Room 21 has been learning all about the 4 ‘R’ words. They
are reduce, reuse, recycle and rot. We have been learning about what these mean
and what we can do at home and at school to help our environment.
Reduce means to minimise our waste. We can reduce by having
shorter showers, this helps to save energy and money. We can also switch off
any lights when we leave a room or turn the radio off when we go to the shops.
– Tyrhys.
Reuse means to find another use for something. We can reuse
paper by drawing or writing on both sides of the paper. We can save the yoghurt
and fruit cups from our lunches and use these to plant seeds or as a paint pot
– Hazel.
Recycling is very important. At Yendarra School we recycle
paper. After it leaves Yendarra School it goes to the Reclaim Recycling Factory
where it is recycled using machines. It is recycled and is made into new paper,
hospital gowns, duck tape or bandages. – Christine.
When something rots it breaks down. We compost at
Yendarra School. We put all of our food scraps into the compost bin at morning
tea and lunchtime. It is then put into the compost bins and the worms eat the
food scraps. Worms like to eat food scraps and paper but they don’t like to eat
onion skins or citrus fruits. Compost can then be used on our gardens to help
us grow big, healthy vegetables. – Joseph.
