On Wednesday 19th November our class, (p7) went down to the front of the school where they cleared and tidied the raised beds ready for Winter. During
the digging we pulled up lots of lovely parsnips which Emma will make into soup. Yum Yum!
ECO Update
1. Oliver welcomed us all.
2. Scott and jasmine were off
3. Our progress- We have done our pitch posters, chosen our litter police for the week then we will change it every week and we have also started doing spot checks in the class to see if the classes are putting their rubbish in the right bins.
4. At our next meeting we will discuss what we have done and say what we did.
5. We have written our ideas down for the green flag assessment and all the classes have a job to do.
6.We are thinking of doing some fund raising to make money. We are thinking of buying bags to sell and do some fair trade tuck.
7. All of the classes are taking part in getting the school ready for the assessment.
8. The date of our next meeting is Thursday 20th November.
9. At our next meeting we are going to get ready for the assessment.
By Annie- secretary
Litter Police on the beat
The Litter Police have just got their new grabbers and gloves and are patrolling the grounds looking for litter. Ideally they should find none….so remember to use the bins properly!
Transient Art
At their Joint Sessions, the Pre-5 unit and P1/2 have been learning about the 3rs – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. They enjoyed making fabulous pictures using their unusual art materials – straws, pompoms, beads, lolly sticks….but no glue! This means that the material is not wasted but reused each time. Children took pictures of their art instead.
Looking at plastics for recycling
Have you ever noticed the little triangles on the bottom of plastics for recycling? The Pre-5 children and P1/2 have been investigating a recycling bag to see which numbers were in the greatest number. Here are their results.
Eco update
On the 5TH of November Mrs Harrison received a big box. When she opened it, it turned out to be the grabbers and gloves that we ordered.
That afternoon when we were having a meeting, the new paper bins arrived!
We are all very happy with the things that we got.
Eco minutes 23.10.14
1. Oliver opened the meeting.
2.All there except Jasmine.
3. Progress – Mirren is making posters for the class with the ECO code on it, we got reports from the classes
4. Action Plan –
Litter – We will be getting new litter police from each class and they will only be it for the week then it will change.
We will be getting a new sign at the pitch about eco matters- Rebecca and Ciara
We might be starting a fair trade tuck – Anwen and Eva will look at it.
5. we made a list of Jobs for assessment.
Pond plan for future
Planting
Croft
6. Who needs to do things
Mrs Harrison – order recycling bins
Organise litter police
Anwen – prices
Prepare for eco assembly
7. Next Meeting – 6.11.14
By Annie
Recyled paper Mark II
Our second attempt at making recycled paper, at the Pre 5 and P1/2 joint session, produced a much nicer looking paper! And the wee ones loved sloshing about in the paper pulp!
Learning about recycling
At the Pre-5 and P1/2 joint session the children were learning about recycling. They sorted materials and decided which could be recycled. They looked for the triangular recycling marks on the plastics and discovered lots of different numbers – because there are lots of different types of plastics. These can all go in our pink recycling bags at home!
Eco Assembly
The new eco committee held their first eco assembly. Eco monitors from each class reported to the school what had been happening in their classes – even our Pre-5 eco monitor who closes the door, switches off the light and helps take the fruit peelings to the worms! The committee shared their ideas for the coming year with the school.
