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Green flag school:
Our Green Flag has arrived. Our children and staff have worked incredibly hard to achieve this award for our school.
New planters November 2021
Eco explorers with Robin children
Eco reading:
One of our Eco committee members brought in a lovely Eco book to share with us at school.
Golden Eagles weeding and planting in the Eco Garden
Robin class planting:
Robin class had great fun planting the variety of beans, wild flowers, beetroot and the plants the children nurtured over lockdown in the Eco garden and are very excited to see the plants in bloom and try the beans hopefully.
Eco garden waking up for Spring:
A huge thank you to one of our families for helping us take care of the Eco garden and ensuring it is a safe and exciting area for the children to enjoy and learn from.
The pond has really settled after another family extended the pond for us to allow for the pond to be used by us.
As you can see from the pictures the Eco garden is all ready to welcome the children and staff back for a lovely Summer term.
Golden Eagle Eco poster challenge:
A great Eco poster design by one of our Golden Eagle children over the Easter half term!
Tools for the Eco garden:
Great new tools for us to use in the Eco garden and around school to water the plants we have in school and on the top playground.
Robin's seed collection:
We have added lots of different types of beans to our seed collection along with wild flower mix.
We have received the innocent smoothie school packages of seeds and so each class has their own type of seeds to grow this year. Robins have beetroot and salad leaves to grow.
Ancient tree search A lovely website that you ca find the ancient trees in the area and a little about the species of tree and why it was planted.
Our Eco garden ready for classes once again:
One of our families have been into the Eco garden and given it a tidy up ready for classes to start using once again. We can clearly see spring is well on its way.
We thank our school community for supporting us in the up keep of our conservation area and helping us to work towards the silver Eco award.
British Trust Ornithology (BTO)
BTO A lovely website that offers used equipment to schools and other users.
ZT and family joined CPRE's star count. The results from Star Count help CPRE make a map of where star-spotters are enjoying deep, dark skies. By showing on a map where light pollution is most serious, they can work with local councils and others to decide what to do about it.
Help EW (Puffin Class) to Save the Ocean from Litter.
Children from our classes have been making bird feeders.
Save the ocean picture:
InsectsA little video to explain how we can help insects and stop certain species from going extinct.
Children from our school have made fat balls to feed the birds in their garden.
One of our pupils has been busy making bird feeders, using peanut butter and mixed seeds. The birds love it and he enjoys watching them landing in the apple tree through his binoculars.
RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch Weekend; 29-31st January 2021
Join thousands of people taking part to see the drama unfold on your doorstep.
We might not be able to get together with loved ones at the moment, but you can make plans with friends and family to take part in the world’s largest wildlife survey, all from the comfort of your own homes.
If you enjoy taking photos, try taking 5 pictures of the birds you see in your garden and send them to Puffins@st-andrews-pri.derbyshire.sch.uk and we will put them on our school webpage: Artsmark/Five Fab Photos.
Our children have worked extremely hard to create two Eco display boards. One who is in our committee and what they are leading and the other one to celebrate children's work from our half term ECO challenge.
Litter picking:
During Robins class playtime they noticed a lot of tinsel on the playground and so made it their mission to pick it all up so it didn't hurt any animals in the Eco garden and placed the tinsel in the bin.
Well done Robins living out our school values working as a team and respecting one another (and living things)!
Our Eco committee have all completed an Eco pledge to support our school and community area.
Earth Day: There are lots of resources and activitiy ideas to complete on Earth day! Dont forget to send us what you have done.
Seeds:As a school we normally grow these seeds. However, due to lockdown the company is offering free seeds sets for individuals at home. Have a look and sign up but make sure you keep us up-to-date with the growing process of your seeds.
Amazing act of kindness and recycling:
A pupil decided to sort through her toys and instead of throwing them away decided to clean them and pop them outside for any children who would like one can take one.
Growing our own veg:
Peas and carrots planted in school and taken Planting potatoes at home.
home to grow and produce veg.
A large bug hotel:
An amazing bug hotel made at home.
