Tuesday 31 January 2017

Collection of Water bottles for Vertical Garden

The College Eco club are planning a vertical garden.Emily Garland Gr 12 collected bottles from recycling for the project.

Grade R Moral class takes up the Eco Challenge.

Gr R pupils designed a poster for the Green Valentines display.Their friendship tree is beautiful. Well done.

Sunday 29 January 2017

Congrats Park Runners

Congrats to the following children and their families who did the Sat Park run.Hope you keep it up.Remember once you have done 10 you will get a certificate from the Park Run.Remember you need to register online.Lets see how many more families register next week.

🌱Eco Challenge :Grade R , 1 and 2

Draw a beautiful picture for our Green Valentines display board that shows how you care for the Earth.
ESP 10 Outstanding effort
ESP 5 Very Good effort
ESP 1 Participation

🌱 Eco Challenge : Poetry Grade 3 to 7

This Valentines Day we are going to be celebrating our Earth.We are having a Green Valentines Day.Take up the challenge to write a poem about how we should care for our planet.Poems will be displayed on the notice board as part of our Valentine Celebration.
10 ESP Outstanding Poetry with excellent presentation.
5 ESP Very good poetry with excellent presentation
1 ESP Participation

Thursday 26 January 2017

Our healthy eaters

Wow look who has taken up the healthy eating challenge.

Gardening program

Thanks to Jo Padt who is running our Gardening slots with classes in the Prep.Each class will be assigned a slot to tackle a gardening project during school this term.Thanks too to Mrs Rosser for her invaluable contribution to Indigenous planting at the school. She is also working with the Eco club to upgrade gardens. We would love interested parents to get involved...just drop us a line in homework books if you are keen.

YOTV

We are very excited to tell you that YOTV is coming to school on 8 Feb to film aspects of our Eco programme for two inserts on TV.

New Recycling monitors

Thank you to Jasmine Paul for assisting in the training of the Grade 6 pupils at our recycling depot.Well done to the enthusiastic Grade 6 pupils for coping so well at their new duties.Reminder to all Recyclers...Please separate your waste eg Tins.Cardboard.Paper.Plastic.Organic.Glass.You will not get ESP Points if not separated.

Scarecrows

Both Grade 0 classes are planning g to build scarecrows for the vegetable garden. We look forward to meeting their creations.

Monday 23 January 2017

🌱Eco Challenge:Whole Eden Family

Park Run Suncoast

5 ESP when signing up and doing first run.
10 ESP on first Park Run Certificate.
10 ESP for each further certificate.

Mr Mack,Mrs Whillier or Alistair will be there each Sat to take a register.
You can sign up on line.
It is free.
It is every Saturday at 8 am.It is a 5 km walk/ run along the beach promenade .
Real good family fun.Come along and get fit.

Friday 20 January 2017

🌱Eco Challenge: Grade R to 7

ESP: 10
7 Day Healthy Eating Challenge:
Are you brave enough to take up this challenge? Come along to Mrs van Elden and collect your 7 Day Challenge Form. No Junk Food, Fizzy Coldrinks, Sweets, Chocolates or Deep Fried Food for 7 days. Earn 10 ESP while you start a new healthy eating style. Feel energized and have better concentration levels.

Wednesday 18 January 2017

Welcome

Welcome to all the new Blog followers.We hope you enjoy following our Eco News.

Eco Warrior/Ambassador Launch

Today the New Eco Status Point (ESP) system was launched at Eden .Mrs van Elden explained the new program to the Prep students in assembly and the parents at the Prep Information evening.ESP can be earned through outstanding class work, recycling and eco club attendance , projects set by specialist teachers and eco challenges that are posted on the Eco blog. High ESP can be rewarded with certificates,badges and ultimately Eco warrior awards. The college students can go on to receive Eco Ambassador awards.Commendations and colours can now be awarded to senior students for ECO. Parents of the Prep can also be awarded certificates. We are excited to be one happy green family.

Tuesday 17 January 2017

Monday 16 January 2017

Planting of 10 trees to celebrate Eden 10th birthday

Eden turns ten today.To commemorate this wonderful milestone,pupils and staff planted ten indigenous trees on the field

Thursday 12 January 2017

Staff First Day Pot Painting

Phyllis and Karen organized a painting of pots with staff on the first day back.The pots will be planted up and put around the school to brighten up the corridors.