Eco School
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Please read our latest newsletter from our School Council
School Council Newsletter November 2011
Eco newsletters
Please read our latest newsletter from our Eco reps
Eco Reps newsletter november 2011
Please enter the Eco competition
The Eco reps have decided to run a competition to further develop this area. They have given the following brief to the children:
You can enter your ideas for the competition any way you like, here are some suggestions below
- A plan or drawing
- A 3D model using recycled materials
- A model using Lego, or other construction materials
- Photographs
Or any other way you can think of.....(we encourage you to be as creative as possible)
Designs need to be finished by Tuesday 21st February 2012. Entries to be handed into class teachers
There will be an overall winner, in addition to this there will be a prize for
Reception
Year 1/2
Year 3/4
Year 5/6
Building Eco-improvements December 2011 Energy Savings
Last year we managed to reduce our use of non-renewable energy as follows:
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Gas down 20%
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Oil down 15%
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Electricity down 9%
This was on the basis of reduced hours and thermostat setting – i.e. reducing heat loss and waste across the site. As well as helping the global environment we get more money to put to teaching resources.
Main Building Improvements
We have also been blessed that South Glos Council selected us for a new roof and windows in 2011 and this allowed us to double the insulation on the hall and upper roof. The new roof took all summer holidays so the windows had to be done mostly in the Autumn term with some disruption to classes and playground. With the double glazed windows and better insulated wall panels then we should achieve more energy savings during this winter and into 2012 – but we must keep the doors closed to stop the heat escaping.
New triple glazed skylights too on the new roof.
New resources Rooms and Kitchen
During the summer the “Resources Building” storerooms, used for materials and PE equipment, has been refurbished and upgraded to use as occasional teaching rooms including new double glazed windows and kitchen facilities for the children.
This is a major boost of our educational resources and with additional insulation and heating installation gives us rooms we can use all year round.
With use only for short periods of lessons it was decided to heat the rooms only when needed to save energy so a boost fan system has been included in the refurbishment.
Unfortunately our solar PV arrays we were hoping for has not been achieved that we were hoping would provide the power for this heating.
Looking ahead to 2012
More double glazed window panels will be installed in the main building which will give us further insulation to reduce heating bills. Attention to switching equipment off when not needed, waste heat, closing doors and restricting heating to only when it is needed can yield further reductions which are targeted at 10% over 2011. It is only with your help we can achieve these targets.
Thank you for caring about our budgets and the planet!
