Today we began the process of gathering data from our school grounds in Eco Club. Mr. Lowe took a number of Eco Clubbers into the grounds to measure trees so we can plot their growth over the coming seasons, it was quite impressive to see the team measuring the height using triangulation! we also used a GPS to measure our height above sea level and location (94m) and a trundle wheel to measure the distance between a focal point tree at the end of the car park and the school entrance (100m). The data team will eventually collect data on all our eco projects for use across the school. The rest of the team were busy planting rescued birch trees around the grounds, fingers crossed that they survive as we are not yet into the planting season.
At the end of the month we hope to welcome the original designer of the grounds David Singleton to one of our eco clubs. We are keen to find out what he makes of the ways in which we use and have added to his designs since our school was rebuilt.
Finally some of you will know that we are hoping to set up a school link with Mrs. Briggs new school Scalloway Junior in the Shetland Isles. I notice that they too are an Eco School and have been awarded a Green Flag, now there is a thought.
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