Making log men

The Envirogroup has been busy making 'log men'.  To make a 'log man' you get a tree log.  Then you look for old bits and bobs that are lying around.  You can recycle them by nailing them onto the log to make a character.  These look wonderful and the faces on the logs are all different.  We are very proud of our log men.  We have made a new product out of old ones!

Busy nailing on recycled stuff!

Our log men are shaping up!

We are adding hair to our log men!

Sand in the 'sandpit'

The Envirogroup decided that they wanted to add 'sand' to the Gore Main School existing sandpit.  The sand seems to disappear!  We are constantly thinking of ways that we can make Gore Main School a better place.  The group set to and unloaded a whole trailer of sand.  Thank you to Ben H for suggesting and organising this project and to the Hargest family for donating the sand.

Here we are unloading sand into the sand pit!  Well done Envirogroup!

Silver Award Assembly

Last year the Gore Main School Envirogroup achieved a 'silver' award in the Enviroschools programme.  This shows that the Envirogroup  continue on with existing projects within the school and implement new ones.  They are passionate about the Environment and show leadership around the school, for example Milk for Schools.  The Envirogroup is leading the way within the Gore community when it comes to recycling and creating areas that contribute to sustainability. 

A very special assembly was held on Wednesday the 9th of April to celebrate this achievement.  Guests included:  His worship the Mayor Tracy Hicks, Pat Hoffman, Councillor Cockburn, and other people from Environment Southland.  The guests were welcomed with a strong haka from the Year 4 and 5 boys. They then enjoyed a welcome from Mary Miller (GMS Principal) and were entertained by musicians from Gore Main School.  Thank you Josh, Bonnie, Alisha, Emily, Jalessa and Tayla for your musical skills.  During the assembly the Envirogroup were presented with a large sign to be displayed within the school grounds for everybody to see!  Ben Hargest, the Envirogroup captain received the award proudly and responded with a wonderful speech. 

Well done Gore Main School Envirogroup:  You are true leaders!

Check out snippets of the day in the following video clips...

Josh drumming

 

                                    Mary Miller (Principal at Gore Main) welcoming everybody

                                                 Pianists Bonnie/Alisha entertaining guests

His Worship the Mayor Tracy Hicks speaking

 

Councillor Cockburn from Environment Southland - He is Maddie's granddad (from our Envirogroup!)

 

Emily entertaining with her violin

 

Powerpoint of the history of the Gore Main School Envirogroup

 

Receiving the 'silver' award

 

Photographs!

 

 Ben the Envirogroup captain says a few words...

 

Jalessa and Tayla singing to farewell everybody!

Envirogroup 2014

Greetings everybody!  Welcome to the Gore Main School Envirogroup blog for 2014.

We have a brand new group of children who will inspire and motivate all things 'Environmental' this year!  To become a member of the Envirogroup this year, children had to 'apply' to show their interest... An invitation to make a poster was put out and Mrs M received over 30 entries.  Lots of children want to be a member of the Envirogroup!  The successful 13 were notified and were chosen because of evident passion for sustainability. 

Here are the Envirogroup for 2014...

Gore Main School Envirogroup 2014

Front row:  Bridgette Shaw, Damian Dowie, Hannah Lawlor, Maddison Cockburn, Mrs M

Back row:  Gabby Harrex, Baileigh McDowell, Hayley Christie, Ben Hargest, Yazmin Mitcheson-Pope

Absent:  Luca Patching, Connie Fricker, Matthew Johnston, Jessica Udy

We have a busy year ahead.  The group had a visioning day in Term 1 and they have lots of ideas about how we can improve our environment and inspire others in our community.  We have the ideas displayed within our school on our 'vision map'.

That's a wrap!

2013 has come to an end for the Gore Main School Envirogroup!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Everybody!

Thank you for all your support over the year!

Silver Award - Gore Main School Envirogroup

On Tuesday the 10th of December the Gore Main School Envirogroup recieved a SILVER AWARD in the Enviroschools programme.  This has taken 4 years of hard work in and around Gore Main School.  The children have worked very hard to build up existing projects and understand why they are important for future sustainability.  Sustainable practices are becoming more embedded in life at school now, as the Enviro-kids led the way.  This is a wonderful achievement.  We look forward to continuing to build up our name in the community as a school that cares about the environment.  Our future focus is to get educational value out of our existing projects, such as scientific experiments on the nutritional value of worm juice or an irrigation system for our tunnel house.

Congratulations to the Gore Main School Envirogroup!  You deserve this success!

Nomination for "Contribution to the Environment" award 2013

The Gore Main School Envirogroup received a nomination for their "Contribution to the Environment".  Nominees of this award show excellence in areas of Environmental planning.  The Gore Main School Envirogroup has worked hard to sustain and enrich existing projects in and around the school.  They have tried to increase public awareness of their beliefs and educate other's in future sustainability through visual impact.  You can see what we have been doing just by walking around Gore Main School.

With "Peter Williams" who was the guest speaker at the awards

-I can't get this photo turned around for some reason!