Some of the boys and girls went down to the garden with Mrs White to begin renovation of the ground.  They have started to develop a new wildlife garden.  They all worked very hard.

We need your help!

The staff and pupils of Mossend Primary School are trying to develop our school garden.  We are looking for some volunteers to help us clear out the current garden.  This would involve some manual labour such as lifting and digging.  We are also looking for some support to improve and maintain our garden.

Please contact the school with your details.

24 Hour Switch Off!

On Thursday 13^th March 2014 Mossend Primary School Eco team challenge all of our children to switch off their computer consoles, I-pads, Tablets, mobile phones, TV’s and all other electrical entertainment devices for 24 hours.  We aim to save energy to conserve our planet whilst raising funds for school development.  The Eco team are working to raise funds to help develop a wild garden and achieve the John Muir Development Award.  We need money to help get us started on these projects.  We are also hoping to donate a percentage of funds raised to our nursery to enable them to purchase a fence for their new play area.  All sponsor monies be handed into the school office please.

Thank you for your continued support

Mrs White and Mossend Eco Team.

Minutes of meeting 14.02.14

Attendance

Mrs White                                                      Mrs Heaney

Mrs MacTavish (PH)                                      Miss Millmaker

Caleb Curwwod                                             Mikala Harris

Jack Forsythe                                                 Eve Minto

Laim Stevenson                                              Rachel Clarkin

Skye Brouskite                                               Keira Davidson

Clara anne George                                          Olivia Lenzi

Emily Healey (CP)                                  Ruaridh Mckean (ACP)

Neave Deakin                                          Leanne Thompson (AS)

Emma Aikman (S)                                          Scottalan Devive

1.Trashion show –created power point made posters to advertise Trashion show. Looked at different examples of Trashion clothes.

2.Discussed Health and Eco week. Set date 24^th march. Created poster for date and events.

3. Updated litter section of evidence book added photos and plans. Added in energy and litter reviews.

4.Discussed waste week assembly. Waste week date chosen-24^th march during Eco week. Started posters to advertise waste week.

5. Discussed saving water in school. Ordered 10 water hippos. To be added to infants toilets. We need to monitor this and buy more if successful.

6. Speak to Mrs Paterson about teaching the Eco song at assembly.

7. What else can our school recycle?

Mossend Primary School

Waste and Recycling Policy

Review every two years

It is important for the Mossend Primary School community to have an awareness and understanding of the effects of their actions upon the environment in which they live, work and relax. In order to do this, we need to take responsibility for our own actions and we need to have a sense of duty and care for the world in which we live. The ways in which we will strive towards this goal is to Reduce the amount of materials we use and waste we produce, Re-use materials wherever possible, Restore what is deemed to have been destroyed and Respect our neighbours and our environment.

Reduce Energy

We will switch off lights when they are not in use.

We will keep outside doors shut in cold weather.

We will make sure we turn off taps when they are no longer needed.

Paper

We will reduce the amount of paper used in our classrooms and office by:- Writing and printing on both sides of the paper whenever possible.

Filing photocopies for use at a later date.

We will send out letters to parents via e-mail.

In addition, each class and the office will have a waste paper box to enable us to re-cycle our paper.

Transport

We will continue to promote the walking bus and the Travel Smart weeks.

We will continue to take part in the cycling proficiency scheme to encourage safe cycling.

We will encourage staff to share transport when going on courses etc.

Re-use

Gardening

Gardening waste will be put into the schools compost bins.

Donated materials including containers

Mossend Primary School will try to find uses for donated materials. This may be to help with storage or for use in art.

Where uses cannot be found, we will endeavour to recycle it.

Paper

Paper will be re-used within the classroom. Each class will have a box of partially used paper that can be used again.

Display paper will be taken down carefully and re-used wherever possible.

Paper will be used on both sides wherever possible.

Recycle

At Mossend Primary School, we recycle a range of materials on a regular basis.

Paper is collected in paper bins in every classroom and office area. This will be collected on a weekly basis by the Eco team and placed in the paper recycling bin on site.

Once a year we have ‘Blue Bag collections’, which contain clothing, bed linen, soft furnishings, soft toys and shoes.

The eco-committee will continue to evaluate our recycling scheme and add to the materials for recycling when necessary.

Restore

Areas disturbed by sport, by accident, or by malicious damage will if possible be restored to its original condition.

Children will be encouraged to treat all school equipment with respect. Books and other equipment will be repaired wherever possible.

Respect

Our first and most important school rule is that we respect one another. This rule will permeate all we do whether it is discussing global issues, welcoming people of different races, faiths, abilities, or dealing on a daily basis with each other.

We will extend this respect to the environment and all living creatures.

Responsibility

Events such as assemblies and the children’s work will be another way of measuring the effectiveness of this policy.

The Eco committee will measure the levels of recycling.

The Eco committee will review this policy annually.

Review

This policy will be reviewed every two years.

February 2014

We have bought and implemented 20 Water Hippos to try to reduce the amount of water our school wastes when flushing the toilet.

P7/6 have been working on planting seeds and what they grow into as part of their class topic.