Sustainability Corner
Welcome back for Term 4. This is the term we harvest our Spring vegetables and get our garden ready for the Summer months.
The after School Garden Club will commence in Week 2 and finish in Week 8. There will be no club in weeks 3 & 7 due to whole school staff meetings. Numbers are limited to 20, so fill the form out below and return to your teacher or the office. Spare forms are available at the office.
This term will see another worm farm come into action as we endeavour to recycle most of our organic food scraps and move further along in our sustainability journey.
Our Garden Club came 3rd in the Perth Royal Show, so congratulations to everyone involved in growing, nurturing and making our displays.
During the last week of Term 3 the Garden and Moorditj club members made their own pizzas and celebrated a fabulous term of ‘teamwork’. A fabulous time was had by all.
Once the seedlings are mature enough, they will be planted just inside the front school gates so you can observe the progress of the plants. Classes will have the opportunity to care and record their observations of growth. A big thank you to Jay Ferguson for looking after these seedlings during the holidays.
- Beauty products and hair care packaging
- Batteries
- Mobile phones and accessories
- Dental hygiene packaging including toothbrushes
- Coffee pods
- Ring Pulls from cans of drink
I am pleased to announce that we now have a Grow Free Cart that is set up near the office. The cart has been painted by the staff from Room 21 and Room 21 students will become the custodians of the cart.
"How does the cart work?" We have a simple answer: you give what you can, and take what you need. There are no prices, no bartering, no trading, no value. Like you would with family and loved ones.
What can I put on the cart?
Homegrown or homemade produce: fruit, veg, herbs, preserves, eggs, etc. Preferably grown with organic principles, without toxins. Grown with love is a strict prerequisite! Seeds, seedlings, cuttings and rootstock (Please label all, and heirloom seeds are best, as they can be saved from) All things gardening, whether it be gardening magazines, planters, worm tea, jars , paper bags and small boxes for seeds or produce.
Happy gardening and recycling,
Sandra & Stacey – Sustainability Coordinators