{"id":15895,"date":"2021-05-19T07:17:55","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T07:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/Carmondean\/?page_id=15895"},"modified":"2024-08-22T07:27:59","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T07:27:59","slug":"eco-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/Carmondean\/eco-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Eco Warriors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to our Eco Committee blog. Here you will find out all the wonderful Eco things that are happening at Carmondean.<\/p>\n

At Carmondean we are all Eco Warriors!\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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Current news –\u00a0<\/u><\/em><\/h1>\n

8th Green Flag!!!<\/u><\/em><\/h2>\n

We are absolutely delighted to announce that we have achieved our 8th Green Flag! We are so happy and were blown away by the amazing feedback from our application.<\/p>\n

The Eco committee has worked extremely hard to lead the rest of the school in our whole school eco journey and even though it has been incredibly tricky at times due to covid and the restrictions… we did it!!<\/p>\n

Massive well done to everyone! We are all ECO WARRIORS!<\/p>\n

September 2021<\/u><\/em><\/h1>\n
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Morrisons<\/u><\/em><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
Morrisons have launched a new initiative called ‘It’s good to grow’ which we have signed up for. For every \u00a310 you spend in store or online, you will receive one Grow Token. You can then choose Carmondean as your nominated school and we can redeem tokens for a wide range of gardening and growing equipment. Exciting!<\/div>\n
Here is the link for more information.\u00a0\u00a0https:\/\/itsgoodtogrow.co.uk\/<\/a><\/div>\n

Nursery garden<\/u><\/em><\/h2>\n

The nursery garden is looking\u00a0fantastic. They have worked very hard creating a\u00a0wonderful vegetable patch and flower garden. They\u00a0have now started\u00a0harvesting\u00a0and\u00a0are enjoying\u00a0eating\u00a0their yummy food.\u00a0Some of the things they planted include carrots,\u00a0pumpkins,\u00a0broccoli,\u00a0onions and much more. Look at the difference in these photos. Wow!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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VIP garden<\/u><\/em><\/h2>\n

The VIP Garden\u00a0has also grown\u00a0some veggies like\u00a0(spring\u00a0onions\u00a0parsnip\u00a0carrots\u00a0broccoli).\u00a0They are\u00a0starting to harvest the garden\u00a0and are\u00a0very\u00a0excited to use what they have grown.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Wormery<\/u><\/em><\/h2>\n

We are looking forward to getting our new wormery.\u00a0\u00a0This will make good use of the food waste from the kitchen.\u00a0<\/span> Hopefully it will arrive in the next couple of weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Reminders<\/u><\/em><\/h2>\n

*Most people are bringing in reusable water bottles. Well done! We want to completely cut out the plastic bottles that are coming into school from home. Please bring in a reusable one instead.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

*Use less energy from lights and smart\u00a0boards\u00a0and laptops. Always switch off when not in use.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Updated by Alfie and Sarah P6<\/em><\/p>\n

August 2021 update<\/u><\/em><\/h1>\n

We hope you all had a wonderful Summer. We are back and excited to continue our Eco journey.<\/p>\n

For those who are new to Carmondean, our Eco committee is currently made up of pupils in p5-p7. This will extend to p3 and p4 very soon. Our aim is to help lead the school in becoming more eco friendly and to look after our wonderful world. Remember \u2013 we are all Eco Warriors at Carmondean!<\/p>\n

Sunflowers<\/u><\/em><\/h2>\n

Before the Summer holidays, lots of boys and girls in the school chose to plant and take home a sunflower seed that they had planted in a biodegradable pot with soil.<\/p>\n

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How are they doing?<\/em> Who managed to look after their sunflower? Who has grown the tallest sunflower?<\/em><\/p>\n

Please send in any photos you have of your sunflower via Teams or Seesaw. Your teacher will pass these onto the eco committee.<\/p>\n

We will post photos of our sunflowers that we planted in school next week.<\/p>\n

