PAPER COLLECTING
Ensure that paper use in school is
minimised and that all paper is
recycled in the appropriate way
Staff
Students
Task Manager
Each classroom to have the
following:
 A paper collection container for
used paper and cardboard
 A container for re-usable paper
for student use
To place all listed papers in bin/box
during the day.
Ensure all staff has a collection
facility in their room for paper.
Use paper wisely and all space in
books.
Manage paper collection by training
new forum group members and
organizing student rosters to
undertake task fortnightly.
Organise students to AUDIT
rubbish bins to ensure good
recycling habits.
Promote correct use of recycle
boxes within classroom ensuring
only
suitable
papers
and
cardboards
are
placed
in
them.(Currently all clean paper and
cardboard are recyclable)
Use white paper Green-wrap where
possible.
Photocopy back to back where
possible.
Curriculum
issues
of
paper
recycling etc.
Office areas to have office paper
container for paper collection.
Use
alternative
means
of
communication that save paper.
E.g. email, bulletin – Gumps.
Re-use paper for notebooks
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Reuse
paper
when possible.
colour/cardboard
Forum group members to check
class recycle bin/box to weed out
inappropriate items, and empty into
kerbside
wheelie
bins
for
collection. Includes collecting paper
and card boxes from all office
areas, include Resource Centre.
This is done fortnightly. They may
wish to comment on use/non-use to
class group when necessary via
class meetings.
The forum group may wish to
occasionally AUDIT paper use
within the school.
Ensure kerbside recycling bins and
room are kept tidy.
ENERGY MANAGEMENT
This school has undertaken many
energy saving policy supported by
DECS. Electricity is monitored and
the
school
receives
monthly
accounts for payment.
Staff
Students
Task Manager
Classroom teachers ensure that
monitors are appointed to turn off
electrical appliances and lighting
when not in use and check that
they carry out their duties.
Monitors to check that all
electrical appliances and lighting in
classroom are turned off when not
in use during the day.
To over-see smooth running and
effectiveness of energy savings
strategies.
Ensure that when air conditioners
are in use the doors are closed to
maximise
heating/cooling
and
minimise energy usage.
Staff responsible for turning off
lights and heating/cooling in all
areas of the school at the end of
the week.
An ESD Approach has notes for
teaching about Energy.
View Video – “Saving Hieronyms”.
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Turn off electrical appliances and
lighting after using shared area of
the building.
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Graph and display energy usage in
EE display area.
Use CENTA METERS to observe
energy use. (located in IT Room and
Resource Centre)
Monitor the Solar energy produced
by accessing intranet information.
Model good practice for the school
and community, ie assemblies,
presentations, newsletters.
Conduct surveys and carry out
ENERGY AUDITS
Report back to class and at school
assemblies, newsletters etc.
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Check energy saving in non
teaching and storage areas of
all buildings, eg hall, TV,
activity room.
Assist class monitors to keep
records of energy usage.
Encourage student monitoring
and AUDITING across the
school.
Organise energy monitors to
conduct random checks on
electricity usage (awards for
good practice/reminders).
Give feedback of energy saving
through account details
STAFF KITCHEN
Ensure that the staffroom and
kitchen is maintained
eg.
 energy
 compost
 kerbside recyclables
 plastics
 water
Prepare a kitchen duty roster in
staffroom for staff to fill in.
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Staff
Students
All staff to register names on
kitchen
roster
each
term
(equitably).
Chicken monitors to remove, empty
and clean foodscraps bins daily or
when required.
Follow guidelines of roster when
carrying out kitchen duty.
Use the appropriate recycling
containers:
foodscraps
kerbside
recycling
(in
library)
10 containers (under sink)
Place cleaned:
milk cartons
glass bottles/jars
cardboard
plastics
cans
in recycling bin for collection
during forums.
Staff are responsible for turning
off lights and heating/cooling.
Instant hot water system is to be
turned off on weekend and holiday
breaks
Task Manager
Organise staff to place kerbside
recycling bins out on roadside on
Sundays.
Ensure foodscraps container is
emptied and cleaned regularly
Make sure the hot boiler is turned
off at weekends and holiday
period. A kettle can be used on
weekends and during holidays.
Assist children with maintenance
of bins, chicken house and compost
areas
Ensure that TRTs who are filling in
for
regular
staff
members
understand staff duty routines.
COMPOST
Staff
Composting for school grounds.
All weeds and foodscraps are
composted or used to feed the
chickens.
