Eco Accredited School 2021- 2025.
Our Eco Council 2025-2026
Why do we have an Eco Committee?
The Eco committee is an ideal opportunity for our pupils to get more involved in the way St. Nicholas C of E Primary is run and help it to be environmentally friendly. The Council benefits the whole school, pupils and teachers, because it provides opportunities for pupils to communicate their feelings as well as influence decisions that are made. Councillors develop skills such as confidence, communication and negotiation. It is the responsibility of each Councillor to ensure that they express both their own views and the views of all the other pupils they represent.
Who can be a member of the School's Council/ Eco Committee?
Anyone can join the council. Speak to me (Mrs Hopson) and join anytime, I am always welcoming more help 🙂
We are led by Mrs Hopson and her committee. We have an active Eco Council with at least one pupil representing their fellow pupils from Y3-Y6 and a few KS1 pupils. 
What do we do?
Members of the Council take part in discussions and votes and also feedback any relevant information to their class. At times they are requested to ask their class for ideas or take class votes relating to discussions by the Council. Members meet regularly with Mrs Hopson to discuss their ideas.
How are we doing our bit to save the planet?
We are currently doing a weekly litter pick of the school grounds, we also recycle and reuse milk bottle tops and crisp packets. We also take part in the RSPB Big Bird Watch yearly. Additionally, we also recycle and reuse in our curriculum; one example of this is, we made musical instruments out of reused materials for our Science / DT learning.
This term Ladybird Class have made Hedgehogs from old and unwanted books to create some Harvest Art.
We celebrated 'Global Recycling Day' by completing a litter pick of our school grounds and then we created a whole school piece of art using just bottle tops.
This week we revamped the Eco boards, thank you to the Ladybirds for all your help. 2022
We were thrilled to be awarded with our Green Flag with Merit in July, 2022.
The boards were looking a little tired and weathered again, so some of my class helped me fix them. September 2022
We used our feet to get to school for Walk to School month. The children created feet and wrote what they noticed on their walk to school. October 2022
We had an Eco Art Competition and displayed their work in our local church.
The children designed, created and evaluated musical instruments using recycled materials.
Today the Ladybird children took part in the RSPB's Big Garden Bird Watch. 
For World Book Day, all the children took part in the Book Swap. They swapped an old or unwanted book for another book from a fellow peer.
Growing Plants and Plant Dissection
The LKS2 children are growing potatoes and sunflowers, UKS2 are growing herbs and pumpkins. The children have also dissected plants.
Earth Day
The children wrote pledges of how they wanted to help the earth
Our Eco Codes 24/25 eco codes
Some of our work this year (24/25)
Our Eco Council Board 2024/25
