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Term 3 of Environmental Science
This term our focus across the school is biodiversity - the variety of plants and animals here on earth.
We have committed to improving our biodiversity across the school by looking at ways to plant native flora and protecting local wildlife. Our school will be participating in National Tree Day for Schools on Friday July 29th and we encourage all our SPS families to get involved with National Tree Planting Day on Sunday 31st of July. You can find out more about this day by visiting the website: https://treeday.planetark.org/get-involved/community
Mornington Peninsula Koala Conservation
If you would like to get involved in tree planting across the peninsula you can follow Mornington Peninsula Koala Conservation on social media. Upcoming dates to join them for Koala food tree planting and other local trees and shrubs to increase koala habitat are listed below: - NEWLYN FARM, 55 MERRICKS ROAD MERRICKS, JULY 23 & 24 @ 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM- ARTHURS SEAT EAGLE, 795 ARTHURS SEAT ROAD ARTHURS SEAT, JULY 31 @ 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM- 17 MERRICKS BEACH ROAD , MERRICKS, 17 MERRICKS BEACH ROAD MERRICKS BEACH, JULY 31 @ 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
This is a great opportunity to learn about our environment and local wildlife (including koalas) while helping us to increase available habitat.
If you would like to attend any of these events please get in contact with Miss Dunstan - jemma.dunstan@education.vic.gov.au It would be wonderful to see our SPS community out helping to increase koala, and local wildlife, population.
Mushroom growing in Grade 3
Our Grade 3 classes are beginning to research growing mushrooms. Over the next few weeks students will begin growing mushrooms in Enviro class. Students will be exploring recipes to cook the mushrooms they grow and creating a Somerville PS cookbook so you can try the delicious mushroom recipes at home as well.
Mushrooms are super easy to grow, as the Grade 3 students will find out and report back.
Stay tuned for delicious tips and recipes using the versatile fungi.
Mornington Peninsula Shire recycling trailer
The trailer takes items such as clean clothing, hats, shoes, bags and electrical items such as hair dryers, toasters, drills, mobile phones, tablets and laptops (please remove batteries and recycle at participating facilities). Trailer locations
Hastings 21 July - 14 August, Hastings Good Shepherd Community House, 6 Wallaroo Place, HastingsMornington 15 August - 9 September, Mornington Community House, 3/91 Wilsons Rd, Mornington
Bread Bag Recycling
Our school is collecting bread bags to send off to Wonder Recycling Rewards. The more we collect the more points we earn for our school. Points = sports equipment. Bring your empty bread bags, no matter the brand to the Enviro Room.
AUGUST is our last month to collect so please bring them in ASAP!
Oral care collection
Our school has signed up for the Terracycle/ Colgate Community Garden challenge. We need your used oral care packaging to earn us votes, the more product packages we collect the more votes we earn, the better our chances of winning a community garden! It’s easy to get involved, simply bring ANY BRAND completed oral care products (image below) and we will collect them and send them away for recycling. Bring them to the Enviro room until October!