Classroom collection of food scraps
Classroom scraps placed in chicken
house or compost bays
Bins collected daily and emptied in
chicken house or compost area in
vege garden
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Students
Task Manager
Provide compost container (with
lid) for own class.
Encourage daily use by students.
Supervise emptying and cleaning of
class container.
Monitors from class
foodscraps containers.
Groundsperson to maintain compost
area.
Forum group students empty school
compost bays when required.
Curriculum issues see
Understand
composting
An ESD Approach has notes for
teaching about Energy.
Eg Greenhouse issues Agenda 21.
View
Video
–
“Saving
Hieronyms”.
to
empty
Students doing vege gardening or
weeding around school put weeds
into compost bays
the
purpose
of
Oversee the composting process
Liaise with ground-person to empty
compost bays.
YARD CLEANING
All members of the school
community have a responsibility to
maintain a litter free school
environment.
Staff
Students
Task Manager
Be responsible for their allocated
area.
Be personally responsible for all
their own rubbish.
If caught
littering, they will be required to
collect 20 pieces of litter and
report to duty teacher.
Inform all staff of their yard area
and inservice new staff and
contract teachers throughout the
year.
Produce and display prominent signs
concerning yard cleanliness (ICT
forum)
Clean their allocated area.
Promote regular cleaning and assist
their class to collect all rubbish
when required. (every week 5
minutes before Special Play on
Friday)
Promote use of bins – no littering.
Report to assembly any special
areas of concern or need.
Promote use of recycling bins.
Role model yard cleaning while on
duty
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From time to time assess rubbish
found and form action plane to deal
with problems, eg recycle, reduce.
Write reminders in the daybook
for extra yard clean up when
required.
(special
events
or
visitors)
Facilitate/publicise school wide
litter-free lunches each term in
conjunction with Student Council.
Use the coloured crates for 10c
recycling correctly.
Provide tongs and gloves which are
accessible for litter collection, at
the discretion of the duty teacher.
Promote yard cleaning at least once
per term at assemblies and in
school newsletters.
DRINK CONTAINERS
To collect for recycling, 10 cent
drink containers that are consumed
in the school.
Staff
Students
Task Manager
Inform all their students of the
drink containers that can be
recycled,
Remove straws, lids and place drink
containers in appropriate coloured
crates at recess and lunch times.
Organise forum group
to sort
recyclables and place into bags for
removal
fruit juice bottles
plastic milk bottles
fruitboxes
Environmental Forum group to
empty crates and check straws
have been removed, contents
emptied and lids off before being
placed into bags to be removed
Promote the recycling of drink
cartons regularly at assemblies and
in school newsletter.
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……and importantly items that are
not recyclable. (glad-wraps etc)
Explain to classes the removal of
straw and lids off containers
before being placed in collection
containers.
Identify collection containers and
their location, eg coloured crates
on wheelie bins
Encourage reusable containers.
Curriculum issues to be addressed
when programming work.
eg purpose of recycling, energy
saved, impact on environment.
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PROMOTION
Display of school information to
the school community.
Publishing and reporting of special
events such as:
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Clean Up Australia Day
World Environment Day
Water Week
National Tree Day for
Schools
Use a variety of mediums:
 Newsletter
 Pin up board
 Charts/photographs
 KESAB Scrapbook
 Mt Pleasant Show display
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Staff
Students
Task Manager
To supply task manager with
relevant information, photographs,
schoolwork related to school topic.
To
report
on
environmental
projects
in
varied
writings,
pictures, photographs.
Coordinate
displays
and
presentations for different events.
Publicise in newsletters.
Excursions could reflect awareness
of environmental outcomes possible
Be aware of
significance.
special
Encourage students
their work.
to
days
of
present
Work collaboratively with other
students to
- produce information, ie buddy
classes
- produce
work
for
these
displays and presentations.
SCHOOL GROUNDS
Students and parents have an
active role in maintaining, caring
and developing the school gardens
and land in line with the school
planting policy.
Staff
Students
Task Manager
To promote the good use and
maintenance of our gardens.
Students
are
encouraged
to
participate in gardening projects
and the safe use of gardening tools
E.g.
plant
propagation,
seed
collecting, composting etc.
To coordinate the fostering of
gardening areas in the school
grounds.
To use the shade house equipment
to carry out landcare activities.
To
promote
our
schools’
environmental location in the hills
community.
Resources:
Blooming ideas for Schools –
Garden Projects for Upper Primary
Students from the Australian
Gardening Industry.
