Transcript to view the Eco Assembly - Greenbank Preparatory School

ECO-COUNCIL
Everything You Need To Know About Greenbank Eco
We presented an assembly explaining all about Greenbank Eco. We explained
how Greenbank are working towards renewing their Green Flag Award. Have a
look at our fantastic presentation here. Produced by Year Six Eco Councillors.
Eco Notice Board
The Eco Notice Board shows
you everything eco friendly. It
shows you the last meeting
and what happens, it shows
you all the things that are
recyclable and many more
things. Also we have an Eco
Code which is an acrostic
poem of the word Greenbank.
Smiley Faces
Smiley faces are used when
somebody leaves the room and
turns the light off, when the
windows are open and the
radiators are off and finally when
all the electronics are turned off
when you are not using them. If
you do not do these you will receive
a sad face. Whichever class has the
most smiley faces will receive the
Eco Cup in assembly each Friday.
At the end of each term a big cup is
awarded to the winning class.
The Eco Garden
The Eco Garden is the place
where all the fruit and
vegetables are grown. There
is also a green house where
the plants that need a
hotter climate are grown,
for example: tomatoes and
sweetcorn. When the food is
ready, Chef Simon (one of
our cooks) goes out and
picks them so we can eat
them at lunch.
The Bird Hide
The Bird Hide is a place where
you go with your class or by
yourself to observe different
types of birds such as magpies
and blackbirds. There is a
station with a book on which
you can write down your
sightings and look up the
birds you see. We also have
nesting boxes where we can
watch the chicks on a
webcam.
Captain Wasteless
Captain Wasteless is a
thing that encourages us
to waste less food. The way
it works is you are given a
meal and you have to try
and eat it all and the class
with the least amount of
waste in their class bucket
gets a healthy prize to eat.
The Recycling Bins
The recycling bins are located just
outside the office back door. As you
can also see there are a couple of
posters; they were made by children
because there was a competition held
to see who could design the best eco
poster. Each class has got its own
paper bin in the classroom.
Water
We have taps that turn
themselves off and saver
flush bags in the toilets to
save water. The Eco
Councillors read the water
meter to check how much
water we are using. We also
have a big water tank that
collects rain water for the
Eco Garden.
Transport
We try to encourage people to walk and cycle to school
instead of using cars. The upper juniors learn
Bikeability and we have a covered bike park. Whenever
we get the chance, we walk to places in our Hi Vis
jackets.
Litter
We have many bins and signs to
encourage children not to throw
litter on the floor. We like our
school to be clean and tidy.
Another thing we have is a milk
bin so we can throw away our
used milk bottles and recycle
them.
Healthy Eating
Our school provides a
healthy lunch with a
vegetarian option and a
delicious salad bar. Also
we have meat-free
Mondays and fishy
Fridays. A lot of our fruit
and vegetables are from
our garden.
Outdoor Explorers
One afternoon every week the
Reception and Preschool classes go
out onto the field behind the
Astroturf and plant trees, collect
leaves and play with our nature.
They very much enjoy this session.
The Wider World
What we do affects people in
other places, so we hope our
actions can help to make the
world a better place.
We do what we can to support the
children from Port Reitz school in
Kenya.