With Christ at our side to guide us,
we shine in all that we do.

Litter Picking (Local Area)

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More than two million pieces of litter are dropped in the UK every day. The cost to the taxpayers for street cleaning is over £1 billion a year.

Litter is anything from a crisp packet or empty bottle to a bag of rubbish. All litter is unsightly and makes our local areas look untidy and uncared for. It can take years to degrade, causing harm to wildlife and habitats. This has a harmful effect on our environment.

In an effort to reduce the impact of littering in our local area, we took to the streets to pick up all the litter we could find. We aim to become stewards of creation and care for our common home for the good of everyone in our local community.

 

Faith Stones

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We are very excited to be having a new garden area built in our school. This area is designed for children to visit for some quiet prayer and reflection time.

We teamed up with the Mini Vinnies and children from Years 5 & 6 to prepare for our new Outdoor Prayer & Reflection Area.

Linking with our Jubilee Year of Hope, we painted beautiful faith stones with words, symbols, and colours to inspire others. These stones will be placed in the garden and around our outdoor spaces to bring comfort and peace to anyone who visits. We hope they will be used during prayer and help others feel close to God.

Seeds of Hope

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This week, we took an exciting step in creating our outdoor prayer and reflection area. We are excited to be building a new garden in our school grounds. This will be a quiet, outdoor space for children to pray, reflect and spend time with God in the natural environment.

We sowed seeds of hope for our new garden, choosing special plants and herbs with lovely scents to make it a calming, sensory space. These plants will remind everyone of the beauty of God’s natural world and create new habitats for insects. We will carefully nurture them as they grow, ready to plant in our garden in the summer.

Biodiversity Mapping

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We explored our school grounds and used a special map to record all the plants and habitats we could find. We talked about how important it is to care for God’s creation and how looking after nature shows love and respect for the world He made.

This map will help us to track the positive changes we make as we help more wildlife feel at home here and improve the natural environment in our school.

Introduction to Laudato Si’

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In 2015, Pope Francis wrote a letter addressed to every person on the planet, asking us all to listen to the “cry of the earth and the cry of the poor”.

Laudato Si’ discusses the damage being inflicted on the Earth by humans. Pope Francis called for all people to take action to tackle the global issues we face.

It deals with many environmental issues including:
• pollution
• climate change
• water
• loss of biodiversity
• decline in the quality of human life.

In his letter, Pope Francis asked us to work together to create a better world for future generations and to make the necessary changes in our lives in order to take care of, respect and value our ‘common home’.

At St Bede’s, we have decided to start our Eco Club in response to Laudato Si’. We hope to make many positive changes, rooted in our faith in Christ, in our school, and in our local and global communities.

In our first session, we watched CAFOD’s Laudato Si’ animation and reflected on what we could do to become stewards of God’s creation. We created posters with inspiring messages to encourage others in our school to get involved in our mission.

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