Sustainability @ TPPS 

During November, our clever students have been learning about the impact of litter on our land and water environments. 

Grade 1 have been practising a song called “Don’t Be A Litterbug” to perform at assembly. They would like to teach all the other students and teachers about how to put rubbish in the bin!

Grade 2 conducted a litter audit with buckets and tongs in our playground. We were amazed by the things we found. We tallied up the different types of litter and mapped out where it was found in the school grounds.

Grade 2 have also made some beautiful hanging signs for the fruit trees in the garden, to explain how to tell when the fruit is ripe enough to eat.

Grade 3 students have been working really hard in small groups to produce short videos teaching others about storm drains, and why “The Drain is Just For Rain!”. We hope to share them with our community soon.

Grade 4 students have been doing a great job working in our garden. They have also begun to learn about the incredible kingdom of fungi, an organism that our world just couldn’t live without! They are excitedly watching their oyster mushroom kits grow!

Our dedicated Grade 4 students have been doing an excellent job of keeping the chicken coop clean and tidy this term. The hens love it when they get fed special treats and enjoy jumping on piles of straw to search for insects.

And in other bird news, we have had at least 3 different species of baby birds hatching at school this term. 

Outside 2L’s window, the students were lucky enough to have a perfect view of some noisy miner chicks in a teeny nest that looked almost too small for them all. Some very caring Grade 5 students made it their duty to protect the nest from any dangers. 

Up VERY high in the eaves of the Prep deck roof, we discovered a nest of welcome swallow chicks with their diligent parents swooping in and out to bring their babies food. 

And now there are two very protective masked lapwings (plovers) taking active guard over their little chick wandering around on the synthetic turf and warning away anyone who comes too close. We are so fortunate to have a beautiful school yard that birds want to come and live in.