Rwanda project is...
K-111, Ms. Aleksandra's Happy Dolphins! Congratulations!

The Happy Dolphins learning they won the pizza party!

Little Sun Solar Lamps at PS58!

By now I hope you have heard about Little Sun Foundation and the Solar Schools Rwanda project! It is a wonderful organization that provides solar lights for students who don't have access to clean energy. Here is the link for more information https://littlesunfoundation.org/.
For Earth Day this year we are raising money for the foundation's Solar Schools Rwanda project.  Their goal is to provide every student in the Kamonyi district of Rwanda with a Little Sun solar lamp. Currently, 96% of the households and 50% of the schools in the Kamonyi district have no access to electricity.

Olafur Eliasson (above), a Danish-Icelandic artist, and Frederick
Ottesen, an engineer, are the founders of Little Sun Foundation.

Little Sun's Goals.

Some of the over 22,000 students who have already received
Little Sun solar lamps.

Charging the solar lights. 5 hours of sun equals 4 hours of bright sun.

Eager students waiting for their Little Sun solar lamp! *

A brilliant way to charge the solar light on the way to school!

Using a clean energy solar light instead of toxic kerosene lamps.

Using the Little Sun when the it starts to get dark.

Ms Vanegas and I passing out the Little Sun solar lamps
so PS58 can have the opportunity to make their own
energy and then use it!

One Little Sun solar lamp for each class in our school!

Ms. Connolly's class rehearsing in the auditorium
using only the solar lights.

The Little Sun even went to the Youth Climate Strike.

We haven't had to use the outdoor charging station since
the classrooms get a good amount of sunlight! 

Be sure to send a picture of your child using the Little Sun!  We'll put it up in the lobby!

Photo credits to LittleSunEnergy and *Jean Bizimana.

3rd Annual PS58 Cardboard Challenge on Sunday!

Come to the gymnasium this Sunday from 11am to 2pm and be a part of the Imagination Foundation's 6th Annual Global Cardboard Challenge - a worldwide celebration of child creativity inspired by the short film "Caine's Arcade". To learn more about Caine's Arcade https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faIFNkdq96U 

Hope to see you Sunday!

Happy Earth Day!

Thank you to all the families that helped make PS58's Earth Day Celebration such a success!  

Thank you for volunteering to help run our activity booths, our critter releases and our bake sale.  We raised over $500 to help save the Malayan tiger (there are only 250 left in the wild) and will donate the money to the Bronx Zoo's WCS tiger program.  

Most importantly, thank you to all the PS58 students who made pledges on how they will help keep our Earth healthy!

Earth Day Celebration starts!

Earthworm release.

Making Ladybug observations.

When you release over 2,000 ladybugs, they are everywhere!

Audra Rox keeps the celebration going!

Making musical instruments from recycled materials.

Making bags out of old t-shirts!

Recycling bowling!

Delicious goodies at the bake sale.

Our hands can make a difference!

Additional photos by Mrs. Vanegas!

PS58 Earth Day Celebration Tomorrow!

2nd Annual Cardboard Challenge!

The Cardboard Challenge at PS58 today was another success!  It was wonderful to see so many families build amazing creations out of cardboard!  

In case you are unfamiliar with the Cardboard Challenge, here is a link to Caine's arcade that started the whole movement! http://cainesarcade.com/

And it begins!

Cardboard and building everywhere!

The arch with a sculpture on top!

A tree house!

Adventure boy's backpack!

A fire breathing dragon!

Cardboard creations in the lobby!

 Such a fun morning!  I can't wait for next year!

Harvest Festival, Monday, October 23rd 2017!

PS 58 Earth Day Celebration!

Wilma Jean Garden Fundraiser Monday, February 6th!

Some of the 2nd graders made cards of their favorite fruit or vegetable to be shown at Wilma Jean tomorrow!  50% of the proceeds on Monday night will go towards the PS58 garden!  Go support our garden and have a fabulous meal! See you there!

Garden Fundraiser at Wilma Jean!

A Beautiful Day For the Harvest Festival!

Thank you to all the families that came out to help harvest the produce in our school garden!  We had a beautiful day and lots of help to pick tomatoes, peppers, onions, mint, basil, parsley, sage, oregano, thyme and even lavender! The many of the herbs will be served in our school cafeteria and the rest were given to Chef Rob from Nightingale 9 to be used at the restaurant.  Nightingale 9 has been a huge supporter of our school garden!  Be sure to stop by the restaurant and taste our produce!

A gorgeous pepper from our garden!

Leaf head bands!

The leaves from our garden were the perfect size!

Raking up the leaves.

Worms to help our soil!

Boy do the worms move around a lot!

Onions!

Tomatoes and peppers!

Nothing like a leaf pile!

Chef Rob examining the harvest!

Everyone is having fun today!

Garden bounty!