The Saltford Primary School Green Team has had a busy start to the year. It brainstormed a list of ideas covering 10 environmental topics, coming up with ideas of how it could help the school become more green.
The KS2 Green Team monitored energy use and class temperatures over a week and then fed back the results to Mrs Sage. It is now aiming to write a report for the children and staff to share its ideas of how the school can save energy.
The KS1 Green Team members put potatoes from the ‘potato project’ out for ‘chitting’ and will be planting those shortly. The team aims to grow these and then cook them in school.
The KS2 Green Team went on a litter pick in the local area recently and was amazed by the amount of litter that it collected, with one lucky litter picker even finding £1!
Many thanks to Mrs Sampson for supplying the team with litter pickers, gloves and bags.
The Green Team has also been supporting Mr Jenkins with the management of the Secret Garden by weeding, planting bulbs and, with Mrs Butler, spreading bark on the paths.
The children are also designing a bug house for a competition run by the Keynsham Rotary Club.
The school’s future projects include ‘Eco bricks’: if anyone has any 500ml Evian bottles, please bring them into school for the team to fill and turn into little stools. The school is also considering way to reduce its use of single use plastics.