Sustainability

Sandhurst Switches Off 

Next Friday, March 25th our school will be participating in Sandhurst Switches Off. This means all the schools in our diocese will be switching off lights and electronics for the day. 

At our Assembly the Green Team shared the direct connection between our energy use and the environment. When we consume less power, we reduce the amount of toxic fumes released by power plants, conserve the earth’s natural resources and protect ecosystems from destruction. By taking steps to reduce our energy intake, we will contribute to a healthier and happier world.

Our students will discuss this further in their classes to deepen their understanding about Climate Change and energy use.  

St Mary's Parent Green Team

We are excited to welcome new families on board our St Mary's Parent Green Team this year. Last year was the first year of having such a team and their support, passion, ideas and action made a huge impact on our school which included helping St Mary's win the Loddon Mallee Sustainability Goal Kicking Competition against 52 other RSS schools! They were also responsible for creating hundreds of beeswax wraps, including a gift to every Prep child. 

This year we will endeavour to meet once a term to share ideas, set some goals and then frequently communicate via email. If you have a passion to contribute to helping St Mary's continually be the best we can  on the Sustainability front, we would love for you to join our team. Perhaps you are an ideas person, action person, have a green thumb, have a knack with words for grant submissions, love a project or are simply curious!  If this is you, please click on the link in the Community of Parents and Friends section of the Newsletter.

St Mary’s Year 6 Green Team - Serve

Meet our Year 6 Green Team! They are all passionate about helping our school be as sustainable as possible by maintaining our composting system, care for our animals and initiate further actions to decrease our ecological footprint. Watch this space!