Eco - Council
Welcome to our Eco-Council Page
Litton Church of England Primary School Eco-Council
We get together for …….
SavE electric
Care for wildlife
GrOw plants
Create habitats
cOllect water
RedUce plastic
FuNd raising
ReCycle
Park and strIde
Don't Litter
Litton School Eco-Council
Our Eco-council meets once a fortnight in the school hall. We discuss and plan activities linked the Global Goals and relating them to our local community. During the Summer term, our focus was Bio-diversity and the impact of our actions on the local environment.
This term, we are focusing on hedgehogs and how we can care for them. We have chosen to raise money for Ashford's Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre who care for rescued and sick hedgehogs.
Peak District Ambassador School
We are very proud to announce we have been awarded with the Peak District Ambassador School Award.
We have demonstrated that:
We enjoy, care for and take pride in the Peak District National Park.
Promote the benefits of outdoor learning and connection with nature.
Share these experiences within school, your community and with the Peak District National Park.
We look forward to working with the Peak Rangers this year.
Year 3 and Year 4 Pond Dipping
As part of their science topic on 'Living Things and Their Habitats', Year 3 and 4 had a great morning with the Peak District Rangers undertaking a number of tasks linked to the pond, including: pond dipping, clearing the pond of Eldoea, building 'mammal ladders' and 'toad abodes'. Well done, everyone, for your wonderful behaviour and enthusiasm to protect our local habitats. A huge 'thank you' to Kate and Graham for coming to our school as Peak District Rangers.
Vinnie the Hedgehog
We have our first hedgehog resident in the school woods. Vinnie the hedgehog was nursed back to the health after being found with an injury. The Eco-Council released him into the woods and introduced him into one of our newly built hedgehog homes. We hope he has a good winter hiberating in his new house.
Compassion - Our Hedgehog Assembly
Thank you to Kirsty from the Ashford Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre for coming to talk to us in assembly about their work. It was lovely to meet Bambi the hedgehog and find out about how much she has grown since arriving at the centre. We learnt some interesting facts about hedgehogs.
Thank you to Andrea Mitson for writing the article for the Village Voice and her ongoing support to the Eco-Council.
Tideswell and District Environmental Group (TDEG)
The Tideswell and District Environmental Group have been working with the Year 5 /Year 6 children thinking about climate change and the effects it has on our local environment. They have completed activities linked to recycling, food waste, single use plastics and wildlife.
The children then planned some eco-projects in small groups in an environmental area of their choosing, such as setting up an owl box in the family barn, litter-picking, building a bug hotel and planting apple trees for the community.
Working in Collaboration with Tideswell Environmental Group
Litton Eco-Council Litter Pick
The litter pick at the park was a great success! The children were great and they all enjoyed their first Eco-council activity.
As part of the KS2 topic, Protecting the Planet, the children have been finding out about what are Global Goals and how do they impact on our daily lives. We have focused on three areas: No.6 Clean Water and Sanitation, No.13 Climate Action and No.15 Life on Land. They have carried out a research project to find out more about these areas.
Checking the Bird Feeders in School.
