St Leonards students celebrate sustainability

ST Leonards Primary School students enjoyed a busy day last week learning about how they can be sustainable at home and in the community.
A group of six students in year 5/6 asked earlier in the year to make an enviro leadership group.
These students along with Zoologist Kate McCabe and teacher Samuel Nicolson planned activities for the day.
The activities included making bee hotels out of straws, string and cardboard, and making a sustainability message with pizza boxes and learning how to categorise rubbish into what can be recycled.
Mr Nicholson said students also presented habitats and bins that they had been working on throughout the term.
“The bins were designed to make people want to put rubbish into a bin because it is fun,” he said.
“There were some exciting designs such as a bird box, monster, unicorn and even a Shrek bin.
“The students voted and the winners will present their bin to the St Leonards Beautification Committee.”
Mr Nicholson said it was a very successful day and a great opportunity for students to have a voice and showcase their work.