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Minutes of the Eco - Council meeting - 3.11.10

Minutes of the Eco Council Meeting - 3rd November 2010.
Present:-
Makenzy and Louie - Holly Class
Corbin and Amalie - Oak Class
Ellie and Jim - Chestnut Class
Robert and Keeley- Ash Class
Ethne and Corey- Willow Class

Matters Discussed.

• Growing Area
The Yetminster Fair has very generously donated £894 and £50 towards our Growing Area which means we can start it next term.
• Switch Off fortnight-22nd November - 3rd December
We will be participating in this again. The Eco-Council will undertake an audit at the start of the fortnight and at the end to see how much electricity we have saved.
• Eco Day Poem.
We sorted all the lines of the poems submitted into categories. Mrs Locke will type them up to make a whole school poem to be displayed centrally.

NEWS JUST IN…

• Mrs Cunningham has asked Sherborne Refuse centre to collect 2 litre bottles to help us get the 1,500 we need for the greenhouse
• The Earth Restoration organisation has agreed to give the school 100 saplings with tree guards free of charge to establish a tree nursery in the school grounds.

Minutes of the Eco - Council meeting - 5.5.10

Eco- Action team meeting - 16th September 2010.

Present :-
Holly Class - Mackenzy and Louie
Oak Class - Corbin and Amalie
Chestnut Class - Jim and Ellie Sp
Ash Class - Robert and Keely
Willow Class - Ethne and Cory
Matters Discussed
1. Welcome to the new members of the Eco action team for this year.
2. Mrs Locke talked about eco achievements so far and the strong possibility funding will come shortly for our growing area.
3. We talked about the need to have completed a formal environmental review by the end of this term to gain silver eco status.
4. Eco day - 22nd Sept.
Mrs Locke talked about the ideas for this day:-
• Assembly based on how far our food travels
• Whole school litter pick - teams in sports day colour- The team liked the idea of a litter pick. They will design certificates for the winning team.
• Whole School poem - each child to write a line on an A3 strip. Eco Action team would like to sort the poem into themes and collate. This will then be typed up and displayed.
• Bulb planting and planting shrubs in the bed Mr Locke is going to build near entrance.
• Activities run by the Young People's Trust for the Environment.
• Closing Assembly - winning team of litter pick announced.
5. Eco- meeting minutes - Mrs Locke suggested that the older children may like to take the minutes and place them on the website.

Minutes of the Eco - Council meeting - 5.5.10

Children present:-
Acorn Class - Niamh, Evie
Holly Class - Ellie C, Rhys
Oak Class - Ellie Sp, Jessamy
Chestnut Class - Joe, Emily
Ash Class - Lucy, Andrew
Willow Class - Sophie, Matthew.

Items discussed.
• Bug Month.

Holly and Chestnut Classes have undertaken activities connected with this.
Willow Class will soon undertake the audit and design bug hotels. This will mean we can gain medals to go towards the Green Flag award.
• Eco - Code.

All the classes have made and painted a tile. Most are now out of the kiln. They will soon be arranged to create a fabulous Eco code - thanks to Mrs Neate Clegg and Mrs Pepper.

• Eco day - 17th June
This is national 'Green Day' so there will be certain activities to undertake (details to follow!) The Hut will be repaired and the Conservation area will need clearing. Mrs Locke will try and contact bat preservation societies with the aim of having a speaker come into school so we can build bat boxes to encourage bats to nest.
Mrs Locke will also invite a visitor in to talk about food miles.

• Fund Raising.
We are keen to try and get some money for each class to have a raised bed to grow vegetables/ flowering plants and a greenhouse, not necessarily where the sand pit is but perhaps on the grass situated close to Pre School. We plan to grow vegetables for snack time and plants to sell at school fairs. There is money available from the Yetminster Fair and the Yetminster and Ryme Parish Council. A local contact will put our case forward if letters are written from the children. We decided each class should contribute. The Eco Council will choose the best 5 from each class. Letters need to be completed by half-term please and need to begin with 'Dear Garth…'