Earth Day is Coming!

Next Tuesday, April 22 is Earth Day and to celebrate, Howard’s Earth Buddies club have planned an exciting week of events – kicking it all off with the annual costume parade and chalk yard mural extravaganza! But don’t miss out! Earth Day is our first school day back from the busy Easter long-weekend so start today: plan your costume, design yourContinue reading “Earth Day is Coming!”

Book Buddies is Back!

Book Buddies is a volunteer program for children and seniors to read together. We meet every Monday at Rankin Place (55 Rankin Cres.) from 4 – 4:45 pm and offer optional after school pickup from Howard. The program will run for 8-weeks, starting Monday April 28, 2014.  The Book Buddies program is the winner of a Community Partnership Award from Toronto Intergenerational Partnerships (TIGP), thanks toContinue reading “Book Buddies is Back!”

The Anti-Waste-A-Thon is On!

Earth Buddies kicked off the Anti-Waste-A-Thon contest today! Mondays through March and April the team will be counting lunch waste from each class – the class with the least amount of waste be it thrown out, returned home or pocketed (as some ingenuitive students did today) will win a potluck picnic provided by the Earth Buddies. The runnerContinue reading “The Anti-Waste-A-Thon is On!”