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Hello, we are your Lower School Eco Committee and we would like to give you an update on what we have been discussing so far.
The 2017-2018 committee consists of Stella the Chair, Kenzie the Vice Chair, the Secretaries are Heidi and Saanvi and the Eco committee also includes Grace, Darcey, Alex, Kendal, Julia, Abbie, Olivia, Ishbel, Frema, Rachel, Hattie, Charlotte, Tilly, Zumrad, Iona, Connie, Ellie and Dr Molyneux. Our committee has a range of age groups from 9-12 years old.
In September, we carried out an environmental review of Lower School. From this, we did our action plans. Some of the things we are working towards for our action plans are energy, litter and biodiversity. We discussed these in our meetings and we are also up for any suggestions from anyone in Lower School, so just tell your form Eco representatives.
We have now completed the action plans and these will go up on the notice board beside LS5. Last term, we sold the apples from the orchard, and some staff bought some of the vegetables – mostly potatoes and cabbages – that were planted last session. We now have a small amount of money in the Lower School Eco budget that we are going to spend on bulbs to make the tubs look lovely in the spring, and other ideas to do with our three areas of focus. Anyone can come along to do some digging and planting, so just speak to your Eco rep to find out what is going on. There are still some potatoes to be lifted, and there will be a few sprouts ready just before Christmas.
As your eco committee we will be updating you from class to class about progress with the action plans so that you know what is going on. We will make announcements at assemblies and tell you more about our plans for the Lower School Eco Day of Action.
Each Eco rep will take responsibility for asking the teacher at the end of the lesson if the smartboard should be turned off, and will turn it off if the teacher has already gone. We hope this will reduce wasting electricity.
The Eco Rap needed to be updated, so we had a competition last year. The winners were Julia and Judy. They performed their Eco Rap at assembly and each received their prizes of a St George’s water bottle, Fair Trade banana and a Fair Trade KitKat.
Well done, Julia and Judy!
January
Lower School Welcomes New Students
First week back in the Nursery
500 Word Short Story Live Lesson
Our First Session of Yoga in the Nursery
Young Writers Poetry Competition
Boarding During Mock Examinations
Lower School Book of Excellence
Lower 4 Enjoy BBC Live Broadcast
Primary 2 Make Their Own Pizzas
Primary 3 Visit the Botanical Gardens
February
Dion Leonard and Gobi, The Dog, Visit Junior School
Music - ABRSM and Trinity Exams
Music - Scottish Schools Pipe Band Championships
Save The Date - St George's Sports Pavilion
Junior School Activity Open Morning
Visit to the Murrayfield Home for the Elderly
Instagram Added to St George's Social Media Channels
Lower School Book of Excellence
World War II Child Evacuation Day
Primary 2 visit The Glasgow Science Centre
March
Welcome to students from Havergal College
Book Fair in Lower School Library
Rugby at Murrayfield - Scotland v England
Chinese Performance - Lasswade
Model United Nations Conference
Lower School Book of Excellence
Primary 5 Fringe Schools Poster Competition
Clothing Clear Out – Collection Extravaganza!
The Scottish Schools Pipe Band Championships
The Edinburgh Brain Bee Competition
Under 13 Scottish Schools Lacrosse
Under 14 Scottish Schools Lacrosse
Under 15 Scottish Schools Lacrosse
S1 East District Hockey Tournament
S2 East District Hockey Tournament
S3 East District Hockey Tournament
The Lower School Badminton Championships
Clothing Clear Out – Nursery Collection Extravaganza!
The Edinburgh Piano Festival Competitions
A Visit by Hayley Valentine from BBC Question Time
Primary 5 Visit The Scottish Parliament
Primary 6 Power Investigations
Parents Play and Stay at Nursery Outdoor Learning
Autumn Term Upper School Production
Edinburgh Primary Badminton Squad
April
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