Welcome to a new year with the sustainability group at Holy Trinity.

At the end of 2020, we were presented with several awards from ACTSmart Schools for our sustainability efforts throughout the year. 

This Semester we have a few new leaders joining the sustainability team. Welcome to our leaders Edie, Lucy, Jenna, Sara and Emilia. These leaders will continue to work with Miss Meany on all things sustainable! They are excited to be involved in Waste Free events, Earth Hour, recycling events and fundraisers and of course Gardening Club!

Waste Free

Did you know, in primary schools, 16% of waste is recyclable paper and cardboard, 48% compostable organics, 22% other recyclable materials, and only 14% garbage?

This year we continue to encourage students and their families to choose a waste free lunchbox (every day!). When this is not possible, we ask students to place their rubbish into their lunchbox to bring home and dispose of, or recycle as necessary. This creates less waste in our bins as well as around the school grounds.

Gardening Club

A special mention is long overdue to a wonderful member of our community. For several years Moya Kimball (Isabella Kimball, Year 6 2020) has supported the Holy Trinity Gardening Club. She has generously offering her time on Wednesdays, weekends and holiday periods, donating plants and equipment, sharing her expertise with the Gardening Club, and patiently supporting and encouraging students to participate in caring for the garden. Moya, we are going to miss your dedication and kindness in 2021.

We are excited to be extending our volunteering opportunities at Holy Trinity to the Gardening Club. Each week we are hoping for several parent or grandparent helpers to assist at gardening club with planting, fertilising, watering, harvesting and all garden care. This support would also continue into the holiday periods, with chances for a couple of families to spend time tending to the garden while the gardening club are away from school. Gardening Club will commence on Wednesday at lunchtime from Week 6 onwards.

If you have, or know anyone who has, particular knowledge or experience with a vegetable garden please sign up to helping us on a Wednesday by following this link:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s5_oLavE9iDFxF_PfVVEqGl6W-xBVQ8zG891sJOgqmY/edit 

If you have any thoughts, ideas or support to offer our sustainability team, please do not hesitate to contact me.

I look forward meeting some of you at Gardening Club this year.

Caitlin Meany

caitlin.meany@cg.catholic.edu.au