Sustainability
Walk to School Day
Friday 10 May was National Walk Safely to School Day. Thank you for walking to school. We hope you took the opportunity to speak to your family about road safety and the benefits of active travel.
Ride2School Day Report
On Friday 22nd March it was Ride 2 Schools Day. Many students from across the year levels rode, scooted, walked, or took public transport, instead of driving. This year, based on recorded data, 325 students from across the year levels participated in R2SD.
The classes with the most people participating were…
in the junior school (Prep - 2), Prep B!
And in the senior school (3 - 6), 3C! Congratulations to these two classes, they both received a prize of icy poles for their commitment to R2SD! Overall it was a great success.
Lucy D and the Green Team
Thanks to our 4B R2S helpers
Thanks to our 4B R2S helpers
International Compost Awareness Week
- BEST = compost at home
Why? Less miles, DIY rich compost food for your plants and save money
Link: Compost Revolution Discount for Boroondara Residents - NEXT = FOGO bin
Why? Travels in the council truck, high temperature processing but can take a large load and range of organics
Boroondara Council's FOGO (Food Organics, Garden Organics) kerbside bin service - LEAST = landfill bin
Why? A waste of a resource.
Student Environmental Leadership Program
Last term, students in grade three-six in the green team had a SELP (Student Environmental Leadership Program) . Kate from CERES came to our school to teach us about waste.
CERES (Centre for Education and Research in Environmental Strategies) is a company that was invented by school students. The area that CERES is in now used to be a landfill.
We did a waste audit, talked about linear thinking and made reusable bags out of old t-shirts! We were taught about how different types of waste can be removed from landfill or even better, not dumped there! We look implementing some of the actions we thought of for our school.
Join the Green Team
Have an idea or passionate about animals, the environment and sustainability? Come join the Green Team! We meet every Monday lunch in 5C's classroom - Mrs Sztrajt and Mrs Simula's room. See you there!
Mr Chan, Mrs Sztrajt and Ms Hui
Sustainability Events & Resources
(Our school is not affiliated with any of these)
EcoCentre Holding Hope talk
Thursday 16 May, 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm
Location: Cora Graves, 38 Blessington St, St Kilda.
Join the Port Phillip EcoCentre for a compassionate and playful talk by Climate Cafe facilitator, Carol Ann Allen, embracing hope in uncertain times. Carol-Ann delves into the water glass test (is it half-full, or half-empty?) and other everyday symbols we use to simplify choices or sidestep tough conversations. Carol-Ann shares insights on fostering hope and meaningful dialogues about pressing issues.
World Bee Day - May 20thMonday the 20th of May is World Bee Day, a day to celebrate our hard-working pollinators. The Backyard Honey team (who look after our bees) will be in store at several Bunnings locations in the weekend before and after, along with our observation hives that give you a chance to see a live colony up close. Come along and say hello: Saturday 18th May Bunnings Moorabbin - 11am to 1pm Bunnings Oakleigh - 11am to 1pm Sunday 19th May Bunnings Collingwood - 11am to 1pm Bunnings Hawthorn - 2pm to 4pm Saturday 25th May Bunnings Port Melbourne - 11am to 1pm |
2024 Eucalypt of the Year
And the winner is...the Corymbia ficifolia, the incredible Red-Flowering Gum! See if you can find it in our school garden!
They are loved by a range of birds including Lorikeets, Rosellas, Wattlebirds, Currawongs as well as a variety of bees.The Red-Flowering Gum has dark, glossy leaves reminiscent of a fig tree – hence the name fici (ficus or fig-like) folia (leaves). The huge red flowers bloom between November and March and cover the ends of branches in a stunning show of colour, before falling to reveal gumnuts.
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