Up-cycled items:
Up-cycled milk bottle watering can
Saving plastic by refilling
Up-cycled milk bottle hanging basket
Up-cycled milk bottle bird feeder
A plastic bottle made into a piggy bank.
A milk bottle made into an Elmer.
Eco Challenges:There are lots of activities on this link to up-cycle things in your home as well as, gardening ideas as the weather is slowly imporving
Examples of the challenges:
Batteries:
We are still collecting household batteries!
SEEDS:
The Eco club have enjoyed planting carrot, cress and pea seeds. Lets watch them grow!
We have held our very first Eco meeting today which was fantastic the children had a fantastic discussion and some brilliant ideas about how we are going to move forward as a school and towards the Eco award.
Stanley St Andrews are forming an Eco Committee! We are going to apply for the Eco award for our Eco garden and other spaces around the school. Part of this process is the forming of and Eco committee, children will be presenting posters or presentations in one of our collective worships to say why they want be part of the committee and what they feel our first steps should be. The presentation date is the 22.01.20!
Poster / Presentations should include:
- Why you feel you would be a good candidate for the Eco committee
- What are you passionate about and why?
- What first steps you feel Stanley St. Andrew's needs to take and why?
Eco club enjoying the garden:
Eco club enjoying the Eco garden after the parent help days. Wow! The Eco garden looks amazing thank you parents and grandparents it looks fantastic!
Litter pick opportunity:
Yr6 Eco Leads have found a local litter pick and would like as many of you to go and help as possible. If you do go and help out please take a photo and bring into school for us to pop on our website and Eco book.
First session in the Eco garden of 2019/2020:
Great session in the Eco garden and a great start to our bug hotel!
Autumn 1 Overview:
Requirements for the club (every session):
Wellies / appropriate footwear ready for some mud and fun
Waterproof coat / clothing
Trousers
Gardening gloves
Outside activity
Inside activity
Resources required from pupils:
Week 1
Week 2
Insect hotel
Explain about lavender and how we are going to dry it.
Design a seed packet
Plant pots small
Hay/straw
Week 3
Making scarecrows.
Making scarecrows.
Hay/ straw
Small old clothing
Week 4
Planting winter bedding plants in Eco garden
Eco friendly school – What can we do?
Winter pansies
Cyclamen Primulas
Ornamental peppers/cabbages
Heathers
Week 5
Lavender bags
Lavender bags
Week 6
Planting indoor bulbs to sell at Christmas fair
Planting indoor bulbs to sell at Christmas fair
Small plastic pots
Compost
Indoor bulbs
Week 7
Wind charm
Wind charm
Natural resources such as, pinecones etc…
Week 8
2019/2020
We really enjoyed making bird feeders.
Junk modelling mini beasts:
Eco club had a fantastic session learning about how to identify an animal through their droppings. Great conversation about what animals eat and where they live.
After School Club have been exploring the ECO Garden this afternoon, they went bird watching and they put there bird feeders out they made yesterday.
Children's work:
We have been designing mobiles for the Eco Garden. The children will use twigs, string and their pictures they have made as well as bottle tops to create a wind charm affect.
Our fantastic Eco Garden in the mist:
Eco club helping tidy up the Eco Garden.
The children have made some tree faces and a sign for the gate down to the Eco garden. We completed these one of the evenings it was far to wet to go out. Otherwise we would have put the material onto the bark of the tree to make the faces.
Parent day in the Eco Garden:
A great big thank you to all who came along to help on the very cold and wet day. We made a huge amount of progress. We are luck enough to have a parent to repair the wooden structure. Further work will be going on through this year and into the next.
Special treat for Eco Club:
Hot chocolate as a treat for all of their hard work!
Reception enjoying the outdoors:
Finding twigs to compare size, twigs that look like numbers and children getting close to nature.
Eco club:
The children in Eco club have been working really hard gardening to ensure the veg boxes are clear of grass and weeds.
Eco Garden at the start of the year:
Eco Garden 2018
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