comPOST Archive

Vol. 2 Issue 4 April-May 2010 (3.8 MB)

• Habitat Explorers: Building Connections, Building Community
• A Letter from Jon
• PCO Mini-Grant Awards
• Black and Gold City Goes Green!
• Diary of the Field Guide
• Obama's and Parents' New Battle: No Child Left Behind
• What's going on here? (local fun for your family)
• Become an ECS Urban EcoSteward
• We Will Not Bully Others
• 10 Green Gardening tips
• Spring 2010 Book Fair a Success
• New Faces at ECS
• The Book Nook
• Get Fresh: A seasonal recipe from Jamie Root (Easy Whole Wheat Personal Pizzas on the Grill)
• 5 Questions: Mike Brown, Maintenance Supervisor
• comPOST is Seeking Volunteers

Vol. 2 Issue 3 February-March 2010 (3.8 MB)

• Technology in Our Classrooms
• A Letter from Jon
• Sierra Club Visits E-Day
• What's going on here? (local fun for your family)
• Everything you ever wanted to know about snowflakes, but were afraid to ask
• ECS Holiday Marketplace a success
• The Charter Corner
• Diary of the Field Guide
• 10 Green Cleaning Products
• Get Fresh: A seasonal recipe from Jamie Root (Warm Wheat Berry Salad)
• Book Nook
• The World According to ECS kids
• E-Day Gets a Presidential Surprise!
• A Different Kind of Time Out: Be Out There Resolution
• 5 Questions: William Tracey, 4th Grade Teacher

Vol. 2 Issue 2 December 2009-January 2010 (3.1 MB)

• SWAP Exchanges Pull-Outs for Achievement
• A letter from Jon
• What's going on here? (local fun for your family)
• RiverQuest + ECS = Adventure
• ECS Marketplace Looks to the Holidays--and Beyond
• Diary of the Field Guide
• 10 green new year's resolutions
• Get Fresh: A seasonal recipe from Jamie Root (Sweet and sour meatballs)
• The Book Nook
• New Book Program Celebrates Birthdays and More
• Just 4 Kids (First Grade Focus: Butterflies)
• ECS Recess: Healthy Hopping or Troublesome Tagging?
• 5 Questions: Sharon Leavitt, School Nurse

Vol. 2 Issue 1 October-November 2009 (3.8 MB)

• Extended Day Students Help Endangered Species
• A letter from Jon
• What's New in Food?
• ECS students "happier and healthier" with recess before lunch
• What's going on here? (local fun for your family)
• Treespotting: The Maidenhair Tree
• What does the PCO do? Why do they exist? Who are the members?
• That's debatable: yearbook
• Diary of the ECS Field Guide
• 5 Questions: Rachel Sica, 4th Grade Teacher
• Book Nook
• Get Fresh: A seasonal recipe from Jamie Root (Cheeseball)
• Parking Reminders
• Just 4 Kids
• Environmental classroom wish list
• Green your Halloween
• Fair Trade Global Holiday Marketplace coming to ECS
• You are here. Volunteer.

Vol. 1 Issue 5 June-Summer 2009 (3.3 MB)

• Moving Forward, Looking Back: Board members rate the success of ECS's first year
• A letter from Jon
• The kids speak out
• 10 Ways to help kids connect with nature
• What's going on here? (local fun for your family)
• Treespotting: MAD Horse
• That's debatable: homework
• Diary of the Field Guide
• 5 Questions: Melissa Raimondo, Kindergarten Teacher
• Get Fresh: A seasonal recipe from John Lash (Granola)
• Summer Reading for Parents and Teachers
• Celebrating Earth, Day + Night
• End-of-the-Year PCO Fundraising Report
• ECS Students Give Back to the Community

Vol. 1 Issue 4 April-May 2009 (1.8 MB)

• Food for Thought: John Lash brings his vision to the table
• A letter from Jon
• That's Debatable: Uniforms
• 10 Steps to Green Eating
• What's going on here? (local fun for your family)
• Treespotting: Black Cherry
• You Are Here. Volunteer. (Volunteer Photo Essay)
• Field Guide: Giant bird nest?
• Cleaning up local school buses
• Get Fresh: A seasonal recipe from John Lash (Roasted Red Pepper Sauce with Rotini & Broccoli)
• Principal McCann's Library Picks
• 5 Good Rules to follow when you drop off your children
• Recycling
• Umoja visited the E-Day Children
• Advertise in comPOST

Vol. 1 Issue 3 Feb-March 2009 (3 MB)

• Our Outdoor Classroom
• A letter from Jon
• ECSPCO.ORG has launched!
• Granted: library receives $1,000
• Principal McCann's library picks: A Forest of Stories: Magical Tree Tales from Around the World and Stellaluna
• Meet Amy: ECS Field Guide
• 10 ways to have a greener spring
• Treespotting: Sycamores
• What's going on here? (local fun for your family)
• Reindeer Penny Wars cultivated giving and goofiness
• Gingerbread madness!
• Volunteer Hub is here: Get Involved!
• Get fresh: A seasonal, money-saving recipe from John Lash (Vegetable Stock)
• 5 Questions: Joe Burke, Third Grade Instructor
• Special thanks
• Small Grants for Big Ideas
• Advertise in comPOST

Vol. 1 Issue 2 Dec. 2008-Jan. 2009 (3 MB)

• ECS is going [even] greener
• A letter from Jon
• What a fabulous fall!
• 10 Ways to green your holidays
• Get Fresh: A seasonal recipe from John Lash (Tortellini Soup)
• Book of the Month: The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
• What's going on here? (local fun for your family)
• You are here. Volunteer.
• Easy Ways to help your school grow
• 5 Questions: Shannon Merenstein, Art Guru
• Top 5 Most Unusual Teacher Wishes
• Green Tips: Tips for Pet Owners
• Sports + Recreation @ ECS
• E stands for much more than "extended"
• Advertise in comPOST

Vol. 1 Issue 1 Sept.-Nov. 2008 (2.4 MB)

• Stepping back to admire the view: A brief history of the PCO
• Letter from Principal Jon McCann
• Events Calendar
• Green Tip: It's easy being green
• You are here. Donation and Volunteer Opportunities
• How to succeed in fundraising without really trying
• Kathy Hoel's Library Pick: Insects are My Life by Megan McDonald
• Get Fresh: A seasonal recipe from John Lash (Zucchini Tostadas)
• 5 Questions: Nikole Sheaffer, Environmental Specialist
• Imagine Excellence
• Advertise in comPOST