Mortimer St. John's Eco Warrior of the month

• April 2021 - Millie Pocock, Thea Chivers, Jack Ward, Samuel Adams, Alice Prime, Vinnie Massarella-Bargus, Etta Thompson, Ophielia Rakowska, Charlie Greenwood, Jack Appleton , Jack Marks, Chloe Smith, Annie Rogers, William Tapley, Charlotte Baker-Gabb, Ranulph Jones, Alice Hambly, Charlotte, Davidson, Naiya Hasan, Remy Dalton, Eddie Oke, Daniel Lambert, Bethan Roberts, Harry Lang, Genevieve Matthews, Jennifer Lister.

  Returning to school has not stopped the children being incredible Eco Warriors at home and making a difference to our planet. They have taken part in litter picks, planted seeds, completed Easter holiday Eco Warrior activities, read books on palm oil, written letters and presented to Mrs Sumner on the advantages of using glass milk bottles over single use plastic milk bottles.

• March 2021 - Jenson Bracey, Henry Hatherall, Charlotte Baker-Gabb, Rosie Vasa, Ranulph Jones, Molly Nicholas, William Brown, Lucy Ryan, Isabelle Russell, Bethan Roberts, Clara Peacock, Elsie Lambourne, Arlo Dawson, Ronnie Steele, Theo Dearing, Jude Taylor, Harry Kirkpatrick, Rosa Brown , Millie Goodchild, Jack Seton, Anna Firrisa , Olivia Dewdney, Harry Williams, Rosie Rhymes, Charlie Greenwood, Ruby Georgiou , Finn Beake, Jack Marks, Jenson Vasa, Vincenzo Massarella-Bargus, Sebastian McFarlane , Harri Roberts, William Tapley, Ophelia Rakowska, Jenson Norcott, Minnie Giles, Thea Chivers, Jacob Selley, Nancy Aldmington, Samuel Adams, Jemima Hinder, Isabella Green, Georgia Yule, Maddison Winlow, Jack Ward, Henry Denton, Lucas Eyley, Sonny Mills.

  It was brilliant that so many children took part in the February half term “Eco Warrior activities” as well as the last few weeks of Eco Warrior home schooling work. It was wonderful to see all your eco work on Seesaw.

  We have continued to place weekly Eco Warrior work on Seesaw as part of our New Eco Warrior online cub. Please take a look with your Eco Warrior.

  We are delighted to have a record amount of Eco Warriors of the month being awarded to children who took part in all the above. There is no limit to how many times a child can earn this award!

  Please look at your Seesaw account for a certificate.

  Well done to you all!

• February 2021 - Seth Lewis, Charlotte Harriss, Harvey Mackenzie, Jenson Choules, Jessica Stewart, Millie Rogers, Jennifer Lister, Alice Hambly, Dan Clucas Richards, Isabelle Russell, Louie Lambourne, Naiya Hasan, Mason Scutter, Summer Harris, Harry Williams, Arlo Dawson, Clara Peacock, Elsie Lambourne, Charlie Argrave, Melissa Hillier, Annie Rogers, Niamh Sherliker, Charlie Greenwood, Ivy Ball, Immy Lister, Thea Chivers, Samuel Adams, Jemima Hinder
  It has been so exciting watching weekly eco warrior work come in and has really helped us to push on with some new projects. It has also meant that all the children have had an opportunity to complete the tasks and because of this we have had the most ever Eco Warriors of the month! 

   

  These children have put together brilliant eco warrior work in the first half of this term. You have all had a positive impact on helping the planet. 

  You are awesome ?

   
• January 2021 - Genevieve Matthews, Minnie Giles, Eddie Oke, Thea Chivers, Sam Stephen, Dylan Fernando and Jack Ward.

  December and January Eco Warriors News

   

  At St John’s we are so proud that our children have carried on through these difficult times caring for our planet with continued enthusiasm.

  Children have been out picking up litter in and around our village making sure it not only looks cleaner but protecting the wildlife. Well done Genevieve, Minnie and Eddie. Eddie took this a step further by starting a blog on Instagram with his mum to record what type of rubbish they were finding and where. Maybe, his followers will be inspired by his enthusiasm and actions.

