The Eco Warriors at Garlinge Primary School and Nursery had a fantastic time taking part in their dig for the What's Under Your Feet? campaign and here are our results! : 5 worms 1 millipede 3 unknown/other We look forward to the next part of the campaign which will take place in June and are curious whether there will be any differences in the amount / types of invertebrates we will uncover...
Posted by: Charlotte on 13th April 2023
The Eco Warriors at Garlinge Primary School and Nursery had a fantastic time taking part in their dig for the What's Under Your Feet? campaign and here are our results! :
Posted by: Charlotte on 13th April 2023
On Wednesday 16th March, the Garlinge Eco Reps investigated which invertebrates were in our soil. We split up into two groups and explored two different areas around the school. Overall, this is what we found: 13 worms 2 millipedes 1 spider 1 grub We discussed why we might have uncovered fewer invertebrates in our soil during this dig compared to our October dig. Our reps thought it might be due to the fact that we are just coming out of winter and all the invertebrates are not active at the moment. We really enjoyed delving into the soil beneath our feet and we hope that our findings are useful to the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO). We look forward to the next part of the campaign which will take place in June and are curious to see what other differences in the amount / types of invertebrates we will uncover...
Posted by: Charlotte on 17th March 2022
On Wednesday 20th October, the Garlinge Eco Reps investigated which invertebrates were in our soil. We split up into two groups and explored two different areas around the school. Overall, this is what we found: 21 worms 3 slugs 1 ant 1 millipede 1 grub 1 caterpillar 2 unknowns Observing our efforts were: 1 house sparrow 2 collared doves We really enjoyed delving into the soil beneath our feet and we hope that our findings are useful to the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO). We look forward to the next part of the campaign which will take place in March and are curious to see what differences in the amount / types of invertebrates we will uncover...
Posted by: Charlotte on 2nd November 2021
On Wednesday 5th February, the Garlinge Eco Reps took part in the Big School’s Birdwatch campaign by the RSPB. We went to a quiet part of the school so that we could observe birds peacefully and this is what we saw: 2 blackbirds 2 house sparrows 1 carrion crow 1 magpie 3 herring gulls 10 wood pigeons We talked about how important it is to give our nature a helping hand and the types of foods we can give to birds. We really enjoyed ticking off the birds that we saw and it gave us the opportunity to talk about all of the birds we see at school, such as our beautiful robins, jays, goldfinches, chaffinches and woodpeckers. We were disappointed that these regular visitors didn’t put in an appearance, however we understand that they were probably busy finding food elsewhere.
Posted by: Charlotte on 9th February 2020
On Wednesday 4th December, the Eco Warriors took to the classrooms throughout the school to see if our Switch Off message made an impression. During our first survey we found that: 28 lights were left on, 18 whiteboards were left on and 45 devices were left on. After our fortnight of campaigning we found that: 4 lights were left on, 12 whiteboards were left on and 24 devices. This means, we have saved 10.45 kWh of energy! If we carried on, we would save 2038 kWh of energy! That’s the equivalent of £8472 and 10 pence! Our Eco Reps delivered another spectacular assembly sharing the positive impact of our campaign and encouraging everyone to continue to do their part to save energy. Keep switching off everyone !
Posted by: Charlotte on 16th January 2020
On Wednesday 13th December, the Eco Warriors split into 3 groups to travel around the school to complete a survey of any electrical appliances that were switched on and not in use. During our survey we found that: 28 lights were left on, 18 whiteboards were left on and 45 devices were left on. Our Eco Reps then divided into two teams and presented fantastic assemblies to all the children in KS1 and KS2. They told everyone the importance of saving electricity and the positive impact it would have on our environment. They urged everyone to do their part and make sure that they were switching off things that were not being used. They also warned them that they would be coming back to their classrooms to see if their words had made an impact. The Eco reps created posters and campaigned for two weeks with the aim of reducing our energy usage. Stay tuned for the results … (but in the meantime, make sure you’re switching off!)
Posted by: Charlotte on 16th January 2020
On Wednesday 16th October, the Garlinge Eco Reps investigated which invertebrates were in our soil. We split up into two groups and explored two different areas around the school. Overall, this is what we found: 1 worm 1 slug 2 centipedes and millipedes 1 spider 4 ants We think there were not a lot of invertebrates due to the cold weather. Observing our efforts were: 2 house sparrows 2 magpies 10 gulls We really enjoyed delving into the soil beneath our feet and we hope that our findings are useful to the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO). We look forward to the next part of the campaign which will take place in March and are curious to see what differences in the amount / types of invertebrates we will uncover...
Posted by: Charlotte on 16th January 2020
