Peninsula School K-8

Please help eliminate waste at Peninsula school and donate your used silverware today!  Every day, hundreds of plastic forks and spoons are thrown away at our school, and with your help we can re-use your lightly used spoons and forks and help to save our planet.

So bring your donations to room 109 and start making a difference today!

*Donations are tax deductable*

Closed Up for the Winter

Peninsula School Garden is a student-run, all organic, home-based garden.  Through Sun School's Environmental Science class, students participate in garden-based activities and learning opportunities year round.  To donate garden supplies or volunteer to help maintain the garden beds, please contact Rebecca Gregor, Rachel Elder or Loran Starr. 

Peninsula School works hard to maintain our status as an Oregon Green School!

At Peninsula:

• All classrooms have recycling bins for paper
• School wide access to plastic, glass, ink/toner, and battery recycling
• Students practice recycling principles during lunchtime, by minimalizing and sorting waste
• Students participate in the end of the year "Great Locker Clean-out" to reuse and donate used school supplies
• All classrooms have access to garden-based learning and environmental educational opportunities
• The offer of sustainability classes through Sun School, after school program 
• Participation in the district Electricity Reduction Incentive Program for 2011
• All toilets have dual-flush, water saving capabilities
• Teachers and staff work hard to teach and promote positive sustainable practices

Questions. Comments or ways to get involved, contact one of your Peninsula School 2011 Sustainability Coordinators:

Rebecca Gregor, Loran Starr, Devin Harkness

For information on PPS sustainability practices, click here

For information on Oregon Green Schools, click here