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We are now officially an ECO School ! |
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We have been successful in gaining the ECO School Green Flag Award for sustainability. The Assessors came on 11th March 2008 and spent a considerable time talking to the children and being shown around by our fantastic ECO Warrior team. We were all thrilled to know that our eco status is confirmed with this award. Now we have to keep it all up and make sure that our lifestyles reflect the ECO ideals. Our Eco Schools Action group includes children who have been elected from each year group, members of staff, governors and parents. | |
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We have joined up with 'Money to Schools' to recycle old inkjet cartridges and mobile phones. You can either request an envelope from the office to send your items from home, or send them to Mrs Michin and she will arrange a main collection from school. |
Here are contributions from some of our Eco School Warriors in the ECO School Action group.
ECO Warrior, Natalie Webb, Year 3
At Great Rissington School in Class 1, 2 and 3 we voted for ECO friendly people to be a group of people to have meetings after school and talk about how to save the environment.
Tips:
- Re-cycle paper to save trees
- Build a compost heap
- Have a shower to save water, not a bath
- If it is cold put a jumper on instead of putting the heating on
- Buy energy saving light bulbs.
ECO Warrior, Robin Connolly, Year 2
We need to save our planet by saving energy. Great Rissington School has set up an action group to save the world! In our homes and gardens start saving energy as much as possible, it needs some work to pass it on. Spread it out to friends and family. Quick our planet needs you! But remember instead of just doing it now, do it FOREVER!
ECO Warriors, Alice Tonks - Year 6, Catherine Knowles - Year 6 and Katrina Bogdiukiewicz - Year 5.
"Last week Great Rissington School nominated an eco-group and we had our first meeting. We chose secretaries and chairpersons to write the agenda and make decisions. Global warming is a big issue in our world. Polar bears and other arctic creatures are losing their homes due to the world warming up and the icebergs melting into the sea. This means sea levels rising and in just 100 years, part of the world could be covered in water! This will cause huge traumas and only we can help.
In our meetings we are thinking about all the ways we could help the environment. We have thought about re-cycling paper, re-using paper, not littering, not wasting water, helping wildlife and saving energy. All you need to do is try that little bit harder!
We hope that we will be able to report our Eco School progress regularly in the Village News and that we may be able to find ways of involving the local community in our initiatives."
Eco School Newsletter - Issue 2