July 2018 - We proud to report that we have just been awarded our second Green Flag.
The programme provides a framework for learning and action around ten topics – marine, biodiversity, energy, litter, global citizenship, healthy living, school grounds, transport, waste and water. It follows a very simple seven-step process to lead schools on their journey to achieving a Green Flag Award.
The programme is pupil-led and encourages whole school involvement. It also encourages closer links between schools and their communities. It offers many benefits for individual pupils, developing their knowledge and skills and improving their well-being. There are also many benefits for schools, with an added bonus of saving money.
Over the last two years the whole school has been very busy working on the following areas:-
School Grounds
Forest School Area
Our new Wormery
Planting 100 trees with Woodland Trust
Daffodil/lettuces/veg Sale
School Garden/Wooden planters
Biodiversity
Great British Bird Watch
Living Eggs
Curriculum work – all year groups
Waste
Recycling and recycling rules
Composting
Volvo Round the World Ocean Race
Now have reusable cups at lunchtimes
Banned the straw with milk in Year R and lunchtime cartons
Plastic Planets work with New Forest Rangers
Waste Week 2018
Collecting milk bottle lids for MENCAP
Talk by Waterwise Year 3/4
Litter
Great British Spring Clean 2017
Beach Cleans
Litter cleans on school field
Energy
Switch off Fortnight 2017
Our Solar Panels have so far saved us over £6000
Kim’s Maths group presentation on solar energy
Visit to Lymington Solar Farm 2018
Transport
Walk to School Week 2018
Park and Stride 2018- Bronze award just got
Parents signing up to Parkwise Promise
Child and Staff surveys of how we get to school
Pollution monitors outside school 2017
Global Citizenship
Teacher exchange to Nepal
Fair Trade fortnight
Raising money for Children in Need, NSPCC, Santa Dash, Red Jumper Day, Poppy appeal, Shoebox appeal, Haiti fundraising
Monkey world- conservation
Fashion show with Kushadevi
Learning about artefacts from Nepal
New Forest Food Bank
Plant for the Planet 2017
Live links with our sister school
Freedom to learn charity
World Book Day- raising money for Kushadevi Library 2017
Community Lunch Feb 2017
Healthy Living
Golden Mile
Farm to Fork Year R
Skipping Day 2017
Year R/Year 5/6- Sustainable Farming- New Forest Show