To liaise with school grounds-man/
and/or Facilities Committee if
assistance
is
required
for
gardening/grounds projects.
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Students are to take an active role
in the maintenance of the school
gardens and grounds, eg weeding,
mulching, working bees
Students appreciate the special
environment in which our school is
located.
Interested students have the
opportunity to participate in
gardening in the school grounds.
Environmental/Gardening Forum.
Students
and
classes
have
ownership of a garden area in the
school grounds.
Reward classes for their active
participation and accomplishments.
Promote
school
grounds
assemblies and newsletters.
at
Maintain,
purchase
equipment
stored in the garden shed used for
school garden projects
BUSH GARDEN AND INDIGENOUS BUSH FOOD GARDEN
Federation Park has provided an
opportunity for students and staff
to liase with community bodies to
undertake various projects.
Special

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events such as
Cleanup Australia Day,
World Environment Day,
National Tree Day for
Schools
 Mt Pleasant Biodiversity
Day
are important days to be involved
in.
Our Bush Garden has been an
ongoing project of revegetation and
habitat restoration. It is used for
Science, Environmental Education,
Art, Physical Education and other
outdoor activities.
The Indigenous Bush Food Garden
has been used for Aboriginal
Studies.
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Staff
Students
Task Manager
To organise visits to these
environmental places on a regular
basis.
Children will have the opportunity
to take actions in the local
environment.
Publicise special projects and
events that occur during the school
year.
To support their programs by using
the Federation Park and the Bush
gardens
Students will develop an enthusiasm
for school and local environment.
Coordinate special programs, days
and events and the maintenance and
replanting of areas when necessary
through National Tree Day, the
Grounds man or working bees
To be aware of special events
during the year.
Opportunities
will
exist
for
students to take leadership in
special excursions and events
To link special projects and events
to their yearly program. E.g.
Biodiversity Month, National tree
Day, World Environment Day
Students will have the opportunity
to focus on individual interests.
Such as Endangered Species, Flora,
ecology studies.
To use the variety of curriculum
resources available to support
activities.
Supply information to staff and
students.
-need for inservicing of new staff
-need for task cards, signs that
explain roles of environmental
school management These to be
displayed.
WATERCARE
Staff
Students and staff have an active
role in caring for water resources
at Gumeracha Primary School.
Task Manager
Inform students that
water
resources are important to save South Australia’s water resources
are vital for our future quality of
life.
To use water wisely
drinking and wash areas.
Role model good use of water.
Do not leave taps running while
drinking, washing art brushes and
paints. E.g. use a buckets to wash
things
Encourage students to be actively
involved in water conservation in
the school environment.
Include Watercare in a variety of
forms in the daily curriculum. Take
note of media reports and issues
relevant to our lives. E.g. Save the
Murray, drought. Algae blooms etc
Invite KESAB to the classroom to
run Watercare activities.
(see
yearly program offered by KESAB)
Inform students and parents of
the Water-care initiatives used in
our school through curriculum
delivery.
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Students
in
toilets,
Conserve and plan the use of water in
lessons.
Dispose of water in an appropriate
manner. E.g. sink or aquarium water
can be emptied onto grass and plants
Investigate the importance of water
in our day to day lives through lessons
Use drink containers if possible to fill
with water on hot days
By being a KESAB Waterwatch
monitor
in
our
local
creeks.
Participation in Years 3-7.
Conduct a water audit of school water
conservation and use
To ensure water is used
correctly
in
the
school
environment
To participate in Waterwatch
training and the coordination of
the
Waterwatch
Snapshot
monitors.
TRANSPORT
Use of safe transport practices
that
promote
sensible
environmental use in the community.
Staff
Students
Task Manager
Support
the
most
suitable,
sustainable forms of transport
systems for school excursions.
Use the necessary safety equipment
required for bicycles, skate boards
and scooters.
Coordinate ‘Walk Safely to School
Day’ annually.
Include Travelsmart, and Bike
Education in classroom activities
and lessons when appropriate
Walk safely to school using the
correct safety procedures.
Use carpooling if appropriate to
attend workshops and training
development.
.
Use the pedestrian lights correctly
and follow the road traffic monitors
instructions.
Participate
sessions.
in
Bike
Education
Use the correct and safe equipment
on special days. E.g. Wheel’s day.
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GUMERACHA PRIMARY SCHOOL
2009
Environmental
Management Plan
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