Our Lady Star of the Sea Eco-council 201718 Members Niamh Hanna Hannah Rebecca Olivia Tabitha Isabel Gemma Charlotte Lola Mr Wormleighton Mrs Shields Mrs Mather Mrs Carr Mr Ormerod Mrs Hotchkiss

Our Lady Star of the Sea Eco-council 201718 Our Eco-Code: Only use what we need and compost Use the correct bins Respect the environment Leave wildlife be Always check meters Do not litter Yes to staying healthy Shut windows and doors

Global impact Energy Bio-diversity Healthy living Recycling Water Our Lady Star of the Sea Eco-council 201718 September 2017: Complete an environmental review Global impact Energy Bio-diversity Healthy living Recycling Water Buying green School grounds Litter

Our Lady Star of the Sea Eco-council 201718 What’s going on around school! (Lola) Energy We have a very efficient new building. Energy saving features throughout the school We have daily switch off monitors. New: We are monitoring the radiator thermostats Future action! What we don’t have and what we would like to do: We have no source of renewable energy. Is it possible to have a roof mounted wind generator?

Our Lady Star of the Sea Eco-council 201718 What’s going on around school! (Tabitha) Litter Very tidy playground and field monitored by litter pickers everyday Take part in community litter picking Future action - Autumn term We want to write a litter policy for the school and post this on the website. Alongside this we want to make an information film to inform parents and visitors about litter so they can understand why the school grounds are so tidy and how they can help keep them that way Before Christmas we want to make a handed tips film for the website which informs parents about how to reduce waste and how to recycle over the Christmas holidays Buying Green All staff order Green labelled books and paper annually

Our Lady Star of the Sea Eco-council 201718 What’s going on around school! (Gemma) Recycling This has been a focus over the past two years and we have achieved a great deal of success! We support the Charity “Sense” – the collection bins at the gates are well used and emptied regularly All Kitchen waste recycled All plastic/metal and paper recycled Mrs Curtis reuses in art Compost collect every day (used by the gardeners) Ink cartridges - recycled Batteries - recycled

Our Lady Star of the Sea Eco-council 201718 What’s going on around school! (Charlotte) Healthy Living: Sports teams and clubs Dinnertime coach PE lessons Gardening club Jackie making healthy meals Healthy snacks Bottled water Walk cycle scoot to school Swimming lessons Future action A number of studies have shown that Plants aid performance! They bring health benefits, calmness, and purify the air. We would like this to be the focus of our fund raising efforts this year

Our Lady Star of the Sea Eco-council 201718 What’s going on around school! Future action We would like to encourage more butterflies . We would like to purchase some Butterfly friendly plants We can do this alongside the Gardening club. Bio diversity The development of the green area beyond field Beautiful Bird boxes Bird feeders Gardeners Insect hotels Allotment- insect/frog friendly

Our Lady Star of the Sea Eco-council 201718 What’s going on around school! Global impact We would like to encourage class to reflect on the water campaign and keep this in mind when raising money the following Advent. School Grounds Cycle shed Tree and forest area Planters for flowers Sustainable wooden equipment Taps for watering

Our Lady Star of the Sea Eco-council 201718 What’s going on around school! (Hanna) Future action Water saving campaign- Summer We would like to educate the school community about the importance of this finite resource. We need to understand it is a resource we have to look after for future generations Save water poster campaign Water We have push button taps/sensor taps in most bathrooms

Our Lady Star of the Sea Eco-council 201718 THIS YEAR 201617 Spring Green day to raise money Select plants to place around the school. Each class receives their plants and then they are encouraged to care for them. Butterfly friendly plants placed in the grounds Autumn Litter policy Film to post on Website Mindful of waste at Christmas film Summer Save water campaign Film for assembly and website Poster competition