Everyone's going green...

It may be fashionable at the moment to go green but even if companies and corporations are doing it for the publicity, then that's ok - more green is good green!

Check out this series of America's Next Top Model. The green theme is raising awareness, the show itself is trying to use less resources, and, hopefully, the viewers watching it are being inspired to do something about their ecological footprint.

If Tyra and the wanna be model can try to reduce their carbon footprints - then we all can!

Envrionmental Issues in Primary Schools

My daughter has been looking at envrionmental issues this term at her primary school. She is only in reception and they have been looking at recycling, endangered animals and other environmentatl issues. It all comes to a head today with their going green day. She has also been singing a little song over the past few weeks about recycling. See what you think!

Meeting 5/02/2008

Mrs Vickerman has spoke to Mrs Watson about the awareness week/day in April and she has approved this in principle. Mrs Watson recommended that we focus on organising a special day with Year 7, that can run each year with the next intake of Year 7 students. Chloe and Ashley both went to speak to Mrs Robinson to get the dates confirmed. We talked about

having a whole week of awareness activities finishing on the Friday with a dress down day, where students can wear something green. Activities such as creating green eco songs in Music, having paperless lessons, etc were put forward.

There is a possibility that some of the students will be able to go along to the next planning meeting for the propsed new building outside. This will be a good opportunity for us to ask questions and speak to the builders. Both Ashley, Tehreem and Chloe were insterested in this. Chloe will speak to Mrs Watson to find out when the next meeting is.

Mrs Watson has also said that she would be happy to sit down with the Eco Council and discuss a Green policy for the school. In preparation for this both Anjali and Aysha both did some research on other schools policies and have drafted something to be discussed at the next meeting.

Imogen from the Year 7 Eco Busters came along to speak to Najda to see what they could do to help out. Najda has asked that they carry out the survey from the Eco Schools website.

Ambar, Hemash and Oliver all had a meeting with Mrs Rasimowicz again to finalise the details for the letter that is going out next term. The council decided today that we would now send this to Year 7 parents initially and then roll it out from there. oliver has made a start on drafting the letter.

Mrs Vickerman had spoken to the people from the Carbon Trust today and it looks like we will be having our Carbon survey early next term.

Finally we were supposed to go to the Year 9 assembly today but this has now been postponed to next term.