New Holiday Dates for 2008 - 2009 in Diary................ School closed on 1st and 5th May 2008

ECO -we have now achieved the Silver Award and are now aiming for a Green Flag Award

MEETINGS- minutes by Olivia & Christopher

Our New 2007/2008 Eco Guardians are pictured below.

ECO PROJECTS

Our pupils take turn in litterpicking around the school and local area.

Here are some of the children showing off their certificates.

Keep looking for our lastest recycling poster competition at the bottom of this page- February/March 07. Back to top

Eco Badge Competition

We recently held a competition to design an Eco Badge for the School.

MEETINGS- minutes by Olivia & Christopher

Minutes from the meeting held on 30/10/06 when our new Eco-Guardians attended their first meeting following their appointment at the last meeting.
Mrs Rylance & Mrs Walsh also attended.

It was decided that Year 6 would take the minutes. We also talked about how important recycling was. Plus we discovered that there were some types of Christmas cards that were made of recycled paper! Also that our taps are specially designed to turn themselves off after a limited amount of time. Last time St Paul's was awarded the bronze. This time we are going for silver

SUGGESTIONS -
Tell others about the recycle bins.
Look out for recycled products.
Recycle old uniforms for the school fete.
Report back to class.
Report Eco news for the school newsletter and website.

DATE OF NEXT MEETING:
17/11/06 with Mrs Savage & Mrs Starkie

INTRODUCTION

ECO SCHOOL UPDATE
We have already gained Silver Award and are now going for the Green Flag Award

Initiatives last term included: paper recycling bins in each office and classroom; litter picks in and around the school and community. We will discuss new initiatives at our next meeting.

http://www.eco-schools.org.uk is a website which will tell you all about it along with some games to play.

We want to look after our environment in and around our school.
Some of the things we have done so far:
* Each class have Eco-Guardians to look after their classroom and meet once a term to discuss plans.
* Litter and electricity wastage is looked after by all pupils - but checked by the Eco-Guardians
* The teaching staff also meet to discuss plans for the school.
* After an audit of the school last year we found water wastage could be improved - new pressure taps were installed along with a new mains supply to the school.
* A quiet area behind the garage is planned for the future - with benches and flower beds.
* An Eco display board in the entrance to the school has been prepared.
* A poster competition will be arranged later this term.

Dates For Action

AUTUMN TERM 04
Wed 10th November - Eco-Guardian's meeting during assembly
SPRING TERM 05
Tues 10th January - Teaching staff meeting
Wed 11th January - Eco-Guardian's meeting during assembly
SUMMER TERM 05
WEDS 8th June 2005
BRONZE AWARD - WELL DONE
Posters have been placed around school and in some shops.
Recycled cards went to Tesco
Paper Bank now in playground.
AUTUMN TERM 05
Weds 12th October 2005........
Meetings and organised and arranged.

SPRING TERM 06
Weds 29 February 2006
Litter picking
More recycling bins

SUMMER TERM 06
Weds 3rd May 2006
New Eco-Guardians chosen with Mrs Jackson

AUTUMN TERM 06/07
Meeting to choose new Eco-Guardians
30/10/06
Meeting with staff & pupils.

DATE OF NEXT MEETING:
17/11/06 with Mrs Savage & Mrs Starkie
Minutes by Christopher in Year 6

Christmas Card Recycling

AUTUMN TERM 07

Our Eco-Guardians to be appointed.

Trip to Pimbo Nurseries to choose plants and flowers for our new outdoor garden areas.

Christmas Card Recycling posters around school

SPRING TERM 08

Gardening equipment and volunteers for keeping our school looking GREAT

Our New 2007/2008 Eco Guardians are pictured below.

A mixed group of pupils and adults meet to discuss environmental action for the school. The group meets a minimum of once a term. This is displayed on our ECO/School Council board in the school entrance.
Notes are kept of meetings.
Results of group discussions and action to be undertaken are communicated to the rest of the school.

An informal environmental review of the school is carried out.
Results of the review are discussed by the environment group.
Following the review, some activities are planned that will change and improve the environmental performance of the school.

The environmental group decides on some action for the school based on the informal review.
Responsibility for taking forward action is agreed.

The environment group makes a note of progress towards targets,
The group discusses success or otherwise of the action being undertaken.

Environmental issues are covered as part of curriculum work in most year groups across a range of subjects.

The environmental group has a school notice board which gives details of environmental activities being carried out.
The school lets parents know of action being undertaken in some way.
The wider school community learns of the environmental activity going on in the school.
We inform by newsletter and web site as well.

There is an agreement on some environmental statements for the school drawn up by the environmental group Back to top

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