Green Up Clean Up held at St Johns

St John the Baptist School held a Green-Up Clean Up Day on Monday, June 27.

The day was held to educate and encourage students to reduce litter to make the school a cleaner and safer place to live, according to family liaison officer Ms Beth Riley.

The whole school community participated in the day.

Students each brought a waste-free lunch using reusable or recyclable packaging, such as a lunch box, to reduce the amount of rubbish for the day.

The rubbish was collected and then measured.

As well as reducing the amount of rubbish within the school the students also cleaned up the playground.

Each grade was allocated an area of the playground to clean up and clear of rubbish.

Children were encouraged to raise funds and prizes were awarded for donations of over $10.

Part of the money raised will be sent to a school in a drought-affected area of NSW that needed assistance.

"The Green-Up, Clean up day was a great idea because it has raised awareness of the need to control the rubbish within the school," Ms Riley said.

Press release, August 2 Beth Riley, St John the Baptist