Bird box

The bird box was put up yesterday and this morning their are two blue tits flying in and out.

28th March and the box now has the camera fitted, the bird feeder has been put up, now all we need to do is connect to a computer and we will be able to watch from a live feed.

Click on image below for more information about Blue Tits 

Close-up

Nestling

Fledgling

Blue Tits Juvenile

Bird box repairs

We have started the New Year thinking about the local birds that come and visit our school, we noticed that the bird boxs' were in need of some repair.  Having checked on the RSPB website (click to visit) you can start cleaning the boxes from August until January. 


You can legally only remove unhatched eggs from bird box's between August and January and then they must be disposed of.


January is also "BIG GARDEN BIRDWATCH"  so log on to the RSPB website and start counting.

Mr Thornton took down the old bird box's, some were worst than others.

We removed all the nails and rotten wood, cleaned them out and set about repairing them.

The girls are fixing the lid to this bird box with salvaged material from an old blackboard,

The team, working hard at painting!
 

The birdbox's are now repaired, cleaned and painted, ready to put up!

Achievements

THIS TERM: upto February 2011

Recyling:

We are working towards recycling paper as a whole school. Every class room will have a clearly marked box for, “PAPER ONLY” and a bin with a black sack for any other waste. 

• Tutors need to take the lead by decorating the box “PAPER ONLY”
• It will be up to each tutor to decide how you will organise who will empty the box. (perhaps a different pair of students each week, so that everyone gets used to being involved and taking ownership.)
• MUST CHECK THAT ONLY PAPER GOES INTO THE BOX, NO GLUE, STAPLES, SELOTAPE etc.

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Every tutor group will have their own “Recycling pass” which the students will take with them when recycling, giving them permission to be out of morning tutor time to recycle.  This activity should be done regularly and take no longer than 5/10 minutes.

Biodiversity:

We will be planting out x30 shrubs at the beginning of March, it is a suggestion that we might ask students/staff to sponsor a shrub for £1 to raise funds.

We will be holding a cake sale on the 11^th February to also raise funds to buy plants and flowers that will be planted around the school, providing not only a splash of colour, opportunities for students to get involved but important areas will attract natural wildlife.

If you are a gardener, and are thinking about splitting any of your plants then could you save us a piece!  If you have any spare gardening tools that you would like to donate, then they will be welcome.

Notice Board:  

We now have a notice board in the canteen where will keep the whole school updated on forthcoming events and will publicise what we are doing.

Logo:

This fantastic logo was thought about and designed by on of our team members

STUDENTS INTERESTED IN BEING PART OF THE GREEN PARTY GARDENING CLUB…. We meet every Wednesday lunch time in the drop in centre/science block……bring your lunch.