Eco School Action Plans
ST MICHAEL’S NURSERY SCHOOL ACTION PLAN 2020/2021
Topic |
Action |
Target / Measure |
Timescale / Deadline |
Responsibility |
Actual result achieved / Date |
Healthy Living |
Provide daily opportunities for physical exercise Provide healthy meals and snacks to all children Teach children the importance of healthy food and exercise Children to have access to fresh drinking water when they want it Tale part in a daily mile |
children understand the importance of daily exercise children can talk about healthy/unhealthy foods children understand the value of drinking water daily Children and staff to walk around the school playground each day and once a week in SJB primary school playground |
June 2021
May 2021 |
Whole school approach. Eco committee Eco warriors Parents
How parents can help
Support us by creating opportunities for physical exercise Support us by offering healthy food alternatives at home Perhaps point out healthy foods in the supermarket, talk about healthy food |
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Waste/Litter |
use correct bins for recycling Re-use items such as water bottles, yoghurt pots, kitchen roll tubes in craft activities Encourage children to use both sides of a piece of paper To continue to show that we feel proud of our school and nursery when it is clean and tidy To continue to check playground / outside area and classrooms / playrooms to encourage everyone to make sure they are tidy – eco warriors Children to become familiar with school ‘ECO CODE’ Virtual Visit from Christmas litter elf |
Children can talk about the harmful effects of litter. Cleaner classes and playground. Children take part in recycling both in school and at home. |
June 2021
December 2020
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Whole school approach. Eco committee Eco warriors Parents Children as Eco warriors - children given responsibility to check playground / outside area and classrooms / playrooms and encourage everyone to make sure they are tidy each day (with adult support) How parents can help
Bring in old news papers/ junk for us to use in our creative work Explain what the household recycling boxes are for and encourage your child to use it Point out the large recycling units at supermarkets and such places, perhaps provide an opportunity for your child to use it |
December 2020 |
Biodiversity |
Teach children about the importance of biodiversity and what we can do to help To observe wildlife in our school grounds through our trail cameras Take part in the RSPB - big garden birdwatch Minibeast survey |
Children can talk about what they have learnt and show some understanding of biodiversity and how they help Children can watch weekly the images caught from our trail cameras and beome aware of the different wildlife and how to attract it within our nursery environment Children are familiar with and can name the different birds /mininbeasts |
June 2021
April/May/June 2021
Feb 2021
June 2021 |
Whole school approach. Eco committee Eco warriors Parents
How parents can help
Encouraging your child to talk about what they have learnt Play your part – help living things where you live. Provide food in the form of flowers, shelter for nesting Create nesting habitat or bug hotel Leave a corner of your garden to grow wild to provide a place for local wildlife to live and feed Be sure not to drop litter Plant poliinator friendly bulbs to flower – snowdrop, hyacinth, crocus |
FEB/MARCH 2021 (Completed at home due to covid) |
St. Michael's Nursery School, 2 Stewartstown Road, Belfast, County Antrim, BT11 9JP | Tel: 028 9043 1040