The Eco Committee keep busy by helping our school promote an environmentally friendly setting. Our Eco Committee, made up of representatives from each class, are striving to achieve all of the targets listed in our 4 Action Plans. Teacher Mrs Hamilton leads the committee and works with partners at Incredible Edibles, our Parent Supported Gardening Club as well as other community partners.
The 4 planning areas are: Energy, Food, Litter and On-Going Responsibilities.
2023 2024
Work continues in developing our school grounds. On a weekly basis Mrs Hamilton and her P7 class have been helping with tidying, litter picking, painting and other upkeep on the grounds. The Eco Committee are involved with this work as well and enjoy the chance to work with the older pupils.
2022 2023
The committee organised a wonderful Harvest Festival creating lots of items from the produce grown on school grounds. The work with the Dandelion School’s Growing Initiative allowed us to share seed potatoes with all pupils and grow potatoes on our own school grounds. Rachel, our dinner supervisor helped make amazing vegetable soup along with other treats for our festival.
It was very well supported and everyone enjoyed the opportunity to back in the school for our first community initiative since COVID restrictions were lifted.
The committee will be working hard to take on further tasks over the school session including involvement with the local Rotary Club and Incredible Edibles to expand our school grounds and local area gardens.
2021 2022
Jubilee Ceremony Term 4 2022
The committee were very busy term 3 and term 4 planning a ceremony to include school and nursery children in our orchard garden. A huge picnic was held and all the classes got to choose music to entertain us through the event. Primary 7s also helped share information about the Queen to celebrate her platinum jubilee.
Eco Jobs Term 2 2021
Children have been considering jobs to support the school in meeting their goals and we have received extra litter pickers from the council to take care of the grounds. The group will take time to plan a special event in the spring to recognise the Incredible Edibles planting.
2021 2022
Tree Planting April 2021
Children planted a range of fruit trees in the school playground along with volunteers from Incredible Edibles Stranraer and council workers. Mrs Dampney organised the project after a successful bid for funding from the council. Our Eco Committee liased with Mrs Dampney to decide on the range of trees that could be planted and then they were ordered from Scottish Fruit Trees. We have a mixture of apple, pear and plum trees as well as thornless bramble bushes. Our Eco Committee, plus a few extra pupils, will share their experience with their classes and ensure they are well looked after. This is only phase one, we will have more fruit trees planted in the future!
2019-2020 Session
On-going-Responsibilities-2019
The Eco Committee keep busy at school always considering how to improve the school and the grounds.
