Around Our School
BookBOOK WEEK (please scroll ->)
School Parade
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Parents and Grandparents enjoying the library
Play Group got involved in Book Week
Green Team
Last Friday, the Green Team looked quite different when they came together in Brendan’s Garden due to Book Week dress up day.
The weather was beautiful and the fruit trees were filled with blossoms, which made it feel more like spring, than winter.
There were many tasks to be completed by the team. Firstly, we needed to prepare the remaining garden beds for planting herbs in spring. Some beds needed clearing out of old, woody herbs and weeds. A major challenge was removing the mint, which had become particularly invasive and had spread through underground runners (rhizomes). After clearing out the beds, we fertilised and mulched the beds.
Next, the team shared their knowledge of herbs and some could even tell of their favourite recipes which include herbs such as pesto pasta or tabouli salad.
The team then planted seeds of many different herbs such as; basil, parsley, thyme, dill, coriander, tarragon and sage. Next term, we hope the seeds will have grown into seedlings which can be planted in Brendan’s Garden. Look at the photos attached of our Green Team achieving great things in Brendan’s Garden.
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isea icare Marine Ambassadors Workshop No. 3
LITTER was the focus of the third isea icare workshop last week.
Not only is litter unsightly, it has devastating impact on the places where native animals live and it also pollutes the bays we visit.
The workshop took place in two locations. Firstly we went to Narambi Wetlands in Mornington. Did you know that all new housing estates are required by law to build a wetland with a litter trap to help reduce the litter pollution that enters our ocean? We learnt about litter traps and observed the emptying of the litter trap. At the wetlands we also did some ponding and observed some of the macro invertebrates that live in the ponds. Lastly, we did some water testing.
The second part of our workshop was at Mother’s Beach, near the Mornington pier. We did a litter collection and completed a litter survey.
Some of the most commonly found litter at Mornington beach is aluminum cans and plastic bottles.
We also searched the hightide water mark for nurdles. Nurdles are very small pellets of plastic which serve as raw material in the manufacture of plastic products. The rising number of nurdles being found in our seas is a cause of great concern because nurdles soak up pollutants and become toxic. Nurdles never disappear from the ocean completely, they just get smaller and smaller. Marine animals and seabirds mistake nurdles for food, allowing them to enter the food chain. We can only reduce the amount of nurdles in the sand by reducing the amount of plastic in our oceans.
Overall, we all learnt a lot about litter and its impact on the environment.
As ambassadors we need to educate others about the importance of reducing the amount of rubbish we produce, so please think carefully every time you use single-use plastics, especially plastic drink bottles.
By the isea icare Marine Ambassadors
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