Sustainability in Action

LANDCARE WEEK 

Last week we celebrated this national event by planting native trees at our school with Prep and Grade 1 students. We planted Lemon Bottlebrush and Kunzea trees and the children did a great job digging the holes, adding “Alpaca Lollies” (manure) and fresh soil. They watered the plants and finished off by adding mulch. We learnt about the important job that trees do for our planet and why we need to keep planting them.

SEEDS TO SEEDLINGS 

Recently Grade 3, 4, 5 & 6 students planted pumpkin, zucchini, silverbeet, pea and corn seeds that we are hoping will grow into healthy seedlings that we can plant in Spring.

TERM 2 SOFT PLASTICS COMPETITION 

Last term we had a soft plastics competition that all classes took part in by collecting lots of soft plastics and completing some excellent posters. Final results for Soft plastics competition were:

1st place - Prep - 330 points

2nd place - Grade 6 - 300

3rd place - Grade 4 - 290

Congratulations Prep on winning the competition! 

DONATIONS NEEDED 

If you have any of the following items that you are happy to donate, please send them into the school office.

Plastic meat trays (1kg or larger)

Foil trays

Plastic / metal trays (ie oven rectangular baking trays)

Plastic pots - all sizes

SCHOOL GARDEN VOLUNTEER HELPERS NEEDED

Special thanks to Stan Andrewartha, Wendy Atkinson and Sally Innes who have been helping with our Garden Program this year.  If you can spare a couple of hours on a Thursday between 9.30am and 3.00pm, every week or two, please email me  luch.brighella@catholic.tas.edu.au or contact the school office.

Luch Brighella

Sustainability Teacher