minutes from 28 August

Enviro team meeting: 28 August 2012

Present: Bailey, Sophie, Casey, Jhanvi, Amelia, Grace, Deepak, Grace, Kaitlyn

Lunch box challenge posters are finished. Bailey thanks. Will print 12 copies and Casey and Bailey to place around the school.  Prize for the top class ideas:

$2 shop pencils/rubbers = if we all bring in $2 each put that towards.

R1 Assembly this week –  Miah (sick today) and Deepak will talk about composting and will mention the Lunchbox Challenge.  Also the great news that we finally have the blue paper bin being emptied twice as much as the orange (general waste) bin = this is fabulous news as have been trying to do this for at least 2 years!! Whoohoo!

VSA - $ money all posted off and sorted.

Hui – Sophie to work on powerpoint display for the Hui Meeting.

Amelia, Bailey, Sophie, Deepak, Grace, Jhanvi are keen to come.

Mrs C and Mrs S to work with the local whanua to decide date/time.

Sophie and Kaitlyn to Email Enviroschools (Karyn Burgess and Jean Pugh) to work out a date for SILVER award.

Looking at SILVER – vision to be greener and more sustainable for our future.

Discussed guiding principles:

1.     Marori Perspective whole school focus

2.     Empowered students – leadership – we all agreed this is going well, especially with our Y7&8 leaders.

3.     Learning for sustainability – classroom programmes - ongoing

4.     Diversity of cultures - ongoing

5.     Sustainable communities - ongoing

Meeting ended 11.45