Over the coming year the Green council plan to achieve the following:- but we need your help and support for them to be fully successful.

Every year is important at Hawes Side

but this year we also need to renew our Green Flag.

Ask children in our classes to use the Green council

Blog more.

Ask children in our classes to make more use of the

suggestion boxes in school.

To organise a community litter pick, or help tidy a community garden.

Increase the number of green plants in school

To purchase and build (out of plastic

bottles) greenhouses to extend the

growing season.

Increase the variety of wildlife

habitats in school & build a

bug hotel.

Increase the variety of

plants in the school gardens.

Improve provision for

birds –feeding and

nesting.

Create information pages about the plants we grow and have in

schoolInvolve more children and parents in gardening

Meet with the contractors of our new school building to make sure as many environmental features are

included as possible.

Learn about different methods

of energy production in class.

TO APPOINT POWER RANGERS TO

PROMOTE ENERGY SAVING!

We need to get back in the habit of

Switching off lights and appliances

when not needed.

Take part in Energy

Month 2014

To organise regular litter picks and also conduct a BIG TIDY

UP in April 2015

Use the school respect token

system to reward good behaviour –

ie people using the litter bins

Design posters to encourage others to not drop litter.

To build on the walk to school scheme

rewarding children and classes for

sustainable travel to school.

To encourage more children to lead a healthy lifestyle

To reduce the amount of materials consumed by school especially paper.

To reduce the amount of waste produced by school . Increase the

amount of recycling that goes on in school. More about that in a minute!

To reduce the amount of water

consumed by school.

To build on our links with international

schools in Africa to discuss global

environmental issues and actions.

To become a Fair trade School.

Children to learn and understand about global environmental issues and how all our actions count. To understand the global

view.