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| 1. Sustainable Festival | | Our Year 4 Eco Warriors had a ball attending and presenting at the 18th Annual School Sustainability Festival on Thursday 7th Sept. Schools from all over the City of Port Phillip, Bayside and Glen ... | | /blog/sustainable-festival |
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| 2. Eco Warriors learn about mosquitoes in our environment |
On Wednesday 19th October, the Year 3/4s had a special guest speaker named Peter Mee. He came in to talk to us about mosquitoes.
Peter is a scientist that works for the state government where h... | | /blog/eco-warriors-learn-about-mosquitoes-in-our-... |
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| 3. STEAM cleaning the bay | |
Last year St Columba's was thrilled to be awarded a grant from the Port Phillip Bay Fund. Our grant application - Operation STEAM Clean the Bay (Science, Tech, Engineering, Arts, Maths) - was... | | /blog/steam-cleaning-the-bay |
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| 4. Have you seen our new rain garden? |
This week the Eco Warriors worked under the guidance of our fabulous parent Green Team to finish our new rain garden at the entrance of the school.
The planting design and the working bee were... | | /blog/have-you-seen-our-new-rain-garden- |
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| 5. Years 5 & 6 busy STEAM cleaning the Bay | | Since mid-Term One, the Year 5/6 students have been involved in the STEAM clean the Bay program run by the Port Phillip Eco-Centre and delivered thanks to a generous grant from the Port Phillip Bay ... | | /blog/years-5---6-busy-steam-cleaning-the-bay |
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| 6. Taking 3 for the sea | On Friday 29 June we celebrated Walk to School Day, walking or travelling to school in a safe and sustainable way.
On our trip to school we also did our bit for the Bay by collecting ""3... | | /blog/taking--3-for-the-sea- |
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| 7. 1,000 plants for the planet |
On Friday our Years 3-6 students ventured out into the stunning sunshine and down to Elwood foreshore to take part in Schools National Tree Day.
The students were guided by April and Karen fro... | | /blog/1-000-plants-for-the-planet |
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| 8. St Columba's greenies in the news! | Thomas Carrick and Audrey Browne starred on page 2 of the Leader Newspaper last week for our impressive National Tree Day planting efforts!
Our final planting count was over 1,000 trees!
The day ... | | /blog/st-columba-s-greenies-in-the-news- |
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| 9. Our bird garden is starting to take shape! |
On Wednesday 8 August we were back in the garden again with our Eco Warriors putting their green thumbs to work planting our new bird garden (located outside the front of the school).
Locally ... | | /blog/our-bird-garden-is-starting-to-take-shape- |
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| 10. 4 stars for St Columba's! |
A big CONGRATULATIONS to St Columba's for achieving their 4th Star this week!
This great milestone acknowledges that we are a Sustaining school in relation to our waste management and reso... | | /blog/4-stars-for-st-columba-s- |
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| 12. Join us at the St Columba's Festiv-eel | Next term our St Columba's Green Team will be working with the Eco Warriors to host a special Festiv-eel on Friday 19th October at 6:30pm.
This is a free event where we will be showcasing a DV... | | /blog/join-us-at-the-st-columba-s-festiv-eel |
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| 13. Water Saving Wednesdays | As a school, we are trying to promote ways in which we can save our natural resources and the Green Team are hoping to encourage and educate everyone by sharing some useful tips.
Over the year par... | | /blog/water-saving-wednesdays |
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| 14. 5 stars for St Columba's! |
By Chantel Munoz, Sustainability Leader
Last week we were all very excited to learn that our school was awarded its fifth star for the Sustainability Certification. This means that our school ... | | /blog/5-stars-for-st-columba-s- |
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