Welcome to Our Eco-committee page!
December News
Gatekeepers class have been busy making Christmas decorations using recyclable and upcycled materials. We hope you are inspired by them!
We have been very busy this term doing outstanding things. One of our members has written an article for the NIB magazine and we received a lovely letter from a lady who used to go to the old school in the 1950s. Two members are trying to influence change at a national level and have been writing a letter to King Charles. At lunch times we have been composting leftover food to make our own compost and giving any other leftovers to Mrs. Ferrier’s chickens! In November, we held a meeting with a representative from NORSE and talked about how to reduce the single use plastic within school packed lunches. As a result, pasta pots are now served in reusable bowls and the sandwiches and vegetable sticks are served on reusable plates. We have also discussed the possibility of using our school grown produce to create a special lunch in the summer term – watch this space!
We have completed an environmental audit and our areas of focus this year are: Litter, Water and Healthy Living.
Over Christmas we thought you could try our 12 Days of Christmas Eco Challenge! You could try some or all of these ideas:
- Reuse your Christmas cards for next years’ labels
- Buy only recyclable Christmas paper (no foil!)
- Try making your own Christmas crackers
- Compost your leftovers!
- Make a recyclable Christmas decoration
- Reuse your Christmas calendar if you can
- Keep your plastic bottles to make bird feeders
- Keep your turkey fat for the birds and add seeds!
- Replant your Christmas tree if it has roots
- Email cards rather than posting them
- Buy second hand gifts rather than new eg. From Vinted or charity shops.
- Donate out grown Christmas jumpers
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Meet our Eco-committee 2024 – 2025
We are proud to announce that our school has been awarded the Eco-Schools Green Flag award with Distinction!
The Eco-Schools Team announced “It is evident that young people in your school are aware of environmental issues and passionate about protecting our planet!”
Meet our Eco-committee 2023-2024
Gatekeepers class took part in Trash Mob 2024
Eco-committee 2023 – 2024
June 2024: What a fantastic response to our bake sale. We raised a total of £172.15 for WWF! Well done to those of you who won Eco raffle prizes and to the winner of the weight of the cake competition.
March 2024: Here are the winners of the Single use plastic lunches competition. Congratulations to them all and a big thank you to all of you. We saw a big reduction in single use plastic across the school.
