"NOOD FOOD!"

Our Greenie Group had a rubbish audit and counted all the rubbish we bring to school in our lunchboxes in one week. They decided that our lunchboxes have way too much rubbish in them. So they began working on a project called “Nood Food” to try and cut down the amount of rubbish we all bring to school in our lunchboxes.

All the Greenies are going to visit every class and show a presentation about the results of our rubbish audit and the Nood Food project. Watch a small part of their presentation by clicking on the video…

If you want to watch the rest of the presentation come to assembly next week.

Greenies talking to the Hutt City Council

On the 19th of May 2015 two Greenies (Rishabh and  Kienan) went to the Hutt City Council 10 year planning meeting in Petone. (The HCC funds the Enviroschools projects in the Hutt Valley.) We went with Ms Nankivell and Micheline (from Enviroschools). We had to talk about what we Greenies have been involved in at Boulcott School.  We talked to Mayor Wallace and other council members.  He asked us about what changes have there been at school. We did an awesome job and because of that we got a hot chocolate and a piece of slice because we did a great job. We also got a photo with Mayor Wallace.

Here we are with Mayor Wallace.

Here we are talking about our school with the councillors.

 The Mayor is at the top table.

The Mayor was really friendly and interested in what we do.

Saving money and saving the planet at lunch time!

Our students are looking at ways we can reduce the rubbish bought to school in lunch boxes. The students are exploring healthy and sustainable ways to make lunches. We found this information really helpful. Have a look and learn how to save money as well as provide an environmentally friendly lunch for your children. (While the prices are from late 2013, they are still comparable to todays prices.)

How do Boulcott students get to school?

Our school has been working with the HCC to find out how our students come to school. On the map below you can see the many ways we use to get to and from school... and below that is a photo of the key that will help you understand what the dots on the map mean... (The school is the pink shape near the concentration of black dots.)

Rubbish Audit

WE ARE NOW IN TERM 2:

Today in our meeting we looked at the rubbish audit forms that had been returned from each class. We had to fill in the totals that were missing ready for us to calculate how much rubbish we make in our school. Here are photos of us using our maths skills!

OUR RUBBISH AUDIT

IS RUBBISH A PROBLEM?

We as a group have decided that we need to find out if rubbish is a big problem or  if it is a problem at all. To find out we made a sheet so classes/students can record how much rubbish they bring to school every day.      

WHAT WE WILL DO

We will count up all the rubbish and see how much we bring. We will end up with an amount of rubbish, If it isn't a lot  then it is not a worry and we can move on. If it is a lot then we will have to figure out a way to get people to bring less rubbish. Here is the sheet where we are recording our items of rubbish. 

Welcome to the Boulcott Enviroschool's blog for 2015

This year we have started up our Greenie Group and now we are beginning to think about what we want to do this year.

For those Year 4/5/6 students who haven't yet joined, but would like to, drop into Room 4 and pick up a form from Ms Nankivell. The form just explains what being a Greenie is all about.

Already we have some ideas "brewing" and soon you will see what they are on this blog.

Firstly, we voted for our two Greenie Captains. Congratulations Josh Kennedy and Kienan Smith.

Josh

Kienan

Both boys prepared speeches and were clear winners on the day. The Greenies really appreciated the thought and effort that went into those speeches, boys. Well done!