We have a very busy Eco Committee this year of 26 children and 26 adults and Mrs McIlroy, Mrs Cochrane, Miss Calwell and Mr Keenan.  They are working very hard in our school grounds.  Here is what they have been doing so far:

October 

3 children's meetings to come up with good ideas and so an environmental review

Tidy Up The Grounds afternoon , with over 50 people working together to brush, weed and lift leaves!!

A home Eco task to design posters about recycling

November 

3 children's meetings to finish the environmental review and decide the main focus for work this year

A full Eco Committee afternoon to make mystery pots and tell the adults the decisions they have made

Special events with Belfast City Council to teach everyone about recycling.

December

We sold our mystery bulbs - and made £151!!!

January

3 more children's eco meetings, where we made bird feeders

A Cash for Clobber collection

A fantastic Fitness Freddy event for everyone!

February

We did our Eat Healthy fortnight challenge - stickers coming soon!

3 more children's Eco meetings, doing lots of different tasks

Another Eco Action Afternoon, with parents, grandparents and children tidying the grounds and collecting leaves and litter after all the storms!

March

3 more Eco Meetings to do second surveys of healthy breaks, bin use and water bottle check

Eco children gave out stickers to everyone who returned a healthy Eating sheet last month

The children decided to spend their budget on a new outside litter bin and lots of seeds to plant.

Another Action afternoon, with a litter pick in the local area.