Green Blue Peter badge \u2013 P2<\/u><\/em><\/h2>\n

We are delighted to report that the two Primary 2 classes from last session achieved their Green Blue Peter Badge. Massive congratulations to them! They achieved this by learning about Climate change, what causes it and what we can do to help stop Climate Change.<\/p>\n

They also made pledges for Plastic, Power and Plants that they worked on at home and school and they also had a class pledge for the classroom which they achieved successfully.<\/p>\n

We are very proud of them!<\/p>\n

Here is a copy of their letter, their wonderful stage certificate and a photo of one of the badges. They can also now apply for a Blue Peter Badge Card. Exciting!<\/p>\n

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If anyone else would like to be a Climate Hero, here is the link to the Blue Peter\u00a0 website.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/cbbc\/joinin\/about-blue-peter-badges<\/p>\n

Crisp packets<\/u><\/em><\/h2>\n

We are still collecting all brands of crisp packets.<\/p>\n

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If you have any you wish to hand in from home or your office etc then please do. Every crisp packet we send away helps us raise money for the eco committee and school. So far we are putting the money towards a wormery for the food waste from the kitchen.<\/p>\n

Rag collection<\/u><\/em><\/h2>\n

Remember the Rag collection bin is also a great way to recycle and raise money for the school. You can find it in the school car park.<\/p>\n

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Wrapper Free Wednesday<\/u><\/em><\/h2>\n

Reminder that we are promoting the use of less packaging every day of the week but particularly on a Wednesday when we have Wrapper Free Wednesday. Please send in snacks and lunches with no wrappers. You can use Tupperware boxes, bees wax wraps etc instead. We are delighted that lots of boys and girls have told us that they have reuseable boxes now for their sandwiches rather than cling film or sandwich bags. Great work and keep it up!<\/p>\n

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June 2021 update<\/u><\/em><\/h1>\n

Whole-school Litter pick<\/u><\/em><\/h2>\n

On Monday we had a successful whole-school litter pick. We focused on our school grounds and the paths surrounding Carmondean. We also completed a survey. Out with the school grounds we sadly found a lot of glass, cigarette butts, water balloons, bottles and even a frying pan, a broken walkie talkie and a hub cap! We even noticed a lot of dog poo and dog poo bags which was very disappointing.<\/p>\n

Here are some litter posters primary 2 have made and we will all continue our campaign against litter.<\/p>\n

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Zero waste uniform<\/u><\/em><\/h2>\n

If you have any uniform that no longer fits and is in good condition still then please pass it on to a friend, neighbour etc. We had hoped to host a second hand uniform stall but due to Covid restrictions this is currently not possible. When we come back after the summer holidays we hope this will be different.<\/p>\n

Rag clothes<\/u><\/em><\/h2>\n

Remember we have a RAG clothing bank in our school car park. Here you can donate lots of different textiles.<\/p>\n

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Please don\u2019t put any school uniform with a logo in here.<\/p>\n

Crisp packets<\/u><\/em><\/h2>\n

If you have been collecting crisp packets at home and you would like to hand them in for recycling, then please do ASAP as these will be packaged up and sent away to Terracycle for recycling on Monday (21st\u00a0 <\/sup>June). Monday morning is the last time to hand any crisp packets in.<\/p>\n

We have been collecting crisp packets in school and each class now has a crisp packet box.<\/p>\n

Garden<\/u><\/em><\/h2>\n

A big thank you to those that handed in seed donations. We have started planting them and look forward to seeing them grow.<\/p>\n

Also in school, the Primary 3s have been busy planting lots of vegetables including parsnips, rocket, broccoli, spring onions, carrots, runner beans, cress and basil. They also have strawberry and gooseberry plants in their greenhouse which is located outside the office. They have also planted wild flowers and sunflowers. Primary 1 have been planting wheat as part of their farming project and also bee friendly seeds and lavender.<\/p>\n

Sunflowers <\/u><\/em><\/h2>\n

Sunflowers will be coming home next week. Please make sure you look after them over the summer by giving them lots of water. Fingers crossed for a sunny holiday!<\/p>\n

Fun facts \u2013<\/p>\n