St John's Environment Team
News from the Chicken Coop
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
Thanks to the wonderful Campbell and DeFrutos families for taking such great care of our school chickens over the last few weekends. We hope you got some eggs and baked lots of delicious goodies with them, yum!
Chicken Duty Roster
URGENT! - The September school holidays are less than 3 weeks away! We need your help to fill the chicken duty roster. An information sheet will be provided with all the details prior to your duty, it’s easy and fun for the whole family!
If you would like to put your name on the roster please email Mel at mkerwin@sjmitcham.catholic.edu.au with your preferred dates. First in, first choice of dates!
Please ensure that the chook coop is securely locked after each use to protect our feathered friends
NEW! Fresh Extra Large Free-Range Eggs for sale!
Get yours next Monday
You can purchase our fresh free range eggs for only $5 for ½ dozen. They will be available to purchase in passive play before and after our school assembly on Mondays.
Delicious lemons and limes from our fruit trees are also for sale-50c each or 3 for $1.
We are also selling our organic worm juice which is a wonderful fertiliser for your garden. It is collected fresh from our worm farms here at school! Buy a bottle for only $2 this week.
St John’s students love having the chickens at school. All the money we make is put back into buying food and other necessities for them.
Please support our Environment Leaders by coming by for a chat and maybe even buy something! All of our senior students spend some time caring for the chickens as well as students from any level who work hard at Chicken Club. Our Gardening Club students are also very involved in growing fresh produce which will hopefully be ready to harvest and sell soon. Having a mini stall before assembly allows students to interact with customers and handle real money, skills that are becoming harder to practise!
Gardening with Jan!
Jan and the gardening club have been growing fodder for the chickens and this week they were able to harvest and bundle it up. We then strung the bunches up for the chickens to enjoy a tasty treat!
Jan and the gardening club continue to meet at lunchtimes on Thursdays. Everyone is welcome!
St John’s- A Wrapper Free School - PLEASE Help us to reduce our waste!
The winners for weeks 4 & 5 are.....
1/2A and 1/2B
Did you Know?…
Did you know, chickens actually NEED to eat pebbles or shell grit?Chickens eat rocks, stones, and grit to aid in normal digestion. Chickens swallow food whole, as they lack teeth.
When left to forage over a larger area, chickens naturally pick up grit in the form of tiny pebbles. They store grit in the gizzard and when the gizzard moves, the food is ground with any grit inside. The gizzard essentially works as the chicken's teeth!
Thanks for your support,
The Environment Team