School Council Launches ‘Switch Off Fortnight’ Campaign

We are excited to share some fantastic news that our School Council is leading an inspiring initiative called “Switch Off Fortnight,” aimed at promoting energy conservation and environmental awareness throughout our school community.

What is “Switch Off Fortnight”?

“Switch Off Fortnight” is a campaign designed to encourage everyone at St Bede’s to be mindful of their energy consumption. For two weeks, starting from Monday 10th November, we will focus on switching off lights, computers, and other electronic devices when they’re not in use. This small change can make a big difference in reducing our carbon footprint and helping the environment.

How Was It Launched?

The campaign was officially launched during a whole school assembly this morning, where the School Council presented the aims of the initiative and inspired pupils and staff to take part. Their message was clear: small actions lead to big changes, and together we can make a real impact.

Why Are We Doing This?

The School Council believes that everyone has a part to play in protecting our planet. By reducing energy consumption, we can not only help the environment but also save on electricity costs, which can be redirected towards other school needs. This campaign is a great opportunity for students, staff, and the whole school community to come together for a common cause.

 

We are thrilled to introduce our brand-new School Council for this year!

Our School Council is made up of pupils from across the school who have been chosen by their classmates to help make our school an even better place. They will be working together to share ideas, plan fun events, and speak up for the views of all children.

Being part of the School Council is a very special role. It helps children learn about leadership, teamwork, and how to make positive changes in their school community.

We are so proud of everyone who put themselves forward and would like to say a big well done to our new councillors! We can’t wait to see all the brilliant things they’ll do this year.

Keep an eye on our website and newsletters for updates on their exciting projects!

Last week, our school was buzzing with excitement as pupils from across all year groups took part in our School Council Elections! It was a fantastic opportunity for children to experience the democratic process first-hand and have their voices heard.

On election day, the children cast their votes using a real ballot box, just like in official elections. They carefully marked their choices on ballot papers and posted them into the box, learning how voting works in a respectful and fair way.

Watch this space to find out who our newly elected members will be…

School Council Launches ‘Switch Off Fortnight’ Campaign

We are excited to share some fantastic news that our School Council is leading an inspiring initiative called “Switch Off Fortnight,” aimed at promoting energy conservation and environmental awareness throughout our school community.

What is “Switch Off Fortnight”?
“Switch Off Fortnight” is a campaign designed to encourage everyone at St Bede’s to be mindful
of their energy consumption. For two weeks, starting from Monday 11th November, we will focus
on switching off lights, computers, and other electronic devices when they’re not in use. This
small change can make a big difference in reducing our carbon footprint and helping the
environment.

Why Are We Doing This?
The School Council believes that everyone has a part to play in protecting our planet. By
reducing energy consumption, we can not only help the environment but also save on electricity
costs, which can be redirected towards other school needs. This campaign is a great
opportunity for students, staff, and the whole school community to come together for a common
cause.

The school council have worked extremely hard this week completing a school safety map activity. The children followed a map of the school and thought about how safe they felt in each area. They coloured an area green if they always felt safe, orange if they sometimes felt safe and red if they did not feel safe. We are looking forward to meeting up again after half term to discuss our findings and to work together to make our school the safest it can be.

 

The School Council were very excited to receive the books that they ordered with the Scholastic rewards last month They spent some time during lunch unpacking the books and getting them ready for the school library for all of the children to enjoy. Well done School Council!

It was lovely to welcome our new school councillors to their first meeting of the year. They had a very important job to do of picking new books for the school library using the reward points we received from the Book Fair. The children thoroughly enjoyed browsing the Scholastic website and picked a range of books from Harry Potter to Peppa Pig at Christmas. I’m sure that all of the children in school will appreciate and enjoy a new exciting range of books to choose from at reading time.

Meet our new school councillors for 2023-2024. The children are looking forward to working together to make our school the best it can possibly be. Watch this space for exciting updates…