More: Marshfield family gifted new puppy after losing dog in house fire More: Neighbors, Quincy councilors concerned about proposed bridge over Blacks Creek The students ended up collecting over 1,000 bottles and cans to redeem and donated the proceeds to the Hull Seaside Animal Rescue. "In the past five years, I definitely have amped up my motivation to become more and more sustainable," Weber said.īefore the holiday break last year, the Green Team students organized a challenge to collect over 700 returnable bottles and cans before they left for break in three weeks. She said her family has always done beach cleanups and recycles. "My children, when they were young, we have a park right near us and one of their consequences was that I would send them to the park with bags and they would have to remove litter," Weber said. She said she has always had a passion for protecting the environment. Weber said she started working with her school's Green Team about four years ago alongside another science teacher, and took on full responsibility of the team last year. The students received seed bookmarks as prizes, and they took the bookmarks home to plant the seeds in their backyards. Recently, a handful of Weber's students won prizes for their part in a statewide environmental science program called the "Green Team." The educational program is led by the state Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs and the state Department of Environmental Protection. "And I love to be able to share knowledge with them." Weber said her favorite part of being a teacher is working with the students. She now primarily teaches science and social studies to sixth graders at Memorial Middle School in Hull. She switched to being a substitute to have the same schedule as her five school-aged kids. Weber's teaching career began around 2007, when she homeschooled a local child for four years before she began substitute teaching. Her job as a physical therapist allowed her to help people with brain injuries. "It was incredibly saddening to learn about the events that took place in Nottingham, and it felt a bit closer to home to learn that two of the victims had been cricket players," England women's captain Heather Knight said.Weber said that in a way, she was always teaching in some capacity. One of the teenage victims, Grace Kumar, had played hockey for England's Under-18 team and cricket for Woodford Wells Cricket Club and her fellow student Barnaby Webber was said to be a keen cricketer. Three people died and another was left in a critical condition after the attack. As a gesture of respect, we will honour them by wearing black armbands." "These events sadden the England cricket teams, and we are thinking about those affected at this harrowing time. "It is impossible to express how much their lives and futures have been tragically disrupted. "The deeply distressing scenes witnessed in Nottingham this week have brought immense sorrow to everyone, particularly the cherished friends and families of the victims," England men's test captain Ben Stokes said. June 15 (Reuters) - England's men's and women's players will wear black armbands on day one of tests against Australia this month as a tribute to victims of a stabbing and van attack in the English city of Nottingham, the country's cricket board (ECB) said on Thursday.Ī minute's silence will be observed before the men's opening Ashes test at Edgbaston on Friday, as well as the women's one-off test against Australia in Nottingham from June 22-26.
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