Boomerang Lunches

The Eco Club is launching a Boomerang Lunch program every Thursday until the end of this school year. There will be a morning announcement to remind students about this Eco Schools initiative.

A boomerang lunch is a lunch that has every piece of it return to its source. This minimizes the waste we produce within our school.

Many schools in York Region participate in the Boomerang Lunch program; everything in the lunch goes back home at the end of the day. No matter if it is leftover food, containers, recyclables or garbage, it all goes back. Yes, even the garbage.

The purpose of the program is to:

•       To increase awareness of the amount of waste created in lunch
•       To encourage the use of reusable containers
•       To discourage the use of disposable containers

Pine Grove plans to implement this program every Thursday, from February to June. Our first Boomerang Lunch Day will be on Thursday, May 7th, 2015. Our students will be reminded about the Boomerang lunch program every Wednesday prior to the event date.

Here are a few Boomerang tips for parents and children while packing lunches at home:

•       Pack  food in reusable containers not disposable containers avoid using plastic wrap or aluminum foil

•       Only pack enough food that your child will eat.

•       Encourage your child to place unfinished food, apple cores and peels in empty reusable containers after every meal.

•       All uneaten food goes back in the lunch bag and sent home on the same day.

Pine Grove looks forward to this exciting initiative.The Eco club would like to circulate during the lunch hour on Wednesday to help educate the students about what a Boomerang lunch looks like. You may share the above with your class to help support the program. Feel free to ask me any questions or voice any concerns you may have regarding this program. Also, if parents have questions regarding our Boomerang lunch program, once it has been launched, they may contact the office.

On behalf of the Eco Club, Pine Grove would like to thank everyone for your continued support.

Thank you,

Gisella Avsec

Pine Grove Public School

Eco Schools Lead/Intermediate Teacher