Garden of Weedin News

The vegetable garden and orchard have begun to produce some early produce. During lessons many students have observed animals in the garden, including a bobtail lizard. They have also tasted the vegetables, the banana tree has some little green bananas on it, and we all look forward to eating them. Unfortunately, the orchard has lost most of its fruit as the children have picked them when unripe. It would be a big help if you could encourage your child to be responsible and only pick produce when directed by staff.

Our Green Team has been diligently working with the worm farm, compost system, 10c containers scheme and our many other recycling programs. The enthusiasm of these various teams has been fabulous. A few of the teams have named themselves; The Worm Wizards, The Coffee Crew (emptying and recycling coffee pods by material type), Compost Champions and 10c Container Collectors. Watch out for the 10c container posters designed by ESC Year 5 & 6 which are going up around the school to encourage everyone to bring them to school to raise funds for a recycled plastic picnic table.

After School Garden Club News

The Garden Club commences this week and will run every Thursday 3:15-4:00 pm from Weeks 3 - 10. At the moment the club is full. Term 2 participants need not reregister as they have been rolled over into Term 2 due to missed sessions. Should there be a vacancy, you will be notified.

Battery Recycling Program

Joondalup Schools have joined the Battery Rescue Program. Did you know that in Australia, each year, over 300 million household batteries are thrown away with ordinary waste? Less than 3% are recycled meaning a staggering 14,000 tonnes of batteries end up in landfill. Please place them in the battery recycling bin that is part of our recycling station. (Outside demountable on the oval). While you’re there, see what else you can recycle at our community hub. We will keep you posted on our progress!

Happy gardening and recycling,

Sandra Bennett – JESC Environment & Sustainability Teacher

Sandra.Bennett@education.wa.edu.au