   

  Genevieve also took it upon herself to research what types of plants attract butterflies and bees. She created a leaflet to show the plants and labelled them. We now hope to plant some lavender plants in our biodiverse garden very soon. Well done for helping the butterflies and bees!

   

  The children are being set weekly Eco Warrior work on seesaw and it has been lovely to see them being engaged in these activities. Children had to design an eco house and label all the key features. We had some incredible drawings with labels and detailed explanations.

  Sam, Thea and Dylan went a step further and built their eco houses. Their houses had water butts, drain pipes, living roofs , solar panels, composters , bike parks, vegetable gardens etc. The plan (when we return to some normality ) is to turn an old dolls house into an eco house and we hope to incorporate the children’s ideas into this.

   

  Jack went around the village on his daily walk taking photos of houses with eco features. Then he researched these items at home with his mum and talked to people that had these features learning about how they worked and what made them eco friendly.

  Great research and great initiative Jack.

  A big well done to all our eco warriors of the month!
• November 2020 - Charlotte Mordecai, Molly Nicholas, Ranulph Jones, Charlote Baker-Gabb, Max Nicholls, Bethan Roberts, Mabel Quarterman, Phoebe Siertsema, Samuel Videl, Alice Prime, Etta Thompson and Jack Marks
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• February 2020 – Albert Dearing, Charlotte Mordecai, Eddie Oke, Grace Russell, Isla Hulett, Joshua Wheeler, Matilda Shannon-Little and Theodore Dearing.

  The children continue to show they care for our village and environment.  Two of our fabulous Eco Warriors have been really busy picking up litter helping to keep our village clean. Well done Josh and Isla.

  During Eco Week our main topic was ‘Why does water matter?’. We looked at different ways we use water and also how we could save water. The children were invited to keep a water diary at home for the week. This involved keeping a tally chart every time they flushed the toilet, had a shower, drank some water, brushed their teeth or put the washing machine on. Then, with the help of their families, they worked out how many litres of water their family had used during the week and also how much they had used per person. Some children even worked out whether the amount they had used was more or less than the average person in the UK (150 litres of water per person, per day).

  Well done  Grace, Albert, Theo, Lottie, Matilda and Eddie.  You are all amazing Eco-Warriors!
• January 2020 – Edward Roberts, Holly Randall, Lottie Mordecai, Molly Nicholas, William Brown, Lucas Hicks and Albie Priestman.

  Some of the Eco Warriors were tasked with presenting to Father Paul and some of the local parishioners about the eco work at school. The children spoke clearly, confidently and with enthusiasm about our eco strategies.  The parishioners asked many interesting questions, which the children answered with ease.  Father Paul and the parishioners were very impressed.  They ended their visit with a tour of our composting and biodiverse garden. Well done Edward and Holly!

  Our litter pickers continue to do a great job of picking up litter around the village to help look after our animals and keep our village clean.  Keep up the good work Lottie, Molly, and William.

  Lucas earns a badge this month for being an all-round inspirational eco-warrior.  He is always sharing ways to be more eco friendly which helps us all do more to help look after our planet. Well done Lucas.

  Albie earns a badge this month for creating a booklet on the iPad about how we can care for our planet. What a creative way to share ideas about caring for our planet!

• December 2019 – Matilda Shannon-Little, Niamh Goslin, Penny Giles and William Brown.

  Penny has been out and about picking up litter with her parents. She does not like to see litter lying around and thinks about the harm it can do to animals. Well done Penny keep up the excellent work!

  Niamh, Matilda and William have been interviewing the staff who work in the school kitchen. They have been discussing ways that they can become more eco-friendly. Together, they agreed on 3 targets:- stop using cling film, recycle ketchup bottles and to save water. The children suggested some solutions which the kitchen are now putting into practice. They have shown that through teamwork, positive changes for the environment can be achieved.  Great work Eco-Warriors!

