Thanks to all the students who made the cooking sessions a great experience. Thanks to the parents and Mr Dalton who visited the kitchen on the Learning Walk.
Students are learning about food in Indonesian this term so in Sustainability classes students prepared and cooked the vegetables we grew in our veggie gardens. We had a shared lunch, where everyone tried the Nasi Goreng (Fried Rice) and Bakwan Jagung (Corn Fritters) and loved them.
Thanks to all the students who made the cooking sessions a great experience. Thanks to the parents and Mr Dalton who visited the kitchen on the Learning Walk.
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The lids, bread tags and pens and textas you’ve collected have been saved from Landfill.
Lids - The lids have been delivered to EcoPlas in Mt Gambier who make plastic fence droppers from recycled plastic milk bottles, polypipe and lids. Check out what they do at https://www.ecoplasaustralia.com.au/ Bread Tags - Our bread tags have been mailed to Transmutation in Robe, where they make them into bowls and platters for shops like Country Road, Check out what they do and sell at https://www.transmutation.com.au/ Pens and Textas - The textas, pens and other writing materials have been dropped off at Officeworks, where they are sent to be separated and cleaned and melted down and recycled into new plastic products such as outdoor furniture and decking, plastic shipping pallets, watering cans, storage containers and bins, tubes for construction applications, flooring tiles, playground surface covers and athletic fields. Well done everyone! Well done to all our families who made changes to their plastic use during Plastic Free July. The amazing response by students and families to make sure they bring Nude Food to school shows the commitment they made. We’d love to hear about what other things you’ve been doing to be plastic free at home. Email your photos and what you’re doing at home.
What a busy and fun Tree Day we had on Wednesday. Thanks to all the students and our great helpers, Abby-Jean, Daniel, Ava Grace and Lea Rose, Allison, Mr Dwyer, Jo and Mitch.
LGB and LGC students planted over 60 plants in the Indigenous Garden, under the Red Gum and in the new shelterbelt at the back of the oval. LGA had fun drawing about all they know about how trees are so important for our lives. Then with the help of Allison and Mitch they planted Tuscan Kale and Broccoli seedlings and Snow Peas and Broad Beans in the veggie garden. Some keen students were even seen putting stakes and bags around plants, setting up the new bird bath with rocks and watering during play time, We did a great job of adding to the Biodiversity of our school, well done everyone! Watch the Spectator for a photo and article! A lot of planning has gone into the trees and shrubs planted at St Joseph’s on Tree Day this year.
It started in May with a Biodiversity Audit students conducted with local flora and fauna expert, Diane Luhrs from Hamilton Field Naturalists and Hollee Chuck, ResourceSmart Schools Facilitator, Environment Education Victoria. During the audit students counted the trees, shrubs and grasses in the schoolyard and with Diane observed the evidence of insects, birds and animals in the local environment. Based on Diane’s feedback, students and Sustainability teacher, Chris Cooney developed a plan for what could be planted in the school yard to develop the biodiversity of the schoolyard and surrounding area and encourage more wildlife. Thanks to a grant from Greening Australia organised by Lynn Brown Facilitor at Upper Glenelg Landcare and the Sustainability prize from Wannon Water, St Joseph’s were provided with all the plants, compost and mulch they needed for their Tree Day planting. |
Sustainability at St JosephsAt St Joseph’s we inspire our students and our community to care for God’s world by conserving natural resources, through positive daily actions. We aim to provide practical environmental education in all aspects of school life and stimulate environmental consciousness for a sustainable future. Archives
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