Sustainability & Garden Club

SUSTAINABILITY NEWS

Hello everyone! 

20 future student leaders from Years 3- 6 took part in a 2 hour workshop today, with Jason Sheehan from CERES, focusing on how we can make a positive difference to the amount and type of rubbish we produce.  

Through identifying different waste materials, their long lasting effects on our environment, and the bins they belong in, students developed skills to help the Trinity  school community move towards zero waste.

We looked at how waste contributes to pollution and climate change.  We did an audit of every rubbish and recycling bin in the school and looked at how much rubbish we are producing and how we could reduce this and also reuse and recycle more.  Jason, Ms Antonella and Ms Belinda were very impressed and inspired by our students’ initiative and ideas.

This afternoon our staff will meet to hear the ideas put forward by the students and work out some practical actions we can embed at Trinity.

These great learning experiences are made possible through our partnership with CERES Resource Smart Schools program.

Stay tuned for more updates! 

Parent Volunteers

We would love more parent volunteers to help us in the garden. If you are available on either an occasional or regular basis, Ms Belinda would love to hear from you.  Email bnechwatal@tcs.catholic.edu.au. We meet Thursdays 10.45-11.35am. Volunteers need to have a Working With Children Check. There are also jobs that can be done at any time, for example if someone knows how to best prune a lemon tree, your experience would be very welcome. 

Volunteers who can gently water our vegetable garden, are very welcome on days other than the Thursday (we water on Thursday when Miss Belinda is here) - especially while our seedlings are so small. The vegetable gardens are located just outside the library, near the Prep and 1/2 classrooms. Students are welcome to use their water bottles or just ask Mrs Boffa in the office for the key to the shed to get a watering can. Our plants would really appreciate it! 

Wishing everyone a great holiday break!

Thanks for your great efforts in helping us live in a way that is kinder to our environment!

The Sustainability Team - Ms Belinda, Amy and Nathan