• September/October 2019 – Charlie Borrett, Eddie Oke and Oscar Selley

  It is the start of another school year and we have seen some amazing Eco work from our children.

  Our focus in September and October was to make sure everyone knew what we were recycling at school, including items that we send off to TerraCycle.

  Charlie decided to make a video asking people to take their old toothpaste tubes and brushes (including electric toothbrush heads) to Oak Tree Dental Practice, or alternatively, to bring into school. How creative Charlie, well done! 

  Eddie has been busy encouraging his parents to help him go out and pick up litter around the village! Eddie and his family also signed up to the Eco Warrior’s “ Pledge to keep your village clean for a year”, what an amazing difference to our village Eddie has made. Keep up the magnificent work Eddie!

  Lastly, we were continuing to develop our biodiverse garden area. The children discussed what animals and plants they would like to see in the garden. Oscar went home and talked to his parents about this, he asked his dad if they could make a hedgehog house for the garden. What an incredible house Oscar and his dad have made. The children have found a home for it in the garden. Let’s hope the hedgehogs love it too!

• May 2019 – Luke Brown, Dexter Carvell, Isabella Williams, Abigail Williams, Jasmine Hill, Ben Courtnadge and Eleanor Ingram.

  This month we were lucky enough, to have children, who were eager to share their knowledge of what makes a good Eco Warrior and the changes that have been made at Mortimer St. John’s to make us a greener school. They presented to Mortimer St. Mary’s children to \’launch\’ their  Eco Week, the children did a marvellous job and delivered an exciting assembly.  This, alongside discussions with P&F members, to become greener at P&F run events, has entitled Luke, Isabella, Abigail and Dexter to become Eco Warriors of the month.

  Ben showed us that planting seeds can be good for the environment and also gave us great plants to sell on the Eco Warrior stall at the May Fair. Well done Ben we love the work you did.

  Eleanor showed us that as well as picking up litter, that picking up a pen, can also help to make great changes for our planet. She wrote to Tesco to ask them how they are cutting back on their use of plastic. She received a reply and was also given a phone number to call if she wanted more information. The plan is to take them up on their offer by calling them to discuss this further. Fantastic work!

  Well done Luke, Dexter, Isabella, Abigail, Jasmine, Ben and Eleanor, you all show that you are never too young to make a positive difference to our planet.

• April 2019 – Charlie Nicholls, Jasmine Hill, Finlay Harlen and Niamh Goslin.

  More and more children are embracing the challenge of being the best Eco Warrior they can be, which makes it so difficult to choose our Eco Warrior of the month!

  In Year 2 Charlie wrote a letter to ‘Pristine Pups’ in the village and asked them if they would set up a tub for people to recycle their pet food pouches, we could then collect these and recycle with Terracycle. Pristine Pups were delighted to help us, they were also really impressed with Charlie’s letter.  Jasmine has been encouraging her parents to pick up litter when they go for walks around the village, helping to keep our community clean and tidy.

  In Year 1 Finlay decided to write to John Redwood to ask him to do something about the \’plastic problem\’, this topic is an issue that the Eco Warriors are keen to tackle.  We can’t wait to see if John Redwood replies! Niamh has also become a great litter picker too! Working hard to keep our village litter free!

• March 2019 - Eleanor Ingram, Lyra Browne, Albert Dearing and Abigail Roberts

  It was very tricky to decide who should receive the award for March.  We were wowed by Eleanor’s litter picking at home and Lyra’s litter picking whilst on holiday!  Albert found rubbish that could be recycled whilst he was at the local swimming pool,  he decided to take his home to ensure that it was recycled properly.   Abigail had written to the local dentist to ask them to support us recycling toothpaste brushes and tubes by collecting them for us in their reception.  What inspirational Eco Warriors Eleanor, Lyra, Albert & Abigail are!

• February 2019 - Amelie Clemison

  Our February Eco Warrior of the month was Amelie who had been out litter picking with her parents.  She was so enthusiastic about the difference she had made.  many Eco Warriors have in turn been inspired by her actions.  Keep up the good work Amelie!