Over the Easter holiday, the girls at James Allen’s were asked to come up with some inventions that were designed using a plastic milk container! We had some fabulous entries, including a popcorn dispenser, a handbag, some egg cups and a phone holder ! I think the scoop and dustpan could catch on – We […]
Spring is a very busy time for our children at milford pre school plus. We were excited to receive our RHS seeds from space. Our young children were able to pinch one seed at a time and drop into a cell. They were keen to spray with water before placing on a large window ledge! […]
Damers First School in Dorchester, Dorset joined Roots & Shoots: Mission Possible today. You can see where Damers First School is on a map and read about their local environment here.
Reduce, reuse, recycle – the three magic ‘R’ words are one of the major ways of reducing the amount of energy we use, and the amount of waste we produce. It saves precious resources, and gives old products a new lease of life. While there are lots of recycling schemes to help you recycle everything […]
Flowers are beautiful, but there’s so much more to them than just looking pretty! They are an essential source of food for many insects and animals, whether directly through the pollen they contain or indirectly in the fruit they produce once the plant has finished flowering. And many of them also need our help. Unlike […]
Our Gardening Club have been busy creating an amazing new play space in the playground! Have a look at our school blog posts to see all the hard work that has gone into building our living willow den. Our Living Willow Den Part I Our Living Willow Den Part II Our Living Willow Den Part […]
Applemore College Eco Committee have led the school community to achieve Eco-Schools Silver Award in just 5 months – faster than any other school in the New Forest. Since achieving their Bronze Award in December 2015, the EcoCommittee have been focussing on sharing their plans with the College Council and involving the whole school community […]
James Allen’s Prep School has put together some great resources to help you set up and run a Roots & Shoots group
Ms. Gediman’s class is taking part in a special Roots & Shoots project. They have met the Roots & Shoots group led by Lebo in Johannesburg, South Africa via Skype. The children exchanged names and information about many projects each group has taken part in. We shared problems that we face in our own country […]
In honour of Dr Jane’s birthday this week’s featured activity is from our People category and is all about inspirational scientists.