SUSTAINABILITY @ OLHC
Clean Up Australia Day - MARCH 1ST
Our Schools Clean Up day is a great way to inspire our students to learn about the impact of rubbish on our local environment while playing an active role in our community.
It's a day when our school community can work together to clean up an area which is special to us or discover ways we can be more mindful about our wellbeing in a clean and healthy school environment.
Our Clean Up Day this year will involve various activities on school site .
You are invited to view these videos at home as reminders of the impacts our EVERYDAY plastic waste has in our oceans.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8-uDrMmIhH8
Rusty Swordfish
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JV05LBLTNRM
Journey of a plastic shopping bag
http://bit.ly/2IAYiEI
Aussie floating garbage bin- Kids News
It's a day when our school community can work together to clean up an area which is special to us or discover ways we can be more mindful about our wellbeing in a clean and healthy school environment.
Our Clean Up Day this year will involve various activities on school site .
You are invited to view these videos at home as reminders of the impacts our EVERYDAY plastic waste has in our oceans.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8-uDrMmIhH8
Rusty Swordfish
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JV05LBLTNRM
Journey of a plastic shopping bag
http://bit.ly/2IAYiEI
Aussie floating garbage bin- Kids News
Kids teaching Kids
Gardening Club Excursion
Our school Gardening Club visited the Richardson Family’s farm today.
We watched their Burke breed pigs help us eat our school food scraps that we put into our green waste bins.
Whilst we were there we reflected on our food scrap journey by playing a food web game.
Finally we tasted “prosciutto”. A meat we can eat that comes from farmed pigs.
Our school Gardening Club visited the Richardson Family’s farm today.
We watched their Burke breed pigs help us eat our school food scraps that we put into our green waste bins.
Whilst we were there we reflected on our food scrap journey by playing a food web game.
Finally we tasted “prosciutto”. A meat we can eat that comes from farmed pigs.
OLHC - A CARBON FRIENDLY SCHOOL
OLHC - A CARBON FRIENDLY SCHOOL
Our school has conducted a whole school energy audit designed by Cool Australia.
The process of conducting an energy audit has certainly raised awareness by all members of our school community.
As a result our ECO student team - along with conversations with staff have come up with a "switch off regime " that will involve us all reaching a basic understanding of the carbon cycle and the appreciation of the GOOD carbon that we need to look after on the planet - which includes ourselves. Beginning from 2017 each classroom will have clay earth credits that all members will be required to look after IN A JAR .
HOW YOU MAY ASK ?
By consistently using their energy use wisely - switching off all power appliances when not in use . Particularly during lunch play times and at the
end of the day .Random checks will take place by the year 5/6 Eco Stewardship group and credits will turn into debits in a Debit jar if appliances are left on. If all earth credits are kept in the Credit jar for an extended period of time that class will be awarded a plant to create a food forest in our school.We will also conduct a seasonal light audit with our school lux meter .
That will also help us to be aware of the sufficient light we need to read and write throughout the day at various times of the year . Electric lighting vs natural lighting.We even have thermometers to help us keep the heat and cooling temperatures at acceptable standards . We also plan to have a LAYER UPDAY in Winter to raise more awareness of how we can conserve our energy use.
ENERGY SAVING TIPS in our ECO TIP section of our school newsletter will also be a regular thing . Here is one ....
Is the sun out? It's not hot? Open your blinds and switch off your lights. A short CARBON cycle clip at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFE9o-c_pKg
Our school has conducted a whole school energy audit designed by Cool Australia.
The process of conducting an energy audit has certainly raised awareness by all members of our school community.
As a result our ECO student team - along with conversations with staff have come up with a "switch off regime " that will involve us all reaching a basic understanding of the carbon cycle and the appreciation of the GOOD carbon that we need to look after on the planet - which includes ourselves. Beginning from 2017 each classroom will have clay earth credits that all members will be required to look after IN A JAR .
HOW YOU MAY ASK ?
By consistently using their energy use wisely - switching off all power appliances when not in use . Particularly during lunch play times and at the
end of the day .Random checks will take place by the year 5/6 Eco Stewardship group and credits will turn into debits in a Debit jar if appliances are left on. If all earth credits are kept in the Credit jar for an extended period of time that class will be awarded a plant to create a food forest in our school.We will also conduct a seasonal light audit with our school lux meter .
That will also help us to be aware of the sufficient light we need to read and write throughout the day at various times of the year . Electric lighting vs natural lighting.We even have thermometers to help us keep the heat and cooling temperatures at acceptable standards . We also plan to have a LAYER UPDAY in Winter to raise more awareness of how we can conserve our energy use.
ENERGY SAVING TIPS in our ECO TIP section of our school newsletter will also be a regular thing . Here is one ....
Is the sun out? It's not hot? Open your blinds and switch off your lights. A short CARBON cycle clip at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFE9o-c_pKg