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Mission Updates

Recent updates on current Roots & Shoots missions

St. Helens K.S. 3 Summer Update Environment

Environment As part of our commitment to green issues our school has been undertaking a project to achieve ECO-schools status. In order to achieve this standard the students have made a number of improvements to the school grounds to encourage wildlife. One of our major projects this year has been the creation of a bog […]

St. Helens K.S. 3 Summer Update People

People At Christmas time the students decided to make decorative Yule logs again and expanded their enterprise also making holly wreaths. The natural materials, logs and holly were collected from the local area and then brought back into school. The students cut the logs to size and planed the bottom of each one to provide […]

St. Helens K.S. 3 Summer Update Animals

Animals The students decided to improve upon their designs from last year to produce more bird houses and a large ‘Buginham Palace’ insect haven on site at school and natural habitats at the allotment. Students completed the construction during technology lessons and then filled the pallets with dry leaves, twigs and small branches. Students were […]

The Long Eaton School Hosts World Environmental Fun Day

The rhythmic beating of The Long Eaton School’s Drum-atic Steel Band met guests and exhibitors as they arrived for the opening of the World Environmental Fun Day on Wednesday 4 July.  Headteacher Neil Calvert welcomed everyone to the day and Eco School and sustainability Coordinator Barbara James gave an introduction about the event and recapped […]

Eastbury Eco Update

Eco garden opening speech- by Gary King It gives me great pleasure to say, welcome ladies and gentlemen to the grand opening of the Grand opening of the refurbished Eco garden. So, I guess it’s nice to see to see, to see you… (I see you’re all awake) Now, I’m quite sure the visitors, being […]

The Long Eaton School Update

Potato Growers A group of 10 pupils in year 8 planted 2 varieties of potato sent to us by the potato council as part of a greenfingers  gardening programme, incorporated into their science studies. They took soft and hardwood cuttings, planted potatoes and onions and learnt how to prune and weed flower borders in the […]

Summer in Bristol!

Summer term is always busy for Students, and this term has been no exception. While our members were all very busy and bogged down with written work for assignments and revision for exams we did continue to volunteer in our community. Clare Bagley and Charlotte Biddle ran the Bristol 10k along with a group of […]