Dear Parents,
The junior school have introduced a new environmentally
friendly programme to encourage children to help sustain their surrounding
environment, at school, home and in their wider community.
There are 4 whole class levels to work towards- Green, bronze, silver and gold.
Children are encouraged to take action alongside their teacher, classmates,
parents, extended family and friends.
Green- This stage is introducing
children to environmentally friendly ways of managing their surrounding
classroom environment e.g. monitoring electricity use, water consumption and
recycling rubbish. This stage will be
teacher directed and monitored.
Bronze-
This
stage is building on children’s current knowledge of their direct classroom
environment. It is encouraging them to think about other classes around the
school and managing the entire junior campus e.g. making sure lights are turned
off when there is nobody in a room, teaching year 0 children where to recycle
their rubbish, making sure classes have enviro monitors. This stage can be
monitored by class discussions/reflections and photographs.
Silver-
This
stage is encouraging children to take their knowledge about recycling,
electricity and water home to teach their family ways to manage these elements.
This stage can be monitored by discussion, photo evidence and parent/ teacher
communication or a wall display.
Gold- This stage is building on silver
level- however children need to start taking their message to extended family
and friends and the wider community e.g. a family beach clean-up, designing and
making posters to put up locally. This stage can once again be monitored by
photo evidence, discussion and parent/ teacher communication.
The aim of this new programme is to establish these routines
so they become a natural part of each child’s day. The programme is designed to
be the student’s responsibility and initiative. Please email in any photos or
ideas that you may be working towards at home.
Mrs Manning will reward each class a certificate at the end of
the term to show what level our class is working at in their
environmental education.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if
you have any questions or queries.
