Whitehouse Primary Environmental Review

Meet the Eco-Committee

First Task Our first task was to ask the children in our classes some questions. This was done to find out how eco-friendly Whitehouse Primary really is.

Litter/Rubbish Children agreed that there is too much litter in our school grounds. The eco-committee agreed that….. - everyone should make use of the bins in school grounds - plan regular litter picking sessions

Energy Y7 energy monitors do a great job of checking lights at break time All children said that computers are left on in the ICT room All felt that the classrooms get too hot

Waste The children all agreed that our school is doing a good job recycling paper Everyone agreed that we need to look into other forms of recycling, especially food

Water Our toilets are fitted with water saving taps

School Grounds Children felt we definitely need an area in our school grounds for growing plants The committee will plan to include this in an outdoor learning area

Biodiversity Most children felt that we need to encourage more wildlife by- Adding more bird feeders in school grounds Creating a bug hotel area

Transport All agreed that our school has a lot of cars entering school grounds All agreed that if possible we should try to walk or cycle to school The committee would like to add a cycle or walk to school week in our New year new You week next year

Healthy Living While we encourage healthy breaks, we do not have a healthy tuck shop at break time. All agreed there were healthy choices available for school dinners All agree that drinking water is available in class

Global Perspective Some children agreed that pupils consider how our actions in school affect people in the environment locally and globally The eco-committee felt this was an area which could be covered in the World Around Us area of the curriculum

Climate Change All children stated they used aerosol sprays after P.E. instead of roll on The committee would like to encourage children to bring a roll on deodorant for after P.E. We would also like to plant more plants and trees in our outdoor learning area

What next? The eco-committee will organise a ‘waste campaign’ week in which new recycling bins will be used, including food waste. Take part in ‘What’s under your feet’. This will require an investigation of the soil in our school grounds to look at the insects living there. Create areas to encourage wildlife within school grounds and use recyclable material to plant shrubs and flowers.