Garlinge Primary School and Nursery blog

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...

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 !

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!)

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...