On Friday we had our first eco team meeting of 2012. The first half of the meeting was taken up with lots of different eco-team activities.
Wildlife Garden
Mrs Golding, Mrs Longmoor, Ash, May, Laura and Stephanie all went outside to check on the wildlife garden. They reported back that they had located a potential site for a mini-beasts area. They also let us know that the wheelbarrow was broken and some litter had to be picked up, the litter was raisin boxes, and Mrs Mellor was very concerned that these had come from children at Parklands. This will be mentioned in school assembly. The new scarecrow bird feeder has just had some hooks fitted to it, so we can now hand bird feeders and fat balls from it. Thankyou to Mr Brown who sorted this out for us.
Finally some areas of the garden need weeding, and it seems that some children from Parklands have been going into areas of the garden they are not supposed to, Eco team and Mrs Mellor agreed that this should be mentioned in school assembly as well. Later in the meeting Mrs Golding showed everyone the new signs she has made for the wildlife garden showing different sorts of footprints and the animals that make them. Next time you are in the wildlife garden see if you can spot any animal footprints.
Eco Notice Board
Diya, Mrs Mellor and Mrs Lewis updated the Eco Notice board with a new recycling hint and the date for the next Eco Team Meeting - have a look next time you are in the family room.
Christmas Card Recycling
Katie, Yasmin, Mrs Ellender and Mrs Padley started counting the Christmas Cards that have been left for recycling in the family room. I have just checked and last years total was 1918 cards, we didn't have much time on Friday but we counted 1035. There are still lots left to count so I'll keep you updated. It's still a massive number already so a BIG THANKYOU to everyone who has brought their cards in, and a reminder to anyone else who hasn't yet to get them in as soon as possible.
Update from Eco Team Members Note books
All the pupil members of the eco team received special note books beautifully made by Mrs Golding from recycled materials, so that they can keep a record of any ideas or questions for eco-team meetings. the children showed everyone their note books which were all very inspiring. Below is an eco poem which May wrote.
During the rest of the meeting, we discussed the new flag pole for school - Westerman Homes are coming to have a look at our site to help us decide the best place to put it. Mrs Padley was looking for some ideas about how to make insulation interesting for an assembly, and finally we mentioned some upcoming events we have planned.
January - Big School Warm Up
February - National Nest Box Week
March - Waste week
Thanks for reading
Mrs Padley.
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