1. Eco

2. Litter!

3. Litter Pickers

5. Litter Pickers • Litter picker and high-visibility vest • Pick up litter • Stay in your own playground

6. Litter Spies

7. Litter Spies • Watch! • Don’t say anything • Report it to your teacher

8. Biodiversity!

9. Look at our garden! It needs a tidy!

10. Our Aim • To encourage wildlife to the Secret Garden and to grow various plants. How will we do this? • We need adults, teachers and parents, to help clear up the Secret Garden. • Watch out for newsletters looking for volunteers. • The gardening club will continue throughout the year.

11. Once the garden is clear: • Classes will be able to use the garden. • Wildlife will visit it. • Plants and flowers can be planted. • We could grow vegetables. • And lots more . . .

12. Waste Minimisation!

13. Our aim • Minimise waste produced by Carolside. We will • Reduce • Recycle • Reuse

14. Rag Bags Hats Clothes Curtains Bed linen Shoes Towels

15. Coming Soon • Many other types of recycling coming to a classroom near you soon!

16. Energy!

17. Our Aim • We are trying to reduce how much energy and water we use. • Turn off lights when you are not in the room. • Try using more natural light and use the lights less. • Turn off computers at the end of the day. • Turn of monitors and interactive boards when you are not using them. • Make sure taps are turned off.

18. Energy monitors • The Eco committee have decided that we will have energy monitors in each class. Please make sure you do this. • These monitors will make sure lights, interactive boards, computer monitors and taps are turned off. • Use of checklists will be revised.

19. Be careful! We will be doing spot inspections.

21. Eco Points!

22. What are Eco Points? • Class competition • Earn points • Regular updates • Winning class each term! • Bottle tops

23. How can you earn points? • Energy spot checks • Picking up litter • Eco research • Eco friendly behaviour in or out of the class

24. Carolside’s Eco Code Don’t be a litter bug You will ruin the environment Reuse, reduce, recycle Save energy Plant all the seeds But take out all the weeds This is the way to go This is the way to show We are eco and that’s what you know! By Samantha, Sophie, Zainab and Kameron P6b

25. What you should have • Meeting rota • Litter picking rota with dates • Weekly litter picking rota • Litter Spy card • Energy checklist • Recycling bin • Coming soon • Eco code

26. Linking to the curriculum • Social Studies topics • Expressive Arts • Literacy & English • Technology