Miss Underwood runs the school Eco Committee.
The children had to apply for the role and take their responsibility very seriously. They are committed to making the school more environmentally friendly. A number of their initiatives include reducing the amount of paper used, recycling paper and plastic and collecting plastic bottle tops.
They have been involved in planting trees in the local community with the Forest Ranger.
The Eco Committee went to the Old Bilson Mission in Cinderford to plant a new hedge. They planted a mixture of holly, hazel, dogwood and spindle. We were lucky enough to be given some trees to plant back in the school grounds. We hope to go back to see how they are growing.
As you have probably noticed, we have had our solar panels fitted. The Eco Committee have been campaigning for solar panels for a long time and were very excited to see them being fitted. They were able to meet with the workers and take a closer look at a solar panel to find out more. Here's what Lilian and Lyra had to say about the solar panels...
‘It was really fun having a look at the solar panels. There are now 168 solar panels on the roof. It was noisy when the workers were on the roof but it was worth it! This is going to help our school to save electricity which will help save the polar bears as well!’